John Cox (basketball, born 1981)
John Arthur Cox IV (born July 6, 1981) is a Venezuelan-American professional basketball player. He is 1.96 m (6'5") tall, and he weighs 89 kg (195 lbs.). College career. Cox played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons. He ended his career there as one of its all-time top scorers, lifting the team to a 2005 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance. Professional career. Cox has played pro basketball in France's top-tier level, the LNB Pro A, and in Europe's top-tier level, the EuroLeague. On April 15, 2017, Cox signed  with the French team Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. National team career. Cox has represented Venezuela internationally on multiple occasions. He played for the team at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2015 Pan American Games. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he was a part of Venezuela's first intercontinental title. He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was the leading scorer of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. Personal life. Cox was born in Venezuela to American parents, at the time of his birth his father John "Chubby" Cox was playing basketball  in Venezuela. His father also played for the Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the cousin of the late Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Both John and Chubby reached the LPB finals, one of six father-son pairs who managed to do so in Venezuela.