Justin Cobbs

{{short description|American-born Montenegrin basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Justin Cobbs

| nickname =

| image = Présentation équipe BCM, 10 septembre 2016 - 01.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Cobbs with BCM Gravelines

| nationality = American / Montenegrin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| league = Basketbol Süper Ligi

| team = Mersin MSK

| number = 1

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 208

| high_school = Bishop Montgomery
(Torrance, California)

| college = *Minnesota (2009–2010)

California (2011–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

| years1 = 2014

| team1 = VEF Rīga

| years2 = 2014–2015

| team2 = Fraport Skyliners

| years3 = 2015

| team3 = İstanbul BB

| years4 = 2015–2016

| team4 = Bayern Munich

| years5 = 2016–2017

| team5 = BCM Gravelines

| years6 = 2017–2018

| team6 = Le Mans

| years7 = 2018–2019

| team7 = Cedevita

| years8 = 2019–2022

| team8 = Budućnost

| years9 = 2022–2023

| team9 = Alvark Tokyo

| years10 = 2023–2024

| team10 = Cedevita Olimpija

| years11 = 2024–present

| team11 = Mersin MSK

| highlights = * Pro A champion (2018)

2× Montenegrin League champion (2021, 2022)
Slovenian League champion (2024)
Croatian Cup winner (2019)
3× Montenegrin Cup winner (2020–2022)
Slovenian Cup winner (2024)
First-team All-Pac-12 (2014)
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2013)
Honorable mention All-Pac-12 (2012)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Justin Cobbs (Serbian Cyrillic: Џастин Кобс; born March 16, 1991) is an American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota then transferred{{Cite web |date=2010-04-14 |title=Gophers point guard Justin Cobbs planning to transfer |url=https://www.twincities.com/2010/04/14/gophers-point-guard-justin-cobbs-planning-to-transfer/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Twin Cities |language=en-US}} after his freshman year to the University of California. On February 17, 2014, Cobbs was named one of the finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_25163809/cal-point-guard-justin-cobb-nominated-bob-cousy |title=Cal point guard Justin Cobbs nominated for Bob Cousy Award – The Mercury News |website=Mercurynews.com |date=2014-02-17 |accessdate=2017-03-29}} He is from Los Angeles, California, and attended Bishop Montgomery High School. He represents Montenegrо national team internationally.

Professional career

Cobbs went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft.

On November 3, 2014 he signed his first professional contract with VEF Rīga of the VTB League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/139873/justin-cobbs-signs-with-vef-riga.html |title=Justin Cobbs signs with VEF Riga |website=Sportando.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}} On December 1, 2014, he signed with Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the season. With Skyliners he reached the EuroChallenge Final Four.

On July 12, 2015 he signed with İstanbul BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/168323/justin-cobbs-agreed-to-terms-with-ibb.html |title=Justin Cobbs agreed to terms with IBB |website=Sportando.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}} On December 27, 2015, he left İstanbul and signed with German club Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6kllunukada98yjh/fc-bayern-munich-signs-guard-cobbs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231135048/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6kllunukada98yjh/fc-bayern-munich-signs-guard-cobbs |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 31, 2015 |title=FC Bayern Munich signs guard Cobbs |website=Eurocupbasketball.com |date=2015-12-27 |accessdate=2017-03-29}}

On June 6, 2016, Cobbs signed with BCM Gravelines for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/201365/gravelines-dunkerque-announce-justin-cobbs.html |title=Gravelines-Dunkerque announce Justin Cobbs |website=Sportando.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}}

On July 24, 2017, Cobbs signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=JUSTIN COBBS POUR MENER LE JEU DU MSB|url=http://www.msb.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3741&catid=44&Itemid=2|accessdate=August 5, 2017|work=msb.fr|date=July 24, 2017|language=French}}

On July 31, 2018, he signed with Croatian basketball champion Cedevita.{{cite web|url=https://www.kkcedevita.hr/hr/novosti/potpisao-justin-cobbs-prvak-francuske-s-le-mansom|title=Potpisao Justin Cobbs, prvak Francuske s Le Mansom|publisher=kkcedevita.hr|accessdate=30 July 2018|language=Croatian|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106223110/http://www.kkcedevita.hr/hr/novosti/potpisao-justin-cobbs-prvak-francuske-s-le-mansom|url-status=dead}}

On August 13, 2019, he signed with Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/justin-cobbs-signs-with-buducnost/|title=Justin Cobbs signs with Buducnost|date=August 13, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 14, 2019|archive-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129174408/https://sportando.basketball/en/justin-cobbs-signs-with-buducnost/|url-status=dead}} On May 15, 2020, Cobbs signed a two-year extension with the club.{{cite news |title=Buducnost officially signs Justin Cobbs to contract extension |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/buducnost-officially-signs-justin-cobbs-to-contract-extension/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=May 15, 2020 |date=May 15, 2020}}

He signed with Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League on August 2, 2022.{{cite news |title=Alvark Tokyo signs Justin Cobbs |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/alvark-tokyo-signs-justin-cobbs/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 2, 2022 |date=August 2, 2022|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}

On September 5, 2024, he signed with Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite tweet |user=mersin_msk |number=1831602398709559451 |title=Takımımız, en son Cedevita Olimpija’da görev yapmış tecrübeli gard oyuncusu Justin Cobbs ile anlaşmıştır.}}

National team career

On February 21, 2020, Cobbs debuted for the Montenegrо national team in a win over the Great Britain.

Personal life

He is good friends with NBA player Russell Westbrook.{{cite web |title=CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA PODCAST|url= https://cedevita.olimpija.com/cedevita-olimpija-podcast-sezona-2023-24-epizoda-1-justin-cobbs/| website=Cedevita Olimpija|access-date=September 4, 2023 |date=September 4, 2023}}

References

External links

[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Justin-Cobbs-20725 Draftexpress.com Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125164140/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Justin-Cobbs-20725/ |date=2020-01-25 }}
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005969 Euroleague Profile]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Justin_Cobbs/183102 Eurobasket.com Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151230094216/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6101371/playerview.html FIBA.com Profile]

Category:1991 births

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Category:American emigrants to Montenegro

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Croatia

Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro