University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jacobson, Hunter

Jersey Number 30
Hunter Jacobson
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
- High School:
- Cedar Falls HS
Bio
2024-25: NABC Honors Court ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 12 games ... Made his collegiate debut against Dubuque (11/4/24) ... Averaged 1.8 minutes off the bench ... Pulled down seven rebounds on the season (0.6 per game) ... Notched one steal against UC Irvine (11/10/24).
2023-24: MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Did not see any action as he recovered from injury.
2022-23: Redshirted ... MVC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete at Cedar Falls High School, earning All-Metro and All-Conference honors in basketball, football and track & field … Scored 104 points during his junior basketball season while shooting 52.7% from the field with 61 rebounds, 45 assists and 18 steals, helping the Tigers reach the 4A state tournament semifinals in 2021 … Missed his senior basketball season due to injury … Played three years of varsity football, throwing 17 career touchdowns for the Tigers with 53.6% competition and 1,343 yards … Also carried the ball 106 times for 486 rushing yards and three touchdowns … Finished third in the Class 4A 4x800-meter relay at the 2021 state track & field championships, and was part of the third place Cedar Falls sprint medley relay team at the 2021 Drake Relays.
PERSONAL: Son of UNI head men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson and his wife Dawn Jacobson … Has one younger brother (Tanner) ... Majoring in Business Teaching.
2023-24: MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Did not see any action as he recovered from injury.
2022-23: Redshirted ... MVC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete at Cedar Falls High School, earning All-Metro and All-Conference honors in basketball, football and track & field … Scored 104 points during his junior basketball season while shooting 52.7% from the field with 61 rebounds, 45 assists and 18 steals, helping the Tigers reach the 4A state tournament semifinals in 2021 … Missed his senior basketball season due to injury … Played three years of varsity football, throwing 17 career touchdowns for the Tigers with 53.6% competition and 1,343 yards … Also carried the ball 106 times for 486 rushing yards and three touchdowns … Finished third in the Class 4A 4x800-meter relay at the 2021 state track & field championships, and was part of the third place Cedar Falls sprint medley relay team at the 2021 Drake Relays.
PERSONAL: Son of UNI head men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson and his wife Dawn Jacobson … Has one younger brother (Tanner) ... Majoring in Business Teaching.
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