Isaiah Cousins

Isaiah Cousins
Free agent
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-03-13) March 13, 1994
Mount Vernon, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school Mount Vernon
(Mount Vernon, New York)
College Oklahoma (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Reno Bighorns
2017–2018 Salt Lake City Stars
2018 Cholet Basket
Career highlights and awards

Isaiah Cousins (born March 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma.

High school career

Cousins played high school basketball for Mount Vernon under Bob Cimmino. As a senior, he averaged 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals per game, leading Mount Vernon to a 23-3 record and second straight New York Public High School Athletic Association Class AA state championship. When he graduated, he was a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and New York's Section 1 "Mr. Basketball".[1]

College career

A native of Mount Vernon, New York, Cousins was only a two-star prospect out of high school.[2] Cousins played four seasons for Oklahoma, mostly at shooting guard and only switching to the point as a senior. As a senior, Cousins paired with Buddy Hield to lead the Sooners to the Final Four while averaging 12.6 points, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.[3] He earned third-team All-Big 12 honors.[4]

Professional career

Reno Bighorns (2016–2017)

On June 23, 2016, Cousins was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 59th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft[5] and later joined them for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6] On September 6, he signed with the Kings,[7] but was waived on October 24 after appearing in two preseason games.[8] Seven days later, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Kings.[9]

Salt Lake City Stars (2017–2018)

On October 19, 2017, the Salt Lake City Stars announced that they had acquired the returning player rights to Cousins, along with the 33rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA G League Draft in exchange for the first-round pick (second overall) of the team.[10]

Cholet Basket

On April 11, 2018, Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A announced they had signed Cousins for the rest of season.[11]

Utah Jazz (2018–present)

On October 3, 2018, Cousins signed with the Utah Jazz.[12]

Personal life

The son of Lisa Cousins, he majored in human relations.[1] He isn't related to DeMarcus Cousins.

References

  1. 1 2 "Oklahoma bio". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Thomson, Josh (June 22, 2016). "Draft-ready: Isaiah Cousins waiting on his NBA call". The Journal News. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Voisin, Aileen (July 13, 2016). "Isaiah Cousins' arrival is late, but better than never for Kings". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards". Big12Sports.com. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kings Select Isaiah Cousins in Second Round". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kings Announce 2016 NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kings Sign Isaiah Cousins". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kings Waive Two". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "BIGHORNS ANNOUNCE 2016-17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ Lowry, Alex (October 19, 2017). "Stars Acquire Rights to Isaiah Cousins and 33rd Overall 2017 NBA G League Draft Pick". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Isaiah COUSINS joined Cholet Basket for the end of season". cholet-basket.com. Cholet Basket. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Jazz sign Isaiah Cousins". NBA.com. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
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