7-foot-4 sophomore becomes 7th Boilermaker since 2015 to make USA Basketball Under-19 team
Indianapolis Star20-06-2025
It's official: Daniel Jacobsen's return to the court will be with USA Basketball.
The 7-foot-4 sophomore suffered a broken tibia two games into his first season with Purdue basketball. But he returned to basketball activities and had survived several cuts to represent his country as part of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Switzerland.
Jacobsen went out to Colorado for camp, which began June 14, and was announced Friday as one of 12 players to make the team. He was ne of seven players with college experience among the 33 invited to the tryout. Jacobsen also has prior experience on that stage, helping Team USA win gold at the FIBA U18 Americup in Argentina last summer.
He will continue to train at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training center in Colorado Springs. Competition is scheduled for June 28 to July 6 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Games will be live-streamed on the FIBA YouTube page and the first game is June 28 against Australia at 2 p.m.
He debuted with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in Purdue's season opener against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Then He suffered a broken tibia one minute into the second game of the season and did not play again.
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He was cleared for full contact not long after Purdue's season ended with a Sweet 16 loss to Houston in Indianapolis. While he could not play, other aspects of his development continued. For instance, Jacobsen was listed at 230 pounds last season but has grown to 250.
Jacobsen projects as half of a promising center duo with transfer Oscar Cluff. Combined with returning first team All-Big Ten starter Trey Kaufman-Renn, second-year Raleigh Burgess and veteran transfer forward Liam Murphy, Purdue's frontcourt depth has increased since the end of last season.
'His eyes lit up': Trials and tribulations have Purdue basketball freshman primed to contribute
Jacobsen is the seventh Boilermaker since 2015 to make the U19 team. Kentucky, Duke and Oklahoma State are next with four each.
The 7-foot-4 sophomore suffered a broken tibia two games into his first season with Purdue basketball. But he returned to basketball activities and had survived several cuts to represent his country as part of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Switzerland.
Jacobsen went out to Colorado for camp, which began June 14, and was announced Friday as one of 12 players to make the team. He was ne of seven players with college experience among the 33 invited to the tryout. Jacobsen also has prior experience on that stage, helping Team USA win gold at the FIBA U18 Americup in Argentina last summer.
He will continue to train at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training center in Colorado Springs. Competition is scheduled for June 28 to July 6 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Games will be live-streamed on the FIBA YouTube page and the first game is June 28 against Australia at 2 p.m.
He debuted with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in Purdue's season opener against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Then He suffered a broken tibia one minute into the second game of the season and did not play again.
Buy IndyStar's book on Purdue's 2024 Final Four run!
He was cleared for full contact not long after Purdue's season ended with a Sweet 16 loss to Houston in Indianapolis. While he could not play, other aspects of his development continued. For instance, Jacobsen was listed at 230 pounds last season but has grown to 250.
Jacobsen projects as half of a promising center duo with transfer Oscar Cluff. Combined with returning first team All-Big Ten starter Trey Kaufman-Renn, second-year Raleigh Burgess and veteran transfer forward Liam Murphy, Purdue's frontcourt depth has increased since the end of last season.
'His eyes lit up': Trials and tribulations have Purdue basketball freshman primed to contribute
Jacobsen is the seventh Boilermaker since 2015 to make the U19 team. Kentucky, Duke and Oklahoma State are next with four each.
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