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21 Max Jacobs
21 - Max Jacobs
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Year: Jr
Hometown: Short Hills, N.J.
High School: Millburn
Position: G
gp 25
pts/g 3.7
fg % 53.3
3pt % 50.0
ft % 67.6
reb/g 2.4
a/g 1.0

2017-18:

  • Played in all 25 games with four starts
  • Averaged 3.7 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 53.3 percent from the field
  • Tallied career highs of 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists versus WashU
  • Posted nine points against Carnegie Mellon
  • UAA All-Academic Team
  • NABC Honors Court

2016-17:

  • Played in seven games
  • Scored two points and dished out two assists versus Case Western Reserve
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2015-16:

  • Played in seven games
  • Averaged 1.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game
  • Posted season highs with five points, four steals and four assists versus Carnegie Mellon

Personal:

  • Majors: Economics and Political Science
  • Dean's List
  • UChicago activities: UChicago Careers in Business, Phi Gamma Delta
  • Earned four varsity letters in basketball and baseball
  • Averaged 21 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior
  • Scored 1,125 career points
  • Two-time All-Essex County, two-time First Team All-Conference
  • As a baseball player, helped lead team to first State Championship in school history
  • Named First Team All-State Group IV honors in baseball as a senior
  • Diamond Nation top 100 seniors in the state in baseball
  • Essex County Scholar-Athlete Award and Men of Essex Scholar-Athlete Award
  • 2015 Millburn High School Athlete of the Year
Recent Games
Feb 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 90-83
Feb 9 at New York U. W, 75-66
Feb 11 at Brandeis L, 70-66
Feb 16 Carnegie Mellon W, 86-70
Feb 18 Case Western Reserve W, 98-78
Feb 24 #2 Washington-St. Louis W, 86-77
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 14
Games started 4 3
Minutes 340 201
Minutes per game 13.6 14.4
FG 32-60 24-38
FG Pct 53.3 63.2
3PT 3-6 2-3
3PT Pct 50.0 66.7
FT 25-37 14-18
FT Pct 67.6 77.8
Off rebounds 17 11
Def rebounds 42 27
Total rebounds 59 38
Rebounds per game 2.4 2.7
Personal fouls 38 21
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 24 15
Turnovers 23 14
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.1
Steals 15 8
Blocks 0 0
Points 92 64
Points per game 3.7 4.6
Points per 40 min 10.8 12.7
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 18 Rose-Hulman W, 89-76 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 4
Nov 19 Trinity (Tex.) W, 79-67 - 14 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 21 at North Park L, 70-67 - 17 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 25 Lake Forest L, 82-77 - 15 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 29 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 77-74 - 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Dec 2 Kalamazoo W, 75-56 - 12 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 3
Dec 10 at Illinois Tech L, 61-54 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 Albion W, 81-76 - 19 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 19 Ill. Wesleyan L, 76-65 1 12 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 29 at Wabash L, 62-58 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Dec 31 at Denison L, 82-69 - 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 6 at #10 Washington-St. Louis L, 79-78 - 13 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 12 New York U. W, 80-70 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 Brandeis W, 77-67 - 9 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 19 at Carnegie Mellon W, 66-64 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 at Case Western Reserve L, 78-73 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 at #13 Emory L, 71-66 - 11 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 28 at #22 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 72-65 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 2 #15 Emory L, 66-61 - 18 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 90-83 - 18 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 9 at New York U. W, 75-66 - 18 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 11 at Brandeis L, 70-66 - 12 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 16 Carnegie Mellon W, 86-70 1 24 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 18 Case Western Reserve W, 98-78 1 18 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Feb 24 #2 Washington-St. Louis W, 86-77 1 33 6-8 75.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 12
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 18 Rose-Hulman W, 89-76 - 12 1 0 1 1 0 - 2 0 4 -
Nov 19 Trinity (Tex.) W, 79-67 - 14 3 1 4 1 0 - 0 0 4 -
Nov 21 at North Park L, 70-67 - 17 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 25 Lake Forest L, 82-77 - 15 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Nov 29 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 77-74 - 9 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 0
Dec 2 Kalamazoo W, 75-56 - 12 1 2 3 2 0 - 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 at Illinois Tech L, 61-54 - 13 0 4 4 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 13 Albion W, 81-76 - 19 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 0
Dec 19 Ill. Wesleyan L, 76-65 1 12 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 0 1 0
Dec 29 at Wabash L, 62-58 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 4 0
Dec 31 at Denison L, 82-69 - 10 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 6 at #10 Washington-St. Louis L, 79-78 - 13 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Jan 12 New York U. W, 80-70 - 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 0
Jan 14 Brandeis W, 77-67 - 9 2 4 6 0 0 - 0 0 2 0
Jan 19 at Carnegie Mellon W, 66-64 - 8 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 21 at Case Western Reserve L, 78-73 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 26 at #13 Emory L, 71-66 - 11 0 2 2 1 0 - 0 0 2 0
Jan 28 at #22 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 72-65 - 10 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Feb 2 #15 Emory L, 66-61 - 18 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 90-83 - 18 0 4 4 2 5 0.4 0 0 2 -
Feb 9 at New York U. W, 75-66 - 18 1 0 1 2 1 2.0 3 0 1 0
Feb 11 at Brandeis L, 70-66 - 12 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 0 0 4 -
Feb 16 Carnegie Mellon W, 86-70 1 24 0 1 1 2 0 - 0 0 1 0
Feb 18 Case Western Reserve W, 98-78 1 18 1 4 5 2 0 - 1 0 0 -
Feb 24 #2 Washington-St. Louis W, 86-77 1 33 5 5 10 4 1 4.0 2 0 0 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2015-16 7 - 5.3 0.6-1.1 50.0 0.1-0.4 33.3 0.1-0.4 33.3 1.4
2016-17 7 - 3.3 0.3-0.4 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.3 50.0 0.7
2017-18 25 4 13.6 1.3-2.4 53.3 0.1-0.2 50.0 1.0-1.5 67.6 3.7
2018-19 25 1 20.0 2.4-4.6 51.3 0.4-1.2 37.9 2.0-2.6 75.4 7.1
Total 64 5 14.0 1.5-2.9 52.2 0.2-0.6 39.5 1.2-1.7 71.0 4.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2015-16 7 - 37 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 10
2016-17 7 - 23 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
2017-18 25 4 340 32-60 53.3 3-6 50.0 25-37 67.6 92
2018-19 25 1 499 59-115 51.3 11-29 37.9 49-65 75.4 178
Total 64 5 899 97-186 52.2 15-38 39.5 76-107 71.0 285
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2015-16 7 - 5.3 4.3-8.6 50.0 1.1-3.2 33.3 1.1-3.2 33.3 10.8
2016-17 7 - 3.3 3.5-5.2 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.5 50.0 8.7
2017-18 25 4 13.6 3.8-7.1 53.3 0.4-0.7 50.0 2.9-4.4 67.6 10.8
2018-19 25 1 20.0 4.7-9.2 51.3 0.9-2.3 37.9 3.9-5.2 75.4 14.3
Total 64 5 14.0 4.3-8.3 52.2 0.7-1.7 39.5 3.4-4.8 71.0 12.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2015-16 7 - 5.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.5 0.7 0.0
2016-17 7 - 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0
2017-18 25 4 13.6 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.0
2018-19 25 1 20.0 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.6 0.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0
Total 64 5 14.0 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2015-16 7 - 37 0 5 5 4 0 5 2 2.5 5 0
2016-17 7 - 23 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 0.5 0 0
2017-18 25 4 340 17 42 59 38 0 24 23 1.0 15 0
2018-19 25 1 499 19 51 70 40 0 35 29 1.2 14 1
Total 64 5 899 36 98 134 86 0 66 58 1.1 34 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2015-16 7 - 5.3 0.0 5.4 5.4 4.3 0.0 5.4 2.2 2.5 5.4 0.0
2016-17 7 - 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 3.5 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
2017-18 25 4 13.6 2.0 4.9 6.9 4.5 0.0 2.8 2.7 1.0 1.8 0.0
2018-19 25 1 20.0 1.5 4.1 5.6 3.2 0.0 2.8 2.3 1.2 1.1 0.1
Total 64 5 14.0 1.6 4.4 6.0 3.8 0.0 2.9 2.6 1.1 1.5 0.0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 4 13.6 1.3-2.4 53.3 0.1-0.2 50.0 1.0-1.5 67.6 3.7
Conference 14 3 14.4 1.7-2.7 63.2 0.1-0.2 66.7 1.0-1.3 77.8 4.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 4 16.2 1.7-3.0 56.4 0.2-0.3 75.0 1.2-1.7 72.7 4.8
Away 12 - 10.8 0.8-1.8 47.6 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.8-1.2 60.0 2.4
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 13 3 15.5 1.8-3.2 54.8 0.2-0.3 75.0 1.1-1.5 70.0 4.8
Losses 12 1 11.6 0.8-1.5 50.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.9-1.4 64.7 2.4
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November 5 - 13.4 1.0-2.2 45.5 0.0-0.2 0.0 2.0-2.4 83.3 4.0
December 6 1 12.0 0.5-1.8 27.3 0.2-0.3 50.0 0.2-1.2 14.3 1.3
January 7 - 8.6 1.0-1.6 63.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-0.6 100.0 2.6
February 7 3 20.1 2.4-3.9 63.0 0.3-0.4 66.7 1.4-2.0 71.4 6.6
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 4 340 32-60 53.3 3-6 50.0 25-37 67.6 92
Conference 14 3 201 24-38 63.2 2-3 66.7 14-18 77.8 64
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 13 4 210 22-39 56.4 3-4 75.0 16-22 72.7 63
Away 12 - 130 10-21 47.6 0-2 0.0 9-15 60.0 29
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 13 3 201 23-42 54.8 3-4 75.0 14-20 70.0 63
Losses 12 1 139 9-18 50.0 0-2 0.0 11-17 64.7 29
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November 5 - 67 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 10-12 83.3 20
December 6 1 72 3-11 27.3 1-2 50.0 1-7 14.3 8
January 7 - 60 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 18
February 7 3 141 17-27 63.0 2-3 66.7 10-14 71.4 46
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 4 13.6 3.8-7.1 53.3 0.4-0.7 50.0 2.9-4.4 67.6 10.8
Conference 14 3 14.4 4.8-7.6 63.2 0.4-0.6 66.7 2.8-3.6 77.8 12.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 4 16.2 4.2-7.4 56.4 0.6-0.8 75.0 3.0-4.2 72.7 12.0
Away 12 - 10.8 3.1-6.5 47.6 0.0-0.6 0.0 2.8-4.6 60.0 8.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 13 3 15.5 4.6-8.4 54.8 0.6-0.8 75.0 2.8-4.0 70.0 12.5
Losses 12 1 11.6 2.6-5.2 50.0 0.0-0.6 0.0 3.2-4.9 64.7 8.3
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November 5 - 13.4 3.0-6.6 45.5 0.0-0.6 0.0 6.0-7.2 83.3 11.9
December 6 1 12.0 1.7-6.1 27.3 0.6-1.1 50.0 0.6-3.9 14.3 4.4
January 7 - 8.6 4.7-7.3 63.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-2.7 100.0 12.0
February 7 3 20.1 4.8-7.7 63.0 0.6-0.9 66.7 2.8-4.0 71.4 13.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 4 13.6 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.0
Conference 14 3 14.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 1.5 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 4 16.2 1.2 2.2 3.3 1.5 0.0 1.2 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.0
Away 12 - 10.8 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 13 3 15.5 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.5 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.0
Losses 12 1 11.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
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November 5 - 13.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.4 0.0 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.0
December 6 1 12.0 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.0
January 7 - 8.6 0.4 1.4 1.9 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0
February 7 3 20.1 1.1 2.4 3.6 1.4 0.0 2.0 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 4 340 17 42 59 38 0 24 23 1.0 15 0
Conference 14 3 201 11 27 38 21 0 15 14 1.1 8 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 4 210 15 28 43 20 0 16 12 1.3 10 0
Away 12 - 130 2 14 16 18 0 8 11 0.7 5 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 13 3 201 15 26 41 20 0 17 10 1.7 11 0
Losses 12 1 139 2 16 18 18 0 7 13 0.5 4 0
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November 5 - 67 5 4 9 12 0 6 4 1.5 2 0
December 6 1 72 1 11 12 5 0 3 5 0.6 5 0
January 7 - 60 3 10 13 11 0 1 3 0.3 2 0
February 7 3 141 8 17 25 10 0 14 11 1.3 6 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 4 13.6 2.0 4.9 6.9 4.5 0.0 2.8 2.7 1.0 1.8 0.0
Conference 14 3 14.4 2.2 5.4 7.6 4.2 0.0 3.0 2.8 1.1 1.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 4 16.2 2.9 5.3 8.2 3.8 0.0 3.0 2.3 1.3 1.9 0.0
Away 12 - 10.8 0.6 4.3 4.9 5.5 0.0 2.5 3.4 0.7 1.5 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 13 3 15.5 3.0 5.2 8.2 4.0 0.0 3.4 2.0 1.7 2.2 0.0
Losses 12 1 11.6 0.6 4.6 5.2 5.2 0.0 2.0 3.7 0.5 1.2 0.0
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November 5 - 13.4 3.0 2.4 5.4 7.2 0.0 3.6 2.4 1.5 1.2 0.0
December 6 1 12.0 0.6 6.1 6.7 2.8 0.0 1.7 2.8 0.6 2.8 0.0
January 7 - 8.6 2.0 6.7 8.7 7.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 1.3 0.0
February 7 3 20.1 2.3 4.8 7.1 2.8 0.0 4.0 3.1 1.3 1.7 0.0