Jake Cohen

Jake Cohen was born in 1990 in Bryn Mawr

Jake Cohen was born on September 25, 1990, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish family. His parents are David and Kate Cohen, and he grew up in Berwyn. He attended Hebrew school at Temple Sholom in Broomall, where he had his Bar Mitzvah.

He played high school basketball at Conestoga High School. With the Philadelphia Jewish Community Center team, he won a gold medal at the 2007 JCC Maccabi Games. In 2009 he was named Chester County Player of the Year.

From 2009 to 2013 he played for Davidson College as a power forward. He was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and later won the conference Player of the Year award in 2012 and 2013. He left Davidson as its all-time leader in blocks, with 197.

He was not drafted in the 2013 NBA draft and played for the Phoenix Suns summer league team. He then signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, which loaned him to Maccabi Rishon LeZion. After returning, he won the State Cup with Maccabi Tel Aviv and was later released.

In 2015 he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem, which loaned him to the Greek team Aris. In 2016 he joined Maccabi Ashdod, where he averaged 13.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. He returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2017.