- Jake Voskuhl
infobox NBA Player
name = Jake Voskuhl
number = 43
position = Center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 11
weight_lbs = 255
league = NBA
team =Milwaukee Bucks
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|11|1
birth_place =Tulsa, Oklahoma
highschool = Strake Jesuit
college = Connecticut
draft = 2nd round, 33rd overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team =Chicago Bulls
career_start = 2000
career_end =
former_teams = Chicago Bulls (2000-2001)Phoenix Suns (2001-2005)Charlotte Bobcats (2005-2007)
awards =Robert Jacob "Jake" Voskuhl (born
November 1 1977 inTulsa, Oklahoma ) is an American professionalbasketball center for theMilwaukee Bucks .After attending Strake Jesuit High School, Voskuhl went to the
University of Connecticut from 1996-2000, where he was the starting center on the school's 1999 NCAA National Championship team. The squad also featured current NBA star Richard "Rip" Hamilton. He became a member of thePi Kappa Alpha Fraternity while anundergraduate .Drafted by the
Chicago Bulls with the 33rd overall pick of the2000 NBA Draft , he only played 16 games in his rookie season, averaging 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He was traded to thePhoenix Suns in the 2001 offseason, and got considerably more playing time in 2001-02, as he played 59 games and averaged 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Overall he played four years with the Suns, posting career-best averages in his third year with the team (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg).On
August 2 ,2005 , Voskuhl was traded to theCharlotte Bobcats for a conditional second-round draft pick. In the 2006-07 season he saw more playing time than expected, due to the exhaustion ofPrimož Brezec , and averaged 4.4 points per game.Prior to the 2007-08 season, Milwaukee signed Voskuhl to a one-year, $3 million deal, as he battled for backup center to
Andrew Bogut withDan Gadzuric . [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2941693 Voskuhl gives Bucks frontline depth behind Bogut] , July 18, 2007] [ [http://www.nba.com/news/bucks_sign_jake_voskuhl.html Bucks Sign Jake Voskuhl] . Posted July 20, 2007]Personal life
Voskuhl is married to Jennifer. They have three daughters, Zoie Jewel, Skylar Joy, and Daisy McKenna. Jennifer is expecting their fourth child in late 2008. He wears a size 17 sneaker. [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jake_voskuhl/bio.html NBA.com : Jake Voskuhl Bio Page ] ]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Chicago
16 || 2 || 8.9 || .440 || .000 || .571 || 2.1 || .3 || .3 || .4 || 1.9
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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Phoenix
59 || 34 || 15.3 || .554 || .000 || .752 || 4.2 || .3 || .2 || .4 || 5.0
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Phoenix
65 || 1 || 14.6 || .564 || .000 || .667 || 3.5 || .6 || .3 || .4 || 3.8
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Phoenix
66 || 43 || 24.3 || .507 || .000 || .740 || 5.2 || .9 || .6 || .4 || 6.6
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Phoenix
38 || 1 || 9.5 || .458 || .000 || .684 || 2.4 || .4 || .1 || .3 || 2.1
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Charlotte
51 || 2 || 16.0 || .437 || .333 || .683 || 3.6 || .8 || .5 || .4 || 5.3
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Charlotte
73 || 9 || 14.3 || .475 || .000 || .681 || 3.5 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 4.4
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Milwaukee
44 || 0 || 8.8 || .463 || .000 || .828 || 2.2 || .3 || .2 || .5 || 2.2
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
412 || 92 || 15.1 || .495 || .333 || .713 || 3.6 || .6 || .3 || .3 || 4.3
###@@@KEYEND@@@###Playoffs
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Phoenix
6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706 || .000 || .923 || 3.7 || .3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706 || .000 || .923 || 3.7 || .3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0
###@@@KEYEND@@@###References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jake_voskuhl/ NBA.com Profile - Jake Voskuhl]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/voskuja01.html Stats at Basketball-Reference.com]
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