Isaiah Cousins
Isaiah Devonte Cousins (born March 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Krka of the Adriatic League and the Slovenian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma before playing professionally in the NBA G League, France and Israel.
Cousins with Cholet in April 2018 | |
| No. 11 – Krka | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Slovenian League ABA League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 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: 2nd round, 59th overall pick |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2017–2018 | Salt Lake City Stars |
| 2018 | Cholet Basket |
| 2018–2019 | Salt Lake City Stars |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2020 | Peristeri |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2021 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2022 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2022 | Maine Celtics |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2023 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2023–present | Krka |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Reno Bighorns (2016–2017) edit
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) edit
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 (2018) edit
On April 11, 2018, Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A announced they had signed Cousins for the rest of season.[11]
Salt Lake City Stars (2018–2019) edit
On October 3, 2018, Cousins signed with the Utah Jazz.[12] After appearing in three preseason games, he was waived on October 14.[13] He was subsequently added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[14]
Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020) edit
On July 24, 2019, Cousins signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League, joining his former college teammate TaShawn Thomas.[15] On January 1, 2020, he parted ways with Jerusalem after appearing in nine Champions League games.[16]
Peristeri (2020) edit
On January 1, 2020, Cousins signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.[17]
Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2020–2021) edit
On July 31, 2020, Cousins signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the upcoming season.[18]
Aris Thessaloniki (2021) edit
On November 2, 2021, he signed with Aris of the Greek Basket League.[19] Due to an injury, however, he was not able to participate in the team's activities and parted ways with them soon after.
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (2022) edit
On January 26, 2022, Cousins signed with Estonian side Kalev/Cramo of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and VTB United League.[20]
Maine Celtics (2022) edit
On March 3, 2022, Cousins was acquired via waivers by the Maine Celtics.[21]
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2022–2023) edit
On August 10, 2022, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit.[22]
Hapoel Hafia (2023–present) edit
On March 19, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Personal life edit
The son of Lisa Cousins, he majored in human relations.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Oklahoma bio". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Thomson, Josh (June 22, 2016). "Draft-ready: Isaiah Cousins waiting on his NBA call". The Journal News. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ Voisin, Aileen (July 13, 2016). "Isaiah Cousins' arrival is late, but better than never for Kings". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards". Big12Sports.com. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Kings Select Isaiah Cousins in Second Round". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Kings Announce 2016 NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Kings Sign Isaiah Cousins". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Kings Waive Two". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "BIGHORNS ANNOUNCE 2016–17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Lowry, Alex (October 19, 2017). . NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Isaiah COUSINS joined Cholet Basket for the end of season". cholet-basket.com. Cholet Basket. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz sign Isaiah Cousins". NBA.com. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz waive Branch, Cousins and Lyles". NBA.com. October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ Rueckert, Daniel (October 31, 2018). . NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem inks Isaiah Cousins". Sportando. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Isaiah Cousins leaves Hapoel Jerusalem to sign with Peristeri". Sportando. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Peristeri makes Isaiah Cousins' signing official". Sportando. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Hapoel Gilboa Galil Adds Patric Young and Isaiah Cousins". BallersAbroad.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (November 2, 2021). "Aris B.C. lands Isaiah Cousins". Sportando. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Mammides, Chris; Obradovic, Igor (January 26, 2022). "Isaiah Cousins (ex Aris) agreed terms with Kalev/Cramo". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 10, 2022). "Isaiah Cousins joins Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
External links edit
- Oklahoma Sooners Bio
- RealGM profile