Jacob Jaacks

infobox NBA Player


name = Jacob Jaacks
league =
position = Power forward/Center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 250
team = BC Kyiv
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|4|24
birth_place = Rapid City, South Dakota
college = Iowa
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2000
career_end =
former_teams = CSP Limoges (2000-2001)
St. Quentin (2001-2002)
Lauretana Biella (2002-2003), (2004-2005)
Edimes Pavia (2003-2004)
Farho Gijon (2004)
Snaidero Cucine Udine (2005-2007)
BC Kyiv (2007-2008)
Banca Tercas (2008-2009)
awards =

Jacob Brian Jaacks aka Jacob Crane (name changed because of divorce) (born April 24 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota) is an American professional basketball player.

Jacob played basketball for both Ankeny High School (Iowa) and Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He started his college career at University of South Dakota and Marshalltown Community College (Iowa). Jacob was a 6'10" (2.08m), 250 pound (113k) power forward/center for the University of Iowa from 1998-2000. In 1999-2000 he was a team captain and fan favorite for the Hawkeyes. After playing the preseason with the Toronto Raptors in 2000, he was released and has played professionally in Europe ever since.

External links

* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ITA&PlayerID=13501]
* [http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/aug05/euro.html]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ocrxUAwVgeM]