Jacob Furphy

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Smithton, Tasmania
Prev School:
NBA Global Academy
High School:
Lake Ginninderra College

Before UConn: Originally from Tasmania, prepped at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia…participated in Basketball Without Borders Asia (2023) and Global (2024)…has experience on the international stage with the Tasmanian and Australian National Teams…made his senior team debut with Australia in the 2025 Asia Cup qualifiers, seeing time in four wins over Thailand (twice), Korea and Indonesia while averaging 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds for the Boomers...coming off a run at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup with Australia...helped the 'Emus' to a sixth-place finish and 4-3 record, leading the competition with 34.4 minutes logged per game...was 12th at the U19 World Cup with 16.7 points per game and added 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game...represented Tasmania at the U20 Nationals and led them to a bronze medal finish…played for the Australia U18 squad at the FIBA U18 Asia Cup and scored 16.8 points with 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game on 46.4 percent shooting from 3-point range to help Australia to a gold…won the 2023 Oceania Championship and the 2022 U17 Basketball World Cup with the Australia U17 Crocs…helped The U16 squad to a title in the U16 Asia Championship in 2022.

Personal: Jacob Ray Furphy...born August 6, 2006...son of Alisha and Darryn Furphy...has an older sister, Sophie, and a younger brother, Lucas.