Jake Voskuhl
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Robert Jacob "Jake" Voskuhl (born November 1, 1977) is an American
professional basketball
center
.
After attending Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
, Voskuhl went to the University of Connecticut
from 1996–2000, where he was the starting center on the school's 1999 NCAA National Championship team. The squad also featured current NBA star Richard "Rip" Hamilton
. He became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
Fraternity
while an undergraduate.
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls
with the 33rd overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft
, he only played 16 games in his rookie season, averaging 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He was traded to the Phoenix Suns
in the 2001 offseason, and got considerably more playing time in 2001–02, as he played 59 games and averaged 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Overall he played four years with the Suns, posting career-best averages in his third year with the team (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg).
On August 2, 2005, Voskuhl was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats
for a conditional second-round draft pick. In the 2006–07 season he saw more playing time than expected due to the exhaustion of Primož Brezec
, and averaged 4.4 points per game.
Prior to the 2007–08 season, Milwaukee signed Voskuhl to a one-year, $3 million deal, as he battled for backup center to Andrew Bogut
with Dan Gadzuric
. On December 14, 2008 Voskuhl signed with the Toronto Raptors. He signed with the Mavericks in 2009, but did not make their final roster.
On September 27, 2010, Voskuhl was signed to a non-guaranteed deal by the Los Angeles Clippers
. He was waived on October 9.
He is a born-again Christian.
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Chicago
| 16 || 2 || 8.9 || .440 || .000 || .571 || 2.1 || .3 || .3 || .4 || 1.9
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 59 || 34 || 15.3 || .554 || .000 || .752 || 4.2 || .3 || .2 || .4 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 65 || 1 || 14.6 || .564 || .000 || .667 || 3.5 || .6 || .3 || .4 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 66 || 43 || 24.3 || .507 || .000 || .740 || 5.2 || .9 || .6 || .4 || 6.6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 38 || 1 || 9.5 || .458 || .000 || .684 || 2.4 || .4 || .1 || .3 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 51 || 2 || 16.0 || .437 || .333 || .683 || 3.6 || .8 || .5 || .4 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 73 || 9 || 14.3 || .475 || .000 || .681 || 3.5 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 44 || 0 || 8.8 || .463 || .000 || .828 || 2.2 || .3 || .2 || .5 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Toronto
| 38 || 1 || 6.3 || .267 || .000 || .786 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .1 || .9
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 450 || 93 || 14.3 || .487 || .333 || .714 || 3.4 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 4.0
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706 || .000 || .923 || 3.7 || .3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706 || .000 || .923 || 3.7 || .3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
.
After attending Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory is an all-men's Jesuit, university-preparatory school for grades 9-12 in the Greater Sharpstown area of Houston, Texas. It is located in proximity to Alief....
, Voskuhl went to the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
from 1996–2000, where he was the starting center on the school's 1999 NCAA National Championship team. The squad also featured current NBA star Richard "Rip" Hamilton
Richard Hamilton (basketball)
Richard "Rip" Hamilton is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons. Hamilton is 6'7" tall, weighs 193 lbs , and plays shooting guard. He currently is the Pistons' team captain....
. He became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
Fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
while an undergraduate.
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
with the 33rd overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft
2000 NBA Draft
The 2000 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2000 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Until 2011, it was the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team; the following and subsequent drafts have all taken place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. This draft is...
, he only played 16 games in his rookie season, averaging 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He was traded to the Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
in the 2001 offseason, and got considerably more playing time in 2001–02, as he played 59 games and averaged 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Overall he played four years with the Suns, posting career-best averages in his third year with the team (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg).
On August 2, 2005, Voskuhl was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
for a conditional second-round draft pick. In the 2006–07 season he saw more playing time than expected due to the exhaustion of Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...
, and averaged 4.4 points per game.
Prior to the 2007–08 season, Milwaukee signed Voskuhl to a one-year, $3 million deal, as he battled for backup center to Andrew Bogut
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the United States' National Basketball Association....
with Dan Gadzuric
Dan Gadzuric
Daniel "Dan" Gadzuric is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for the Jiangsu Dragons in the CBA.Gadzuric, a center, attended preparatory school at The Governor's Academy in Massachusetts, U.S., before playing college basketball for the Bruins at University of California, Los Angeles...
. On December 14, 2008 Voskuhl signed with the Toronto Raptors. He signed with the Mavericks in 2009, but did not make their final roster.
On September 27, 2010, Voskuhl was signed to a non-guaranteed deal by the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
. He was waived on October 9.
Personal life
Voskuhl is married to Jennifer Voskuhl. They have four daughters, Zoie, Skylar, Daisy, and Shayne. He wears a size 17 sneaker.He is a born-again Christian.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
| 16 || 2 || 8.9 || .440 || .000 || .571 || 2.1 || .3 || .3 || .4 || 1.9
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
| 59 || 34 || 15.3 || .554 || .000 || .752 || 4.2 || .3 || .2 || .4 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 65 || 1 || 14.6 || .564 || .000 || .667 || 3.5 || .6 || .3 || .4 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 66 || 43 || 24.3 || .507 || .000 || .740 || 5.2 || .9 || .6 || .4 || 6.6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 38 || 1 || 9.5 || .458 || .000 || .684 || 2.4 || .4 || .1 || .3 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Charlotte
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
| 51 || 2 || 16.0 || .437 || .333 || .683 || 3.6 || .8 || .5 || .4 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 73 || 9 || 14.3 || .475 || .000 || .681 || 3.5 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
| 44 || 0 || 8.8 || .463 || .000 || .828 || 2.2 || .3 || .2 || .5 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | Toronto
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
| 38 || 1 || 6.3 || .267 || .000 || .786 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .1 || .9
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 450 || 93 || 14.3 || .487 || .333 || .714 || 3.4 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 4.0
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2002–03
2003 NBA Playoffs
The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....
| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
| 6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706 || .000 || .923 || 3.7 || .3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706 || .000 || .923 || 3.7 || .3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0