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Jakob Pöltl

1995 - Today

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Jakob Pöltl (sometimes spelled Jakob Poeltl; German pronunciation: ['ja:kop 'pœltl]; born October 15, 1995) is an Austrian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes. In his sophomore year for the Utes, Pöltl was a consensus second-team All-American, and won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and Pete Newell Big Man Award as the top collegiate center and low-post player, respectively. After the season, he declared for the 2016 NBA draft, where the Toronto Raptors selected him in the first round with the ninth overall pick. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Jakob Pöltl is the 687th most popular basketball player (up from 993rd in 2024), the 1,236th most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,294th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jakob Pöltl ranks 685 out of 1,757. Before him are Carlton Myers, Nate McMillan, JaVale McGee, and Jonas Valančiūnas. After him are Medina Dixon, Jrue Holiday, Charles Oakley, Lisa Leslie, Mirza Teletović, Daniel Gafford, Darryl Dawkins, and Žana Lelas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Jakob Pöltl ranks 249. Before him are Miguel Oliveira, Lin Yu-ting, Carlos Vinícius, Pione Sisto, Ellyes Skhiri, and Kenya Maeshiro. After him are Distria Krasniqi, Shin Seung-ho, Kalvin Phillips, Aimee Lou Wood, Caroline Graham Hansen, and Ollie Watkins.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Jakob Pöltl ranks 1,233 out of 1,424. Before him are Horst Skoff (1968), Stefan Lainer (1992), and Mirjam Weichselbraun (1981). After him are Arnold Wetl (1970), Manuel Fettner (1985), Andreas Heraf (1967), Christina Stürmer (1982), Valentino Lazaro (1996), Felix Gottwald (1976), Cesár Sampson (1983), Dominik Landertinger (1988), and Claudia Heill (1982).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Austria

Among basketball players born in Austria, Jakob Pöltl ranks 1. 

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