Michael Jacobson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Waukee, Iowa
High School:
Waukee
Prev School:
Nebraska

Awards & Honors
Senior CLASS Award Watch List (20)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team (19)
Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (19)
Big 12 MBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year (19)
Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 First Team (19)
Big 12 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award (19)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (19, 20)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F17, S18, F18, S19, F19, S20)
ISU Scholar-Athlete (19, 20)
Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society (19)
NABC Honors Court (19)
Farm Strong Team (19)

2019-20 (Iowa State)
One of four Cyclones to play in all 32 games and the only to start every game ... started all 67 games as a Cyclone ... averaged 7.8 points and tied for team lead with 5.9 rebounds ...scored in double figures nine times this season and 42 times in his career ... posted a pair of 20-point games ... had five double-digit rebounding games and one double-double as a senior ... hit 8-of-9 field goals, including 2-of-2 behind the arc, to finish with season-high 21 points and 13 rebounds in win against Texas ... tallied 20 points in season-opening win against Mississippi Valley State ... pulled down 12 rebounds against Northern Illinois ... had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists at Kansas ... had 10 rebounds in win against nationally-ranked Seton Hall ... finished college career with 983 points and 736 rebounds.

2018-19 (Iowa State)
Played and started all 35 games ... a contributor both on the court and in the classroom, became ISU's seventh men's basketball Academic All-American and third Big 12 Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... fourth on team averaging 11.1 points in 25.0 minutes of action ... led team and was 10th in Big 12 Conference pulling down 5.9 rebounds per game ... finished seventh in conference with 2.2 offensive rebounds per contest ... was fifth in conference and 18th on ISU's single-season charts shooting 57.6 percent from the field ... shot a career-best 34 percent behind the arc ... scored in double figures in 19 games and posted four double-doubles ... opened season scoring in double figures in first nine games ... scored a season-high 23 points against Illinois at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational ... had 22 points in a win against Drake in the final Hy-Vee Classic at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines ... earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team accolades after averaging 9.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in three wins ... had eight points and 16 rebounds against K-State in the semifinals ... scored 14 points and pulled down five rebounds against Kansas in the finals.

2017-18 (Iowa State)
Redshirted per NCAA transfer rules.

2016-17 (Nebraska)
Started all 31 games for the Huskers, averaging 6.0 points and 6.2 rebounds in 24 minutes per game … was second in the Big Ten Conference averaging 3.3 offensive rebounds per game in league play … scored in double figures in eight games, including a season-high 12 points in a double-double (10 rebounds) against Northwestern … had two double-doubles and three games with double-digit rebounds … pulled down 13 rebounds at Iowa … had 10 points and five boards against No. 7 Wisconsin, hitting the game-tying 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left in regulation … hit the go-ahead basket and finished with nine points in a win against No. 20 Purdue … earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2015-16 (Nebraska)
Played in all 34 games and made 25 starts as a freshman … averaged 4.7 points and 4.3 rebounds … his 28 blocks led the team and ranked fourth all-time among Nebraska freshmen … also was fifth among Husker freshmen with 141 rebounds … posted 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting at the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers … had a career-high four blocks in Big Ten Tournament against Wisconsin … missed most of preseason practice because of a stress fracture and was eased into the lineup during non-conference play … scored in double figures in six games.

High School
Started four years at Waukee High School … totaled 1,287 points, 776 rebounds and blocked 224 shots … was top-ranked player in Iowa by 247Sports … consensus 3-star recruit … earned second-team All-Iowa (all classes) and first-team Class 4-A accolades as a senior … had a football offer from Iowa State in high school before deciding to play basketball in college.

Personal
Born on April 4, 1997 in Pittsburgh, Pa. … son of Bill and Katie Jacobson … father played basketball at Nebraska-Omaha … his grandfather, Bob, played football and baseball at Iowa State … earned his finance degree and is pursuing another degree in accounting.