Coby Karl
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jersey | #11 |
| Born | June 8, 1983 Mequon, Wisconsin |
| Nationality |  United States |
| High school | Homestead (Mequon) |
| College | Boise State |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2007 |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Coby Karl (born June 8, 1983 in Mequon, Wisconsin) is a 6' 5" (1.96 m), 215 lb (98 kg) American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He is the son of George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets.
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[edit] High school career
Karl attended Homestead High School (Mequon, Wisconsin) in Mequon, Wisconsin and was a good student and a letterman in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he was an All-Suburban selection, a first team All-Conference selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a junior, he just averaged 8 points and 2 rebounds per game. Coby Karl graduated from Homestead High School in 2001.[citation needed]
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] NBA/NBADL career
Karl was not drafted by an NBA team, but made the Lakers' 15-man roster as a free agent. Karl made his NBA debut on October 30, 2007, with the Lakers vs. the Houston Rockets, playing 37 seconds and registering no statistics.[1] He was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
On February 19, 2008, Karl joined Lakers' second-year guard Jordan Farmar as the only other player in league history to see action in same-day D-League and NBA games.[2]
Karl was then recalled from the Los Angeles D-Fenders for the third time that season, which is the most any player can be recalled in one season.[3]
In April 2008, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Karl and his father became the first father and son couple to ever oppose each other in the NBA playoffs. Karl was a reserve for the Lakers, and his father was the head coach for the Nuggets.
[edit] Thyroid cancer
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). 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.[4]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Coby Karl Info Page at NBA.com
- Coby Karl Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Coby Karl at ESPN.com
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