Robert John "Bob" Jake (January 9, 1923 – November 30, 2013) was an American basketball player and doctor.

Jake played basketball for both Northwestern and Vermont and was the 16th overall selection by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1947 BAA Draft, the forerunner to the NBA.

[4] He volunteered for the United States Army during World War II in 1943, where he served stateside and studied medicine at the University of Vermont.

After the war, Jake lettered for his final season at Vermont, finishing second on the team in scoring behind fellow BAA draft pick Larry Killick helping the Catamounts to a 19–3 record and Yankee Conference regular season title under coach John C.

Jake was also a standout in doubles tennis at Vermont, as he and partner Hammond "Hammy" Livingston went 9–0 in 1949 to win the New England Championships[6] Selected 16th overall in the BAA Draft to the Baltimore Bullets in 1947, Jake never suited up for the team, but did play in the semi-professional New York State Professional Basketball League for the 1947–48 season with the Glens Falls Commodores, alongside UVM teammate Killick.