Cale Jacobsen Season 2025-26

Honors & Awards

• NABC Honors Court (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022, 2024; Spring 2023, 2024, 2025)
• UNL Silver Academic Medallion (2025)
• UNL Bronze Academic Medallion (2024)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2023, 2024, 2025)

2025-26 (Junior)
• Fourth-year junior is NU’s swiss army knife, as he has the ability to play every position on the floor and has earned the trust of coaches and teammates with his play
• Graduated from Nebraska in May of 2025 in just three seasons and is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Matched his career high with 11 points and added a career-best five steals along with four rebounds and three assists vs. USC Upstate
• Reached double figures for the second time against Winthrop, finishing with career highs in points (11), rebounds (six) and blocks (two)
• Totaled four points, five rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes off the bench against Kansas State
• Reached double figures for the first time against Okahoma, finishing with career highs in points (10) and rebounds (six) in NU’s comeback win
• Tallied five points, two assists and two steals in the win over FIU
• Finished with five points, three assists and two steals in 18:40 off the bench against West Georgia

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Jacobsen showed his ability to play several positions in the Husker lineup in 2024-25, playing in 24 games, including the first three starts of his career. While he was primarily used as a situational replacement and averaged just 1.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, his value was shown during the College Basketball Crown. 

Jacobson played extensively in the CBC, averaging 5.0 points per game on 53 percent shooting along with 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He ranked second among Huskers in steals and third in both assists and rebounds. He totaled five points and six rebounds in 25 minutes vs. UCF in the title game and had six points - including a pair of 3-pointers - three rebounds and three assists vs. Boise State. Jacobsen made his first career start in the second round against Georgetown, setting or tying career bests in points (seven), rebounds (six), steals (three), blocks (two) and minutes (36).  His run started in the opener against Arizona State when he helped key NU's comeback with personal bests in assists (five) and steals (four) in 23 minutes off the bench.

During the regular season, Jacobsen played in 20 games, usually in spot situations. He was impactful vs. North Florida with three points, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots in 16 minutes. He also totaled two points, four rebounds and two assists in seven minutes against FDU. He had three points in nine minutes off the bench against Michigan State in his most extensive action in Big Ten play as he played in 12 conference tilts.

2023-24 (Redshirt Freshman)
Jacobsen provided depth in the Husker backcourt, as he played in 20 contests as a redshirt freshman, totaling 14 points, three rebounds and five assists in 55 minutes of action. He saw action in two of the Huskers' three postseason contests, hitting a 3-pointer against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament and played against Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament.  Jacobson, who was used primarily as a defensive sub, saw his most extensive action of the season against South Carolina State, setting personal bests in points (four), rebounds (two), assists (one) and minutes (13). He also finished with three points and an assist in five minutes against Florida A&M and had two points in wins over Oregon State and Penn State. Jacobson played in all three games on the Huskers' trip to Spain, averaging 12.7 points and team highs in rebounds (8.3 rpg), assists (4.3 apg) and steals (2.3 spg). He reached double figures in all three games, including 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the finale. 

2022-23 (Redshirt)
Jacobsen redshirted in his first season at Nebraska after walking on. He spent most of his first season on the scout team, as he adjusted to Division I basketball. Jacobsen was named to the NU Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023.

Before Nebraska
Jacobsen starred at Ashland-Greenwood High School for Coach Jacob Mohs. As a senior, he garnered first-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and second-team Super State accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star after leading AGHS to a 27-1 record and a Class C-1 title – the first in school history. He averaged 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.6 steals per game. Jacobsen set the Class C-1 state tournament record with a 43-point performance in a win over Kearney Catholic and was tabbed to the all-tournament team covering all six classes.  He finished his four-year varsity career with 1,481 career points, despite suffering a torn ACL in his first game of his junior season. He added 544 rebounds, 340 assists and 261 steals during his high school career. Jacobsen turned down basketball scholarships from North Dakota and Holy Cross to walk on to the Husker program. In addition to his basketball exploits, he played three seasons of football, playing quarterback as a freshman and junior while hauling in 23 passes for 486 yards and nine scores as a sophomore. In the classroom, he was a member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll student at AGHS. He played AAU basketball with the Nebraska Supreme and Coach Brad Jacobsen.

Personal
The son of Brad and Staci Jacobsen, Cale was born on June 20, 2003, in Omaha. He has three brothers (Tyler, Dane and Tate). Jacobsen is working on his master's degree after graduating with a degree in business administration in May of 2025.