Jake Voskuhl

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Robert Jacob Voskuhl (born November 1, 1977 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a professional basketball player, currently playing center for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Voskuhl attended the University of Connecticut from 1996-2000, where he was the starting center on the school's 1999 NCAA National Championship team. The squad also featured current NBA star Richard "Rip" Hamilton. He became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity while an undergraduate.

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 33rd overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft, he only played 16 games in his rookie season, averaging 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He was traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2001 offseason, and got considerably more playing time in 2001-02, as he played 59 games and averaged 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

Overall he played four years with the Suns, posting career-best averages in his third year with the team (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rbg). On August 2, 2005 he was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional second-round draft pick. On July 18, 2007 he signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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