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

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. 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 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".

College career

A native of

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, Cousins was only a two-star prospect out of high school. Cousins played four seasons for

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, 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. He earned third-team All- Big 12 honors.

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 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

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as an affiliate player of the Kings.

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.

Cholet Basket (2018)

On April 11, 2018, Cholet Basket of the

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announced they had signed Cousins for the rest of season.

Salt Lake City Stars (2018–2019)

On October 3, 2018, Cousins signed with the Utah Jazz. 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 Salt Lake City Stars.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020)

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

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of the Israeli Premier League, 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 Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2020–2021)

On July 31, 2020, Cousins signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the

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for the upcoming season.

Aris Thessaloniki (2021)

On November 2, 2021, he signed with

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of the Greek Basket League. 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

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side Kalev/Cramo of the

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and VTB United League.

Maine Celtics (2022)

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

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Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2022–2023)

On August 10, 2022, he signed with

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of the Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Hafia (2023–present)

On March 19, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Haifa of the

Personal life

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

References

External links

Oklahoma Sooners Bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cousins, Isaiah 1994 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Cholet Basket players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Mount Vernon High School (New York) alumni Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Peristeri B.C. players Point guards Reno Bighorns players Sacramento Kings draft picks Salt Lake City Stars players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Mount Vernon, New York Basketball players from Westchester County, New York