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Posted: Tuesday November 16, 1999 01:17 PM Shooting StarFreshman Casey Jacobsen shone in an impressive start by Stanford By Seth Davis
On the court, though, the 6'6" Jacobsen, who was a Parade and McDonald's High School AllAmerica last year, aced his first major test of the season, in last week's Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden. He came off the bench to score a total of 25 points in wins over Duke (80-79 in overtime) and Iowa (72-58). Jacobsen made six of nine shots from three-point range and was scintillating midway through the second half against Iowa, when he broke open the game by scoring 14 of his 17 points in a span of 5:16. "I was confident tonight because I have to be," he said afterward. "Otherwise I'm not going to play well." The Cardinal will need Jacobsen to keep playing well, at least until 6'9" senior Mark Madsen is healthy again. Madsen, the lone remaining starter from Stanford's 1998 Final Four team, suffered a severe pull of his right hamstring against Duke and isn't expected back until the end of December. Jacobsen must be effective on the perimeter to complement the inside strength of Collins twins Jarron (6'10") and Jason (6'11"), who combined for 35 points and 22 rebounds against Iowa. Having grown up in a basketball family -- his father and two older brothers all played at mid-majors -- Jacobsen possesses both the ability and the requisite swagger to be a game-breaker. "At one point [against Duke] I was fatigued," said Cardinal senior guard David Moseley, "and he came up to me and said, 'Let's go, Mo, suck it up.' That's not the typical thing you expect a freshman to do." Which isn't to say Jacobsen doesn't do some typical freshman things. After the game with Iowa he was talking to reporters when senior guard Alex Gelbard called out, "Case, it doesn't matter that you had 17 points. You've still got the laundry bags." A few moments later, there was Jacobsen trudging down the hall with a large duffel bag on his shoulder and a sheepish grin on his face. Issue date: November 22, 1999
For more Inside College Basketball, see this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands Wednesday, November 17. Click here to subscribe to SI.
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