• Casey Jacobsen
• #23
• Guard

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In 2005-2006

Played in 84 games (one start) between Phoenix and New Orleans, averaging 6.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists … began the season with the Suns, averaging 5.3 points and 1.7 boards in 40 contests … joined the Hornets in a midseason trade, posting averages of 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 44 games (one start) with New Orleans … dished out a career-high seven assists at Miami (1/23/05) … scored a career-best 21 points at Seattle (2/8/05).

In the NBA

Has averaged 5.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 234 games (14 starts) with Phoenix and New Orleans … posted 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in five games with the Denver Nuggets during the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League … he is one of only three players in the NBA to play in more than 82 games in a season since 2003-04 (84 games in 2004-05), as Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff both played in 85 games in 2003-04 after moving midseason from Atlanta to Portland. 2003-2004: Improved upon his rookie season with Phoenix by increasing his averages in points (6.0), rebounds (2.6), assists (1.3), field goal percentage (.417), 3-point field goal percentage (.417), free throw percentage (.820), minutes (23.4) and games played (78) … averaged 8.4 points (.422 FG, .425 3FG), 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 34.2 minutes per game over his 13 starts … became the first Suns player since Rodney Rogers (1999-2000) to rank in the Top 10 in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (.417, ninth) … recipient of the second annual Dan Majerle Hustle Award … scored in double figures in 20 games, including a season-high 18 points vs. Utah (2/7/04) … sank at least one trey in 48 of his 78 games played, including two or more 16 times … was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, including 5-of-5 from 3-point range en route to a 17-point performance vs. San Antonio (1/23/04). 2002-2003: Played in 72 games during his rookie season with the Suns, averaging 15.9 minutes, 5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists … tallied 10-plus points 11 times … hit two or more 3-pointers in a game 13 times … averaged 6.9 points in December and 6.2 points in January … scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Atlanta (11/6/02), including a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc … recorded 15 points and a career-high four steals at Sacramento (12/17/02) … notched a season-high 19 points with 5-of-7 makes from 3-point range vs. the Clippers (12/27/02) … had 14 points at Cleveland (12/29/02), including 11 points (3-3 3FG) in the second half … scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter vs. Dallas (1/17/03) … registered 14 points (5-9 FG, 3-7 3FG) at New York (1/26/03) … tallied 15 of his 17 points in the second half at the Clippers (1/31/03), including eight points (4-5 FG) in the fourth quarter.

In the Playoffs

Has played in six career playoff games with Phoenix. 2003: Played in all six postseason games with the Suns … scored his lone points in Game Five by making both of his 3-point field goal attempts to finish with six points in 18 minutes played.

In International Play

Played with Tau Ceramica during the 2005-06 season, helping his team capture the Spanish King’s Cup title and advance to the 2006 Euroleague Final Four … has participated with USA Basketball, winning a gold medal at the 1998 World Youth Games and the 2000 Junior World Championships … played on a USA Basketball Select Team in 2000 that faced the Senior National Team.

In College

Finished collegiate career ranked third on Stanford’s all-time scoring list with 1,723 points … his name also appeared in the Cardinal record book 49 times … a three-time All-Pac-10 First-Team selection … was a candidate for the John Wooden and Naismith Player of the Year Awards as a sophomore and a junior … named Second-Team All-America by The Associated Press as a junior after becoming Stanford’s first Pac-10 Scoring Champ since Keith Jones (1983-84) … selected First-Team All-America by the AP as a sophomore, becoming the first player in school history to receive such an honor … as a freshman, named Pac-10 Co-Freshman of the Year along with UCLA’s Jason Kapono.

In Life

Born Casey Gardener Jacobsen on Mar. 19, 1981, in Glendora, California … married his college sweetheart, Brittney, in Hawaii during the 2003 offseason … is one of four sons (Adam, Brock, Derek) of Von and Becky Jacobsen … two older brothers played Division I basketball at Pacific and San Diego … his father also played college basketball at San Diego State … two older brothers are now high school coaches … brother, Brock, is an assistant coach at Glendora High School, where one of his players was youngest brother, Derek … worked for his father’s construction company – tearing down buildings and rebuilding them – “I had to do all the dirty work,” he claims … had a weekly radio show and has aspirations of becoming a broadcaster following his playing career … his cousin-in-law is Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap … wanted uniform #33 in high school, but settled for #23 by default … finished his high school career at Glendora with a school-record 3,284 points, surpassing Tracy Murray’s total … his output was also second on the all-time California scoring list behind Darnell Robinson’s 3,359 points … once scored a personal-best 53 points while a junior at Glendora … enjoys playing beach volleyball, golf and tennis … also played baseball while growing up.

In Transactions

Selected after his junior season by Phoenix in the first round (22 nd overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft … t raded by the Suns along with Maciej Lampe and Jackson Vroman to New Orleans for Jim Jackson and a 2005 second-round draft choice on Jan. 21, 2005 … signed as a free agent with Houston on Sept. 5, 2006.