_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%2593040.jpg) Cohen with Maccabi Tel Aviv in December 2022 | |
| No. 15 – Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward /center |
| League | Israeli Premier League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-09-25)September 25, 1990 (age 34) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Conestoga (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Davidson (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2014 | →Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2015–2016 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2017–2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2020–2021 | Obradoiro |
| 2021–present | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Jacob Greer Cohen (ג'ייק כהן; born September 25, 1990) is an American-Israeli[1] 6' 103⁄4" (2.10 m )[2] tall professionalbasketball player forMaccabi Tel Aviv of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League and theEuroLeague. He also represents theIsraeli national team in international competitions.
Cohen playedcollege basketball atDavidson College, with theDavidson Wildcats, from 2009 through 2013. He was a two-timeSouthern Conference Player of the Year, as both a junior and senior. He finished his college career in the top 10 all-time in the conference in careerdefensive rebounds,offensive rebounds,free throw percentage,free throws, andblocks.
Cohen isJewish,[3][4] and was born inBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to David (who had played basketball atHaverford College) and Kate Cohen.[3][5] Growing up he was a member of and attended Hebrew school at Temple Sholom inBroomall, where he had hisBar Mitzvah.[1][6] His older brother, Josh, played football atDartmouth College.[5]
He was raised inBerwyn, Pennsylvania.[3] Byseventh grade, he was 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).[7]
While a high school student, he played for the PhiladelphiaJewish Community Center (JCC) team, which won a gold medal at the 2007 JCCMaccabi Games as he scored 33 points in the finals.[8]
In high school, he played basketball atConestoga High School inTredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania. As a junior in 2008 he averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds per game, and was named All-Central League, All-Chester County, andMain Line Player of the Year.[5][9]
As a senior in 2009 he averaged 17.6 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots a game.[5] He was named All-Main Line, Chester County Player of the Year, third-team Class AAAA All-State, Central League MVP, and was aMcDonald's All-American nominee in 2009.[5] He was a four-year Honor Roll student.[5]
Cohen, a 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)power forward, came toDavidson College in the2009–10 season, and quickly joined the starting lineup of theWildcats. He became the first freshman to lead Davidson in scoring sinceAll-AmericanStephen Curry, averaging 13.3 points per game. He was namedSouthern Conference Freshman of the Year.[10]
As a sophomore in the2010–11 season, he averaged 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds a game, ranked 2nd in the SoCon in blocked shots (and was 2nd in the Conference with 1.5 blocked shots per game) and 9th in rebounding and field-goal percentage, and was named a first-team All-American by theJewish Sports Review.[5][10][11]
As a junior in the2011–12 season, Cohen scored 14.3 points (10th in the Conference) and grabbed 6.1 rebounds per game, led the Conference in free throws (141), blocked shots (55), and blocked shots per game (1.7), was 2nd in free throw percentage (.876), and was named Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's media.[11][12] In an unusual move, Cohen's teammateDe'Mon Brooks was named player of the year by the league's coaches.[13]
As a senior in the2012–13 season, he averaged 14.9 points (6th in the Conference), 5.3 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game. He shot 39% from 3-point range, 50% from two-point range (5th in the Conference), and 83% from the free throw line (4th in the Conference), and had 128 free throws (2nd in the Conference) and 56 blocks (2nd in the Conference), 1.6 blocked shots per game (2nd in the Conference), and 508 points (3rd in the Conference).[11][14] He was voted as SoCon Player of the Year by the league's head coaches and the media.[15]
Cohen ended his college career as Davidson's all-time leader in blocks (197) and starts (123). He was also 2nd in free-throws made (451), 6th in points (1,795), 7th in field-goals made (611), 8th in free-throw percentage (.805), and 9th in rebounds (747).[16] He was 2nd all-time in the Southern Conference in defensive rebounds (515), 5th in offensive rebounds (232), 7th in free throw percentage (.805) and free throws (451), and 8th in blocks (197).[11]
Cohen wentundrafted in the2013 NBA draft. He was signed to thePhoenix Suns summer league team immediately following the draft, and played for it in July 2013.[17][18]
He signed a four-year contract withMaccabi Tel Aviv in July 2013.[14][19][20] In the 2013–14 season, he played 10 games for Maccabi Tel Aviv, and 14 games onloan forMaccabi Rishon Le Zion.[21][22] He moved back to Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 2014–15 season.[21]
On August 18, 2015, Cohen signed an annual contract withGreek teamAris.[23]
On July 29, 2016, Cohen signed withMaccabi Ashdod for the 2016–17 season.[24] On May 8, 2017, Cohen recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 12-of-16 from the field, along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists in an 85–95 loss toHapoel Gilboa Galil.[25] In 32 games played during the 2016–17 season, Cohen averaged 13.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
On June 27, 2017, Cohen returned toMaccabi Tel Aviv for a second stint, signing a two-year deal.[26] Cohen helped Maccabi win the2017 Israeli League Cup. On June 14, 2018, Cohen recorded 18 points, shooting 7-of-9 from the field, along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals in the championship game againstHapoel Holon and helped Maccabi win the2018 Israeli League Championship after a 95–75 victory.[27]
On May 27, 2019, Cohen recorded a season-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, along with three rebounds, four assists and two steals, in an 85–72 playoff win overHapoel Tel Aviv.[28] Cohen helped Maccabi win the2019 Israeli League Championship, winning his second straight Israeli League title in the process.
On June 25, 2019, Cohen signed a one-year contract extension with Maccabi.[29] On December 23, 2019, Cohen recorded a double-double with a career-high 33 points and 14 rebounds, while shooting 14-of-22 from the field, in a 112–110 double overtime win overHapoel Gilboa Galil.[30] He was subsequently namedIsraeli League Round 11 MVP.[31] On January 2, 2019, Cohen was namedIsraeli League Player of the Month for games played in December.[32]
Cohen signed withObradoiro CAB of theLiga ACB on July 29, 2020.[33] On October 8, he was named the top Israeli playing abroad for the week after posting 13 points againstBilbao Basket.[34]
On July 5, 2021, he has signed withMaccabi Tel Aviv of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[35]
Cohen, who was grantedIsraeli citizenship on the basis of his being Jewish, represented Israel in theFIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B in Austria in 2010.[1][36] He led the tournament in scoring at 20 ppg, led all players in the tournament with 87% free throw shooting, led all players in fouls drawn per game (6.4), and was named to the all-tournament team.[3][14][37][38]
He was on the Team USA roster for the2013 Maccabiah Games, but did not play because he instead was playing in the NBA summer league in an effort to be picked by an NBA team.[8][39]
Cohen is a member of the senior men'sIsraeli national basketball team, On November 24, 2017, he made his first appearance for the senior team at the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match againstEstonia, recording 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.[40]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Cohen won theEuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14† | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .200 | — | — | .3 | .3 | .3 | — | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 5.7 | .471 | .286 | .800 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 7.6 | .452 | .500 | .778 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | — | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 0 | 8.7 | .450 | .400 | .786 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | — | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 3 | 13.3 | .531 | .452 | .684 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | |
| 2021–22 | 13 | 2 | 24.6 | .531 | .452 | .684 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | |
| 2022–23 | 27 | 17 | 12.2 | .439 | .265 | .813 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |
| 2023–24 | 36 | 31 | 10.3 | .467 | .378 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | |
| Career | 163 | 55 | 9.7 | .468 | .387 | .771 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Aris Thessaloniki | 16 | 0 | 14.3 | .468 | .357 | .771 | 3.2 | .4 | .6 | .5 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Career | 16 | 0 | 14.3 | .468 | .357 | .771 | 3.2 | .4 | .6 | .5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 10 | 8.4 | .565 | .286 | .700 | 1.2 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 |
| 2013–14 | Maccabi Rishon L.Z. | Ligat HaAl | 14 | 21.7 | .469 | .250 | .780 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .6 | 10.9 |
| 2014–15 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 40 | 18.1 | .471 | .405 | .888 | 4.2 | .9 | .5 | .5 | 7.8 |
| 2015–16 |  Aris Thessaloniki | HEBA A1 | 36 | 14.3 | .389 | .269 | .734 | 3.4 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 5.7 |
| 2016–17 | Maccabi Ashdod | Ligat HaAl | 32 | 30.0 | .519 | .299 | .829 | 7.7 | 2.1 | .9 | .6 | 13.2 |
| 2017–18 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 39 | 19.3 | .542 | .406 | .849 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .6 | .4 | 9.5 |
| 2018–19 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 38 | 17.7 | .586 | .407 | .893 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 8.0 |
| 2019–20 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 32 | 21.5 | .525 | .382 | .862 | 4.7 | 2.1 | .5 | .2 | 10.2 |
| 2020–21 |  Obradoiro | ACB | 35 | 21.7 | .447 | .330 | .855 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .5 | .3 | 8.2 |
| 2021–22 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 33 | 16.3 | .537 | .431 | .771 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | 6.7 |
| 2022–23 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 35 | 16.8 | .542 | .448 | .864 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | 7.1 |
| 2023–24 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 37 | 17.3 | .540 | .354 | .896 | 3.8 | 2.0 | .4 | .3 | 5.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Davidson | 31 | 23 | 22.7 | .466 | .311 | .709 | 5.1 | .8 | .5 | 1.2 | 13.3 |
| 2010–11 | Davidson | 33 | 33 | 23.2 | .489 | .333 | .773 | 6.2 | .8 | .5 | 1.5 | 12.2 |
| 2011–12 | Davidson | 33 | 32 | 24.8 | .487 | .366 | .876 | 6.1 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 2012–13 | Davidson | 34 | 34 | 25.6 | .497 | .388 | .831 | 5.3 | 1.5 | .7 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| Career | 131 | 122 | 24.1 | .485 | .351 | .805 | 5.7 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.5 | 13.7 | |