After two seasons on the University of Georgia staff, Justin Cousin joins Coach McGee as his assistant coach. Cousin also served as an assistant on the Radford staff during the 2021-22 season, which is his alma mater. During his second year at Georgia, he helped the Bulldogs reach 20 wins for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The twenty win season was enough for Georgia to get into the National Invitational Tournament and to reach the NIT Final Four.
Cousin played collegiately at Radford from 2013-2018, where he was a four-year letterwinner. During his career at Radford, Cousin played in 127 games, which landed him seventh in program history for games played. He was a valuabale piece in the 2018 season, where the Radford Highlanders won the Big South Championship and helped the team clinch their first ever NCAA Tournament victory. His best season was his junior season, where he started all 32 games, while averaging 11 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2 assists a game.
Justin graduated from Radford in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, but took his talents overseas to play for the Taranaki Airs in New Plymouth, New Zealand during the 2018-19 season. Cousin averaged 11.3 points and was named Team Man of the Year. While in New Zealand, he also served as a volunteer youth coach at Stratford Primary School.
Cousin returned to his hometown of Burlington, N.C., to work as a counselor for at-risk youths in the area. He also served as a 5th grade teacher and middle school basketball coach at Positive Day School. Cousin earned a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the University of Georgia.
Coach McGee had this to say about Cousin.
“Coach Cousin will be a tremendous addition to our program. His passion for the game, attention to detail, personality and leadership is going to help develop our young men to be ready for the next level. The positive impact that he’s had on his past programs, he’s on track to becoming a rising star in this business.”
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