DeMarcus Cousins

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DeMarcus Cousins

Cousins with the Kings in 2012
No. 15 – Sacramento Kings
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990
Mobile, Alabama
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (211 cm)
Listed weight 270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school LeFlore (Mobile, Alabama)
College Kentucky (2009–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–present Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

High school career

Cousins was born in Mobile, Alabama and attended LeFlore Magnet High School in Mobile.[1] He was named to play in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game; he had 14 points and 8 rebounds.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] Cousins decomitted from UAB and committed to Memphis on March 9, 2009.[5] 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.[6] 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.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Kentucky 38 38 23.5 .558 .167 .604 9.8 1.0 1.0 1.8 15.1
Career 38 38 23.5 .558 .167 .604 9.8 1.0 1.0 1.8 15.1

Professional career

Sacramento Kings

2010–11

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.[7] 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.[8] Cousins was named the Rookie of the Month for July during the NBA Summer League.[9] Cousins was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team at the end of the 2010–11 season.

2011–12

On January 1, 2012, head coach Paul Westphal sent Cousins home from the Kings' home game against the New Orleans Hornets, saying that Cousins was "unwilling/unable to embrace traveling in the same direction as his team; it cannot be ignored indefinitely."[10] Cousins, who had been averaging 13.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game at the time of the dismissal, reportedly demanded to be traded from the Kings. Cousins later denied asking to be traded.

On January 5, 2012, Paul Westphal was fired from the Kings, leading many to speculate that the head coach's tumultuous relationship with Cousins was a factor in his being replaced.[11] On February 8, 2012, Cousins was selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge. He played for Team Chuck, with a mix of rookies and sophomores.

2012–13

On December 22, 2012, Cousins was suspended indefinitely from the Kings, who accused him of "unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team." [12] The suspension was lifted on December 24, 2012.[13] The season was up-and-down for Cousins, who posted career highs in Player Efficiency Rating, field goal percentage, and free throw percentage, but led the NBA with 16 Technical Foul infractions, was ejected several times and suspended by both the league and the Kings.

2013–14

On September 30, 2013, Cousins signed a reported four-year, $62 million contract extension with the Kings.[14] After signing the contract, Cousins announced he would donate $1 million of his salary to the families and community of Sacramento.[15] He opened the season with a 30 point, 14 rebound performance against the Denver Nuggets.

NBA career 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 .8 14.1
2011–12 Sacramento 64 62 30.5 .448 .143 .702 11.0 1.6 1.5 1.2 18.1
2012–13 Sacramento 75 74 30.5 .465 .182 .738 9.9 2.7 1.4 .7 17.1
Career 220 198 29.8 .448 .167 .710 9.8 2.3 1.3 .9 16.3

Awards/Honors

College

  • 2009–10 SEC Freshman of the Year

High school

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DeMarcus Amir Cousins". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 10, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Wednesday's McDonald's All-American Game box scores". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. April 2, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Big men shine in Jordan Brand Classic". ESPN. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Top basketball prospect DeMarcus Cousins commits to UAB". Blog.al.com. February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  5. ↑ By Seth Davis, SI.com (March 8, 2009). "Prep standout Cousins commits to Memphis". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  6. ↑ Name, Author (April 9, 2009). "DeMarcus Cousins To Kentucky". Slamonline.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  7. ↑ "DeMarcus Amir Cousins". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 10, 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Kings sign top draft pick Cousins". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  9. ↑ "Kings' Cousins named Rookie of Month for July". Nba.com. 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  10. ↑ "Tweet by Sports Illustrated writer Sam Amick". twitter.com. January 1, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Paul Westphal fired after 2–5 start". espn.go.com. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012. 
  12. ↑ Kings suspend DeMarcus Cousins
  13. ↑ Kings reinstate DeMarcus Cousins
  14. ↑ DeMarcus Cousins signs extension
  15. ↑ Kings sign DeMarcus Cousins to 4-year extension

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