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. Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 NBA career 3.1 2010–11 (Rookie season) 3.2 NBA statistics 3.2.1 Regular season 4 Awards/Honors 4.1 College 4.2 High school 5 See also 6 References 7 External links [edit] 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. [edi! t] 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. [edit] NBA career [edit] 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 roo! kie contract with the Kings. The contract is worth about $7 mi! llion th e 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. [edit] 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 [edit] 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 [edit] Awards/Honors [edit] College 2009–10 SEC Freshman of the Year [edit] High school 2009 McDonald's All-American team selection 2! 009 Jordan Brand High School All-American team selection [edit] See also 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans [edit] References ^ "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. ^ "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] ^ "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. ^ 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. ^ ! Name, Author (April 9, 2009). "DeMarcus Cousins To Kentucky". ! Slamonli ne.com. http://slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2009/04/demarcus-cousins-to-kentucky/. Retrieved March 22, 2010. ^ Kings sign top draft pick Cousins ^ Kings' Cousins named Rookie of Month for July [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: DeMarcus Cousins DeMarcus Cousins at NBA.com v d e Sacramento Kings current roster 3 Honeycutt | 5 Salmons | 7 Fredette | 13 Evans | 15 Cousins | 20 Greene | 22 Thomas | 23 Thornton | 25 Outlaw | 31 Hickson | 32 García | 33 Whiteside | 34 Thompson | 42 Hayes Head coach: Westphal | Assistant coaches: Eyen | Todd | Jackson | Smart v d e 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team Sherron Collins Wesley Johnson Scottie Reynolds Evan Turner John Wall Second Team Cole Aldrich James Anderson DeMarcus Cousins Luke Harangody Jon Scheyer Greivis Vásquez v d e 2010 NBA Draft First round John Wall · Evan Turn! er · Derrick Favors · Wesley Johnson · DeMarcus Cousins · Ekpe Udoh · Greg Monroe · Al-Farouq Aminu · Gordon Hayward · Paul George · Cole Aldrich · Xavier Henry · Ed Davis · Patrick Patterson · Larry Sanders · Luke Babbitt · Kevin Seraphin · Eric Bledsoe · Avery Bradley · James Anderson · Craig Brackins · Elliot Williams · Trevor Booker · Damion James · Dominique Jones · Quincy Pondexter · Jordan Crawford · Greivis Vasquez · Daniel Orton · Lazar Hayward Second round Tibor Pleiss · Dexter Pittman · Hassan Whiteside · Armon Johnson · Nemanja Bjelica · Terrico White · Darington Hobson · Andy Rautins · Landry Fields · Lance Stephenson · Jarvis Varnado · Da'Sean Butler · Devin Ebanks · Jerome Jordan · Paulão Prestes · Gani L! awal · Tiny Gallon · Latavious Williams · Ry! an Richa rds · Solomon Alabi · Magnum Rolle · Luke Harangody · Pape Sy · Willie Warren · Jeremy Evans · Hamady N'Diaye · Ryan Reid · Derrick Caracter · Stanley Robinson · Dwayne Collins
| Cousins in August 2011 at the Drew League/Goodman League game. | |
| No. 15 Sacramento Kings | |
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| Center | |
| Personal information | |
| August 13, 1990 | |
| 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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