Dave Cowens
- 11 Seasons in NBA (from 1970 to 1983)
- Height: 2.06 m. / 6-9 ft.
- Weight: 104 Kg. / 230 Lbs.
- Position: C
- Age: 59 years
Personal Details
- His complete name is David William Cowens
- Also knows as Big Red
- Born 1948/25/10 in Newport, KY (United States)
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the Utah Stars in the 1970 ABA Draft, coming from Florida State
- Picked by the Boston Celtics at No. 4 of round 1 in the 1970 NBA Draft, coming from Florida State
- Picked by the New York Nets at No. 4 of round 2 in the 1974 ABA Draft, coming from Boston
NBA Career
- Boston Celtics (1970-1980)
- Milwaukee Bucks (1982-1983)
NBA At 50
- Picked as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996 NBA at 50) li>
Hall Of Fame
- As a Player, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 1991 li>
Retired Number
- Jersey number 18 was retired by Boston Celtics. He plays for the franchise from 1970 to 1980.
No. 18 had been previously retired in honor of Jim Loscutoff.
Prizes
- Named ROY (Rookie of Year) (1971) br>
- Named MVP (Most Valuable Player) NBA Regular Season (1973) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1975, 1976) br>
- Named All-NBA First Defensive Team (1976) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Defensive Team (1975, 1980) br>
NBA Finals presence
- Won NBA Championship at 1974. Celtics won Bucks 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1976. Celtics won Suns 4 - 2
TOTAL- 2 NBA Championship Rings
NBA All-Star Prizes
- One time chosen MVP NBA All-Star (1973) br>
NBA All-Star Presences
Select 7 times for NBA All-Star Game- 1972 - Los Angeles
- 1973 - Chicago
- 1974 - Seattle
- 1975 - Phoenix
- 1976 - Philadelphia
- 1977 - Milwaukee
- 1978 - Atlanta
He couldn't play at 1977
Dave Cowens NBA Statistics
Dave Cowens NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
| 70-71 |
bos |
81 |
3.076 |
550/1.302 |
0/0 |
273/373 |
0 |
0 |
1.216 |
228 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
350 |
1.373 |
| 71-72 |
bos |
79 |
3.186 |
657/1.357 |
0/0 |
175/243 |
0 |
0 |
1.203 |
245 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
314 |
1.489 |
| 72-73 |
bos |
82 |
3.425 |
740/1.637 |
0/0 |
204/262 |
0 |
0 |
1.329 |
333 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
311 |
1.684 |
| 73-74 |
bos |
80 |
3.352 |
645/1.475 |
0/0 |
228/274 |
264 |
993 |
1.257 |
354 |
95 |
0 |
101 |
294 |
1.518 |
| 74-75 |
bos |
65 |
2.632 |
569/1.199 |
0/0 |
191/244 |
229 |
729 |
958 |
296 |
87 |
0 |
73 |
243 |
1.329 |
| 75-76 |
bos |
78 |
3.101 |
611/1.305 |
0/0 |
257/340 |
335 |
911 |
1.246 |
325 |
94 |
0 |
71 |
314 |
1.479 |
| 76-77 |
bos |
50 |
1.888 |
328/756 |
0/0 |
162/198 |
147 |
550 |
697 |
248 |
46 |
0 |
49 |
181 |
818 |
| 77-78 |
bos |
77 |
3.215 |
598/1.220 |
0/0 |
239/284 |
248 |
830 |
1.078 |
351 |
102 |
217 |
67 |
297 |
1.435 |
| 78-79 |
bos |
68 |
2.517 |
488/1.010 |
0/0 |
151/187 |
152 |
500 |
652 |
242 |
76 |
174 |
51 |
263 |
1.127 |
| 79-80 |
bos |
66 |
2.159 |
422/932 |
1/12 |
95/122 |
126 |
408 |
534 |
206 |
69 |
108 |
61 |
216 |
940 |
| 82-83 |
mil |
40 |
1.014 |
136/306 |
0/2 |
52/63 |
73 |
201 |
274 |
82 |
30 |
44 |
15 |
137 |
324 |
| Total |
766 |
29.565 |
5.744/12.499 |
1/14 |
2.027/2.590 |
1.574 |
5.122 |
10.444 |
2.910 |
599 |
543 |
488 |
2.920 |
13.516 |
Dave Cowens NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 70-71 |
bos |
81 |
38,0 |
42,2% |
- % |
73,2% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
15,0 |
2,8 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,3 |
17,0 |
24,3 |
| 71-72 |
bos |
79 |
40,3 |
48,4% |
- % |
72,0% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
15,2 |
3,1 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,0 |
18,8 |
27,5 |
| 72-73 |
bos |
82 |
41,8 |
45,2% |
- % |
77,9% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
16,2 |
4,1 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
3,8 |
20,5 |
29,2 |
| 73-74 |
bos |
80 |
41,9 |
43,7% |
- % |
83,2% |
3,3 |
12,4 |
15,7 |
4,4 |
1,2 |
0,0 |
1,3 |
3,7 |
19,0 |
30,6 |
| 74-75 |
bos |
65 |
40,5 |
47,5% |
- % |
78,3% |
3,5 |
11,2 |
14,7 |
4,6 |
1,3 |
0,0 |
1,1 |
3,7 |
20,4 |
31,7 |
| 75-76 |
bos |
78 |
39,8 |
46,8% |
- % |
75,6% |
4,3 |
11,7 |
16,0 |
4,2 |
1,2 |
0,0 |
0,9 |
4,0 |
19,0 |
31,3 |
| 76-77 |
bos |
50 |
37,8 |
43,4% |
- % |
81,8% |
2,9 |
11,0 |
13,9 |
5,0 |
0,9 |
0,0 |
1,0 |
3,6 |
16,4 |
27,9 |
| 77-78 |
bos |
77 |
41,8 |
49,0% |
- % |
84,2% |
3,2 |
10,8 |
14,0 |
4,6 |
1,3 |
2,8 |
0,9 |
3,9 |
18,6 |
27,9 |
| 78-79 |
bos |
68 |
37,0 |
48,3% |
- % |
80,7% |
2,2 |
7,4 |
9,6 |
3,6 |
1,1 |
2,6 |
0,8 |
3,9 |
16,6 |
20,8 |
| 79-80 |
bos |
66 |
32,7 |
45,3% |
8,3% |
77,9% |
1,9 |
6,2 |
8,1 |
3,1 |
1,0 |
1,6 |
0,9 |
3,3 |
14,2 |
17,7 |
| 82-83 |
mil |
40 |
25,4 |
44,4% |
0% |
82,5% |
1,8 |
5,0 |
6,9 |
2,1 |
0,8 |
1,1 |
0,4 |
3,4 |
8,1 |
12,5 |
| Average |
69,6 |
38,6 |
46,0% |
7,1% |
78,3% |
2,1 |
6,7 |
13,6 |
3,8 |
0,8 |
0,7 |
0,6 |
3,8 |
17,6 |
26,2 |
Dave Cowens NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
| 71-72 |
bos |
11 |
441 |
71/156 |
0/0 |
28/47 |
0 |
0 |
152 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
170 |
| 72-73 |
bos |
13 |
598 |
129/273 |
0/0 |
27/41 |
0 |
0 |
216 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
285 |
| 73-74 |
bos |
18 |
772 |
161/370 |
0/0 |
47/59 |
60 |
180 |
240 |
66 |
21 |
0 |
17 |
85 |
369 |
| 74-75 |
bos |
11 |
479 |
101/236 |
0/0 |
23/26 |
0 |
0 |
181 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
225 |
| 75-76 |
bos |
18 |
798 |
156/341 |
0/0 |
66/87 |
0 |
0 |
296 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
378 |
| 76-77 |
bos |
9 |
379 |
66/148 |
0/0 |
17/22 |
0 |
0 |
134 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
149 |
| 79-80 |
bos |
9 |
301 |
49/103 |
0/2 |
10/11 |
18 |
48 |
66 |
21 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
37 |
108 |
| Total |
89 |
3.768 |
733/1.627 |
0/2 |
218/293 |
78 |
228 |
1.285 |
333 |
30 |
8 |
24 |
398 |
1.684 |
Dave Cowens NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 71-72 |
bos |
11 |
40,1 |
45,5% |
- % |
59,6% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
13,8 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,5 |
15,5 |
22,8 |
| 72-73 |
bos |
13 |
46,0 |
47,3% |
- % |
65,9% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
16,6 |
3,7 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,2 |
21,9 |
30,1 |
| 73-74 |
bos |
18 |
42,9 |
43,5% |
- % |
79,7% |
3,3 |
10,0 |
13,3 |
3,7 |
1,2 |
0,0 |
0,9 |
4,7 |
20,5 |
27,3 |
| 74-75 |
bos |
11 |
43,5 |
42,8% |
- % |
88,5% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
16,5 |
4,2 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,5 |
20,5 |
28,5 |
| 75-76 |
bos |
18 |
44,3 |
45,7% |
- % |
75,9% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
16,4 |
4,6 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,7 |
21,0 |
30,6 |
| 76-77 |
bos |
9 |
42,1 |
44,6% |
- % |
77,3% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
14,9 |
4,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
4,1 |
16,6 |
25,8 |
| 79-80 |
bos |
9 |
33,4 |
47,6% |
0% |
90,9% |
2,0 |
5,3 |
7,3 |
2,3 |
1,0 |
0,9 |
0,8 |
4,1 |
12,0 |
16,4 |
| Average |
12,7 |
42,3 |
45,1% |
0% |
74,4% |
0,9 |
2,6 |
14,4 |
3,7 |
0,3 |
0,1 |
0,3 |
4,5 |
18,9 |
26,7 |
Dave Cowens NBA All-Star Statistics
Dave Cowens NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
| 71-72 |
est |
32 |
5/12 |
4/5 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| 72-73 |
est |
30 |
7/15 |
1/1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| 73-74 |
est |
26 |
5/10 |
1/3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 74-75 |
est |
15 |
3/7 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 75-76 |
est |
23 |
6/13 |
4/5 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 77-78 |
est |
28 |
7/9 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Total |
154 |
33/66 |
10/14 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
Dave Cowens NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 71-72 |
est |
32,0 |
41,7% |
80,0% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
20,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
14,0 |
27,0 |
| 72-73 |
est |
30,0 |
46,7% |
100,0% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
13,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
15,0 |
21,0 |
| 73-74 |
est |
26,0 |
50,0% |
33,3% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
12,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
17,0 |
| 74-75 |
est |
15,0 |
42,9% |
- % |
0,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
11,0 |
| 75-76 |
est |
23,0 |
46,2% |
80,0% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
16,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
16,0 |
25,0 |
| 77-78 |
est |
28,0 |
77,8% |
- % |
0,0 |
0,0 |
14,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
14,0 |
31,0 |
| Average |
25,7 |
50,0% |
71,4% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
13,5 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
12,7 |
22,0 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10