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".[1]
College career
A native of Mount Vernon, New York, Cousins was only a two-star prospect out of high school.[2] He played four seasons for Oklahoma, mostly at shooting guard and only switching to the point as a senior. As a senior, he 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.[3] He earned third-team All-Big 12 honors.[4]
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[5] and later joined them for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6] On September 6, he signed with the Kings,[7] but was waived on October 24 after appearing in two preseason games.[8] Seven days later, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Kings.[9]
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.[10]
Cholet Basket (2018)
On April 11, 2018, Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A announced they had signed Cousins for the rest of the season.[11]
Salt Lake City Stars (2018–2019)
On October 3, 2018, Cousins signed with the Utah Jazz.[12] After appearing in three preseason games, he was waived on October 14.[13] He was subsequently added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[14]
On November 2, 2021, he signed with Aris of the Greek Basket League.[19] Due to an injury, however, he was not able to participate in the team's activities and parted ways with them soon after.
