Coby Karl (born June 8, 1983 in Mequon, Wisconsin) is an American basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Mequon is a city located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Homestead High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. ... Boise State University is a state university located near downtown Boise, the capital city of the U.S. state of Idaho. ... The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams that had missed the 2007 NBA Playoffs, with their... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Mequon is a city located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the sport. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

High school career

Karl attended Homestead High school 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 averaged eight points and two rebounds a game. Coby Karl graduated from Homestead High School in 2001.

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. Boise State University is a state university located near downtown Boise, the capital city of the U.S. state of Idaho. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced wack) was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAAs Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). ...

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). Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. ...

He is the son of George Karl, head coach of the NBA's Denver Nuggets. George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951, in Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ...

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.^[1] The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. ...

NBA 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.^[2] is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ...

Karl was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League on November 28, 2007.^[3] The Los Angeles D-Fenders are a team in the NBA Development League. ... The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Associations officially sponsored and operated developmental basketball organization. ...

Karl was reassigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders on February 14, 2008.^[4] is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

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, recording 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 37 minutes for the Los Angeles D-Fenders against Tulsa and recording 5 points and 1 assist in 6 minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers against Atlanta. This became the fourth D-League/NBA individual double-header in league history behind Farmar's three during the 2006-2007 season (April 1st, 3rd, and 12th).^[5] [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player and starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. ... The Los Angeles D-Fenders are a team in the NBA Development League. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

Karl was then recalled from the Los Angeles D-Fenders on February 20, 2008.^[6] The Los Angeles D-Fenders are a team in the NBA Development League. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

In April 2008, when the Los Angeles Lakers played the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Karl and his father became the first father and son 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.

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External links

• Coby Karl Player Info at NBA.com
• Coby Karl Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
• Coby Karl at ESPN.com