DeMarcus Cousins
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No. 15 – Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mobile, Alabama | August 13, 1990||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | New Orleans Pelicans | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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DeMarcus Cousins (born August 13, 1990 in Mobile, Alabama) is a professional basketball player. He plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His position is center. The Kings chose Cousins with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. Cousins played basketball at the University of Kentucky with the Wildcats.
Career highlights
[change | change source]- He was selected to the McDonald's All-American team selection in 2009.
- He was selected to the Jordan Brand High School All-American team selection in 2009.
- He was named the 2009–10 SEC Freshman of the Year.
- He was named the Rookie of the Month in July of 2010.
Categories:
- 1990 births
- African-American basketball players
- Olympians for the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Competitors at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Golden State Warriors players
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- New Orleans Pelicans players
- Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama
- Sacramento Kings players
- American basketball players