Following the 2024 NBA Draft, Oregon guard and former South Carolina player Jermaine Couisnard found an NBA home and has signed as an Undrafted Free Agent.
Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers had the news Friday, tweeting out that Couisnard had inked a deal with the Pelicans: “The New Orleans Pelicans have signed UDFA and Oregon standout Jermaine Couisnard, a source told @Stockrisers.”
Couisnard was a sixth-year senior in 2024, using up all of those extra COVID years. The Chicago native has also seen both oceans in his collegiate career, first starting at South Carolina, where he spent four whole seasons before deciding to transfer to Oregon.
Of course, his journey between the two programs was a talking point ahead of Oregon’s first-round matchup against the Gamecocks in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, which the Ducks won going away.
Over the course of his college career, Jermaine Couisnard was a consistent producer, never averaging less than double figures in any of the five seasons he played. In 2024, though, Couisnard finished with his best year, leading Oregon in total scoring at over 16 points per game while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists per game en route to an All-Pac-12 season.
Now, the grizzled collegiate veteran will try to carve out a spot down in New Orleans.
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