DeMarcus Cousins

DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
Cousins in August 2011 at the Drew League/Goodman League game.
No. 15   Sacramento Kings
Center
Personal information
Date of birth August 13, 1990 (1990-08-13) (age 21)
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama
Nationality American
High school LeFlore High School,
Mobile, Alabama
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
College Kentucky
NBA Draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career 2010–present
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2011)
Stats at NBA.com

DeMarcus Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky.

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High school career

Cousins was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Team. He had 14 points and 8 rebounds.[1] Cousins also played in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored 10 points for the black team.[2] Cousins led LeFlore to the Alabama class 6A Final Four against Hillcrest that beat Austin High School to progress to the state championship; falling short to future college teammate Eric Bledsoe and Parker High School.

College career

Cousins first committed to Alabama-Birmingham on February 28, 2008 but never signed a letter of intent because he wanted to be released if UAB's head coach, Mike Davis, left for another school.[3] Cousins decomitted from UAB and committed to Memphis on March 9, 2009.[4] He reopened his recruitment after then Memphis coach John Calipari was hired at Kentucky. On April 7, 2009, Cousins decided to follow John Calipari to Kentucky.[5] He signed his Letter of Intent on April 15. At Kentucky, Cousins averaged 15.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Led by Cousins and John Wall, the Wildcats reached the Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

NBA career

2010–11 (Rookie season)

On April 7, 2010, Cousins announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the fifth overall pick. On July 7, 2010, Cousins signed his rookie contract with the Kings. The contract is worth about $7 million the first two years with a team option for the third and fourth years.[6] Cousins was named the Rookie of the Month for July.[7] Cousins was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team at the end of the 2010-2011 season.

NBA statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Sacramento 81 62 28.5 .430 .167 .687 8.6 2.5 1.0 0.8 14.1
Career 81 62 28.5 .430 .167 .687 8.6 2.5 1.0 0.8 14.1

Awards/Honors

College

  • 2009–10 SEC Freshman of the Year

High school

  • 2009 McDonald's All-American team selection
  • 2009 Jordan Brand High School All-American team selection

See also

  • 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

References

External links


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