Joe Jakubick is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

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 player and current high school basketball coach. Jakubick was an All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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 player at the University of Akron

University of Akron

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 and led the nation in scoring in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Jakubick, a 6'5 guard, attended Madison High School

Madison Comprehensive High School (Mansfield, Ohio)

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, then signed with the nearby University of Akron

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. At Akron from 1980–84, Jakubick became one of the top scorers in the nation. He scored 2,583 points in his four-year career, and led the nation in scoring in his senior year, averaging 30.1 points per game. Jakubick was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year

Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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 twice, in 1983 and 1984, and was an honorable mention All-American both years. He graduated as Akron's all-time leading scorer, a status he still holds, and left Akron holding most school scoring records.

After his college career was over, Jakubick was selected in the seventh round of the 1984 NBA Draft

1984 NBA Draft

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 by the Cleveland Cavaliers

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, but never played in the NBA. He is currently head girls' basketball coach at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School.