Jaleel Cousins

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Jaleel Cousins
Free agent
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Personal information
Born (1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 30)
Mobile, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Texas Legends
2017 Reno Bighorns
2017 Formosa Dreamers
2018–2019 Santa Cruz Warriors
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Jaleel Cousins (born December 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Navarro College and South Florida.

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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 (2017)

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

Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2019)

For the 2018–19 season, Cousins joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. [10]

Personal life

He is the son of Monique Cousins and the younger brother of DeMarcus Cousins. He majored in communications. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Inabinnet, Mark (May 23, 2014). "Spanish Fort's Jaleel Cousins to play basketball at South Florida". AL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "South Florida bio". GoUSFBulls.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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  8. ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ "BIGHORNS ACQUIRE JALEEL COUSINS". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster & Schedule". NBA.com. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
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