Honors & Awards
- NABC Honors Court (2023)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022; Spring 2023)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2023)
2023-24 (Redshirt Freshman)
Cale Jacobsen provided depth in the backcourt, as he played in 20 games as a redshirt freshman • Totaled 14 points, three rebounds and five assists in 55 minutes of action • Saw his most extensive action of the season against South Carolina State, totaling four points, two rebounds and an assist in a career-high 13 minutes • Hit a 3-pointer in four minutes against Indiana in the Big Ten Quarterfinals • Was used as a defensive substitute, seeing action in short stints • Finished with three points and an assist in five minutes against Florida A&M • Also had two points against Oregon State and Penn State • Played 11 minutes against Lindenwood with an assist and a steal • Was instrumental on the Huskers' scout team • Showed his versatility on NU's trip to Spain, playing nearly every position in the lineup, as the Huskers had just nine players on the trip. • Took advantage of extended playing time, averaging 12.7 points and team highs in rebounds (8.3 rpg), assists (4.3 apg) and steals (2.3 spg) • Reached double figures in all three contests, and nearly had a triple-double against Barcelona with 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in 27 minutes.
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.
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. He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team in 2024.
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 majors in business administration at Nebraska.