Sam Jacobs (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cherry Hill West (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) |
| College | Cornell (1985–1988) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
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Sam Jacobs is an American former college basketball player. He played for the Cornell Big Red.[1]
High school career
[edit]Jacobs graduated from Cherry Hill High School West in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in 1983.[2]
College career
[edit]Jacobs played three seasons at Cornell Big Red from 1985 to 1988. As a senior at Cornell in 1987–88, Jacobs started all 27 games and averaged 15.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game while being named to the 1987-88 All-Ivy League team.[1] Jacobs also earned Ivy League Player of the Week three times and was named Cornell Team MVP in 1988.[3]
In 1987–88, Jacobs was the leading scorer on a Cornell team that went 17–10, won the Ivy League regular season title and qualified for the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[4] At the 1988 NCAA tournament, they lost to Arizona 90–50 in the first round.[5]
Halls of fame
[edit]In 2015, Jacobs was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[6] A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, he is a member of the Cherry Hill West Hall of Fame and was inducted into the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sam Jacobs College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- 1 2 "8 ready to enter club’s Hall of Fame", Courier-Post, January 5, 2015. Accessed April 20, 2026. "The Albert J. Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey has announced its 2015 selections for the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame.... Sam Jacobs - Jacobs is a 1983 graduate of Cherry Hill West High School where he was selected to the All-South Jersey team.... He is an inductee to the Cherry Hill West Hall of Fame.... He resides in Cherry Hill."
- ↑ "Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Sam Jacobs". phillyjewishsports.org. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "1987-88 Cornell Big Red Men's Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Cornell vs. Arizona Box Score (Men), March 18, 1988". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ ohtadmin (May 13, 2015). "Legendary local point guard inducted into Jewish Hall of Fame - Jewish Community Voice". Jewish Community Voice - Published by the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey. Retrieved May 2, 2026.