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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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15 Jacob Birnbaum

  • Height 6-7
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Ponca City, Okla.
  • Highschool Ponca City HS

Biography

Redshirt Junior 2019-20: In his redshirt Junior season, Birnbaum played in 26 games and started 10 of those games ... Averaged 2.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg ... shot 46.2% from the field for the Jets.
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19) : Redshirted this season
Sophomore (2017-18): Appeared in five games starting one…Averaged 7.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.0 apg, and three blocks…Shot 77.8 percent…Season was cut short due to injury

Freshman (2016-17): Appeared in all 28 games for the Jets, averaging 18.0 minutes ... Put up 6.0 ppg and was third on the team with 4.8 rpg ... Led the team with 36 blocks (1.3 per game), which was fourth in the Heartland Conference ... Posted season highs with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and nine rebounds against Manhattan Christian on Nov. 18 ... Blocked four shots against Rogers State on Feb. 2, part of a six-game stretch that saw him average 2.5 rejections per game

In High School: Attended Ponca City High School in Ponca City, Oklahoma ... Played basketball for three seasons from 2013-16 and earned three varsity letters ... Ran track for three seasons and was a state qualifier in the 400m, 4X400m relay and the 4X800m relay each season ... Finished 5th in the 400m in 2016 ... Played for the Centex Attack basketball club team for four years during high school.

Statistics

Season:
2020-21

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'6" 160 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'6" 185 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 193 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    F
    6'7" 0 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    F
    6'7" 0 lbs
    15