The 7-3 senior center and Purdue signee plays with solid length and moves exceptionally well for his size. Jacobsen is not your traditional back-to-the-basket center as he can stretch the floor and hit shots at all three levels on the offensive end. Jacobsen has become more adaptable into catch-and-shoot releases this season where he shoots nearly 40 percent from the mid-range. Defensively, Jacobsen adds a nice presence where he plays with a ton of length and challenges shots around the rim. His next step will be to add some muscle in order to improve his rebounding ability and play more physical on the interior.

If Kirouac is the regions longest new prospect, then Jacobsen is the biggest. The 7’3″ center is up next in a line of massive post products who have headed to Purdue over the years. A serious threat at the rim as a roller out of screen and roll situations, Jacobsen has proven to be a big-time lob threat in half-court settings. He’s more agile than he might get credit for, which allows him to be a solid rim protector both on the ball and in help settings.

A true 7 footer, the upside is obvious. Jacobsen proved exceptionally nimble as a roll man for a player as his height. He also was mobile when crashing the glass, especially on the offensive end. He recorded half of his 10 rebounds on the offensive glass. While at times his skinny frame struggled with physicality, he seemed to grow with and improve as a battler throughout the game.

Daniel was a big time force both in the post and on the perimeter this weekend for JL3 17U EYBL. Jacobsen displayed a great looking, three point jumper that was basically impossible to block for the competition because of his height. Daniel also excels rolling to the basket or spotting up on the arc in the pick and roll game and this allows his team to feed him the ball anywhere on the court where he can score from all three levels. He also came in clutch on defense for his team as his wingspan allowed him to get several blocks, pinning the ball at the basket and coming down with the rebound, starting the fast break for his team. Mr. Jacobsen has proven to be a great pickup for this EYBL squad that has definitely used his height to their advantage and dominated opponents on all spaces of the court. Daniel will continue to look to improve on this momentum heading into the EYBL travel tournaments and going against the highest level of competition.

Jacobsen has been a nice addition to the Lions this season since coming over this fall from the State of New Mexico. Jacobsen is originally from Mount Horeb, WI where he played his freshman season before moving down to New Mexico. Daniel plays the game out on the perimeter and really shows to have a nice stroke from downtown. He surely doesn’t lack any confidence with his shot. Jacobsen is a long and rangy forward who will look for continue success with the Lions up in the Upstate.