DeMarcus Cousins

DeMarcus Cousins
Cousins with the Golden State Warriors in 2019
Taiwan Mustangs
PositionCenter
LeagueThe Asian Tournament
Personal information
Born (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 33)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn L. LeFlore (Mobile, Alabama)
CollegeKentucky (2009–2010)
NBA draft2010: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2010–present
Career history
20102017Sacramento Kings
20172018New Orleans Pelicans
2018–2019Golden State Warriors
2020–2021Houston Rockets
2021Los Angeles Clippers
2021–2022Milwaukee Bucks
2022Denver Nuggets
2023Mets de Guaynabo
2024Taiwan Beer Leopards
2024–presentTaiwan Mustangs
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Spain Team

DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Taiwan Mustangs of The Asian Tournament (TAT). Nicknamed "Boogie",[2] he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he was an All-American in 2010. He left Kentucky after one season, and was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. In his first season with the Kings, Cousins was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and from 2015 to 2018, he was named an NBA All-Star four times. He is also a two-time gold medal winner as a member of the United States national team, winning his first in 2014 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and his second in 2016 at the Rio Olympics.

  1. ^ Siegel, Brett (July 18, 2022). "Four-Time NBA All-Star And Former Top-5 Draft Pick Remains Unsigned". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "SportsThat: DeMarcus Cousins on ESPN's First Take". sportsthat.blogspot.com. July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2018. Coach Rod Strickland at Kentucky gave me the name. I would be playing ball and I would do moves that guards would do and coach Strickland said, "Man, you got a lot of Boogie." Every time I walked into the gym he would say, "What's up Boogie!" and it just stuck.

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