Justin Cobbs (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Џастин Кобс; born March 16, 1991) is an American-born Montenegrin professional

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player for

Alvark Tokyo Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 194 ...

of the Japanese

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. He played

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for the University of Minnesota then transferred after his freshman year to the University of

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. On February 17, 2014, Cobbs was named one of the finalists for the

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, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. He is from

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, and attended

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. He represents Montenegrо national team internationally.

Professional career

Cobbs went

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in the

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. On November 3, 2014 he signed his first professional contract with VEF Rīga of the

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. On December 1, 2014, he signed with

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of the

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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

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. On December 27, 2015, he left İstanbul and signed with German club Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season. On June 6, 2016, Cobbs signed with

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team plays ...

for the 2016–17 season. On July 24, 2017, Cobbs signed with

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for the 2017–18 season. On July 31, 2018, he signed with Croatian basketball champion

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. On August 13, 2019, he signed with Budućnost VOLI of the

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. On May 15, 2020, Cobbs signed a two-year extension with the club. He signed with

of the Japanese

on August 2, 2022.

National team career

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

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Personal

He is a cousin of Los Angeles Lakers player

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References

External links

Draftexpress.com Profile

Euroleague Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cobbs, Justin 1991 births Living people American men's basketball players Montenegrin men's basketball players American emigrants to Montenegro ABA League players African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Basketball players from Los Angeles BCM Gravelines players BK VEF Rīga players California Golden Bears men's basketball players FC Bayern Munich basketball players İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players KK Budućnost players KK Cedevita players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Montenegrin people of African-American descent Naturalized citizens of Montenegro Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players Point guards Skyliners Frankfurt players 21st-century African-American sportspeople