DeMarcus Cousins

Not to be confused with Marcus Cousin, a player in the NBA Development League.

DeMarcus Cousins

Cousins in August 2011 at the Drew League/Goodman League game.
No. 15   Sacramento Kings
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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.

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

1. ^ "Wednesday's McDonald's All-American Game box scores". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. April 2, 2009. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2008969865_webhoopagatewed02.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
2. ^ "Big men shine in Jordan Brand Classic". Sports.espn.go.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/boys/news/story?id=4080678. Retrieved March 22, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Top basketball prospect DeMarcus Cousins commits to UAB". Blog.al.com. February 29, 2008. http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/02/top_prospect_cousins_commits_t.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
4. ^ By Seth Davis, SI.com (March 8, 2009). "Prep standout Cousins commits to Memphis". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/03/08/cousins.memphis/index.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
5. ^ Name, Author (April 9, 2009). "DeMarcus Cousins To Kentucky". Slamonline.com. http://slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2009/04/demarcus-cousins-to-kentucky/. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
6. ^ Kings sign top draft pick Cousins
7. ^ Kings' Cousins named Rookie of Month for July

External links

• DeMarcus Cousins at NBA.com

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Name	Cousins, Demarcus
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Date of birth	August 13, 1990
Place of birth	Mobile, Alabama
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