Isaiah Devonte Cousins (born March 13, 1994) is an American professional

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player for Krka of the

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and the Slovenian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the

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before playing professionally in the

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, France and Israel.

High school career

Cousins played high school basketball for

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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".

College career

A native of Mount Vernon, New York, Cousins was only a two-star prospect out of high school. 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

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to lead the Sooners to the Final Four while averaging 12.6 points, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He earned third-team All-

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honors.

Professional career

Reno Bighorns (2016–2017)

On June 23, 2016, Cousins was selected by the

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with the 59th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft and later joined them for the

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. On September 6, he signed with the Kings, but was waived on October 24 after appearing in two preseason games. Seven days later, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Kings.

Salt Lake City Stars (2017–2018)

On October 19, 2017, the

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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.

Cholet Basket (2018)

On April 11, 2018,

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of the LNB Pro A announced they had signed Cousins for the rest of season.

Salt Lake City Stars (2018–2019)

On October 3, 2018, Cousins signed with the

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. After appearing in three preseason games, he was waived on October 14. He was subsequently added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the

Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020)

On July 24, 2019, Cousins signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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, joining his former college teammate

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. On January 1, 2020, he parted ways with Jerusalem after appearing in nine Champions League games.

Peristeri (2020)

On January 1, 2020, Cousins signed with

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of the

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for the rest of the season.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2020–2021)

On July 31, 2020, Cousins signed with

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the upcoming season.

Aris Thessaloniki (2021)

On November 2, 2021, he signed with

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of the

. 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)

On January 26, 2022, Cousins signed with Estonian side Kalev/Cramo of the

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and

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Maine Celtics (2022)

On March 3, 2022, Cousins was acquired via waivers by the Maine Celtics.

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2022–2023)

On August 10, 2022, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

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Hapoel Hafia (2023–present)

On March 19, 2023, he signed with

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Personal life

The son of Lisa Cousins, he majored in human relations.

References

External links

Oklahoma Sooners Bio

RealGM profile
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