Jaleel Cousins

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Jaleel Cousins
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 30)
Mobile, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Texas Legends
2017Reno Bighorns
2017Formosa Dreamers
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Jaleel Cousins (born December 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Formosa Dreamers of the ASEAN Basketball League. He played college basketball for Navarro College and South Florida.

High school career

Cousins first attended LeFlore Magnet High School in his native Mobile, Alabama, however, he transferred as a senior to Spanish Fort High School.[1] As a senior for the Toros, he was a member of the ASWA All-State Class 5A.[2]

College career

Cousins began his college career at Navarro College, where he averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds as a freshman and improved those numbers to 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[2][3]

In his junior season, Cousins transferred to South Florida. He averaged 8.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 25.0 minutes per contest 33 games as a senior.[3][4]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2016—2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Cousins joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[5] On October 17, 2016, he signed with the Mavericks,[4] but was waived five days later.[6] On October 30, 2016, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Mavericks.[7] On January 29, 2017, he was waived by the Legends.[8]

Reno Bighorns (2017)

On February 3, 2017, Cousins was acquired by the Reno Bighorns.[9]

Formosa Dreamers Taiwan (2017)

Cousins was acquired as an import player for the Formosa Dreamers and debuted in his first ASEAN Basketball League game in November 18th, 2017 in a loss to CLS Knights

Personal life

He is the son of Monique Cousins and the younger brother of Golden State Warriors' center DeMarcus Cousins. He majored in communications.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Seton Hall Basketball: Pirates Target 2012 C Jaleel Cousins (Spanish Fort, AL) Ready for Senior Season". SouthOrangeJuice.com. SB-Nation. November 3, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Inabinnet, Mark (May 23, 2014). "Spanish Fort's Jaleel Cousins to play basketball at South Florida". AL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "South Florida bio". GoUSFBulls.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Karalla, Bobby (October 17, 2016). "Mavericks sign free agent center Jaleel Cousins". Mavs.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Karalla, Bobby (June 29, 2016). "2016 Mavericks Orlando Summer League Roster". Mavs.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Karalla, Bobby (October 22, 2016). "Mavericks request waivers on five, set opening night roster". Mavs.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Legends Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "BIGHORNS ACQUIRE JALEEL COUSINS". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

External links

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