Justin Cousin enters his second season as a graduate assistant with the Radford Men's Basketball program after coming back to Radford in August 2021.
Cousin returned to his alma mater where he was a member of the Radford men's basketball team from 2013-2018. He currently ranks seventh in program history for games played with 127 and was a key piece of the 2017-18 Big South Championship squad that topped LIU Brooklyn for the first NCAA Tournament victory in school history.
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The son of former Highlander standout Rod Cousin, he averaged 4.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game for his career although his best season came as a junior in 2016-17 when he contributed 11.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
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After graduating from Radford in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Cousin played professionally in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. There, he averaged 11.3 points per game and was named Team Man of the Year, an award voted on by coaches and teammates for exemplifying many of the qualities of a team leader. While in New Zealand, he also served as a volunteer youth coach at Stratford Primary School.
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Following his playing career, Cousin returned to his hometown of Burlington, N.C. to work as a counselor for at-risk youths in the area. He made a living as a 5th Grade teacher and middle school basketball coach at Positive Day School while also applying his basketball knowledge as a trainer for kids 5-18 years of age.
