Marcus Cousin

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Marcus Cousin: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Ten days in March 2011 put this traveling center in a Jazz uniform, called up from the Austin Toros of the D-League. Cousin bloomed late — a reserve at Seton Hall, he transferred to Houston and delivered 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks a game as a senior — but went undrafted in 2009.

What followed was one of basketball's great passport careers: Turkey, Israel, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Russia, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and five separate stints in Japan, where he averaged 14.5 points and 9.7 rebounds for the Kyoto Hannaryz in 2012–13. He was still suiting up for the Iwate Big Bulls in 2019.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHis only NBA games came on a 10-day contract with Utah signed on March 9, 2011. He was back in the D-League ten days later and though Houston (2011) and San Antonio (2013) later signed him, he never appeared in another NBA game.

Full name

Marcus Lynn Cousin Jr.

Utah Jazz tenure

2010–11

Position

Center

Born

1986, Baltimore, Maryland

Height

6′11″ (211 cm)

Weight

245 lb (111 kg)

College

Houston

Drafted

undrafted