Coby Karl

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Coby Karl (born June 8, 1983 in Mequon, Wisconsin) is an American basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers.

College career

Karl played basketball at Boise State University while majoring in communications. In his junior season of college, Karl led his team in both points per game and assists per game at 17.2 and 4.0 respectively. He was also named to the 2005-06 All-WAC Second Team. In his senior year, Karl averaged 14.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.

Karl is a 6'5" and 204 lb guard. Karl also underwent chemotherapy treatment for papillary carcinoma (a thyroid cancer considered by Karl's doctor to be one of the most treatable forms of cancer).

He is the son of George Karl, head coach of the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

Karl had weighed whether to return to college for his senior year or to enter the 2006 NBA Draft, attending a few pre-draft workouts for various professional teams. However, he decided to return to college and said that he was never seriously considering entering the draft. After his senior year, Karl again had another surgery to remove cancerous cells. His father left the Nuggets to be with his son during the seven-hour surgery and returned to the team after the completion of the surgery.

Karl was not drafted by an NBA team, but made the Lakers' 15-man roster as a free agent. Currently, Karl made his NBA debut on October 30, 2007, with the Lakers vs. the Houston Rockets, playing 37 seconds and registering no statistics.

Karl was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League on November 28, 2007.