Will Jacobsen | |
Birth Date: | 7 March 1988 |
Birth Place: | Bonney Lake, Washington, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 7 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lb: | 260 |
High School: | White River (Buckley, Washington) |
College: | Gonzaga (2006–2010) |
Draft Year: | 2010 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | 2010–2011 |
Team1: | Clube de Basquetebol de Penafiel |
Years2: | 2011–2012 |
Team2: | Idaho Stampede |
Years3: | 2012 |
Team3: | Leones de Santo Domingo |
Years4: | 2012 |
Team4: | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Years5: | 2012 |
Team5: | Springfield Armor |
Years6: | 2011–2013 |
Team6: | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Years7: | 2013 |
Team7: | Maine Celtics |
Years8: | 2014–2015 |
Team8: | Tokyo Cinq Reves |
William Jacobsen (born March 7, 1988) is an American former basketball player who at 7inchesft5inchesin (ftin) was among the tallest players in the history of NCAA Division I men's basketball while playing center for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and later professionally for several NBA D and G League teams.
Jacobsen was born on March 7, 1988, in Bonney Lake, Washington, as Will Foster and grew up in Enumclaw, Washington, before moving to Buckley, Washington.[1] He graduated from White River High School in 2006 where he started slow on the basketball team but became a notable player by his senior year, and top college teams tried to recruit him.[2] Jacobsen attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he played for the Bulldogs while earning a bachelor of arts degree in sports management from 2006 to 2010.[3] He played professionally for five NBA minor league teams as well as in Portugal, the Dominican Republic, and Japan.[4]
Jacobsen has a 7inchesft7inchesin (ftin) arm span.