Bob Cousy
Robert Joseph Cousy , "Bob, Cooz, Houdini of the Hardwood"
Born: August 9, 1928
New York, NY USA
Position: G
High School: Andrew Jackson
College: Holy Cross
Drafted: 1950, Round 1 Pick 3, #3 Overall
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1950-51-1969-70
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Coaching Career
Bob Cousy averaged 18.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game in his 924-game career with the Boston Celtics and Cincinnati Royals. He began playing during the 1950-51 season and last took the court during the 1969-70 campaign. Cousy was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Boston Celtics | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1138 | 401 | 365 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 474 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 1078 | ||
| 1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 66 | 0 | 2681 | 1388 | 512 | 506 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 1433 | ||
| 1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 0 | 2945 | 1320 | 464 | 587 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 1407 | ||
| 1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 2857 | 1262 | 486 | 522 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 1383 | ||
| 1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 64 | 2747 | 1316 | 522 | 570 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 1504 | ||
| 1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 2767 | 1223 | 440 | 564 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 1356 | ||
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 64 | 0 | 2364 | 1264 | 478 | 442 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1319 | ||
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 65 | 0 | 2222 | 1262 | 445 | 326 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1167 | ||
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 65 | 0 | 2403 | 1260 | 484 | 385 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 1297 | ||
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 75 | 0 | 2588 | 1481 | 568 | 403 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1455 | ||
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 0 | 2468 | 1382 | 513 | 452 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 1378 | ||
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 75 | 0 | 2114 | 1181 | 462 | 333 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 1175 | ||
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 0 | 1975 | 988 | 392 | 298 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 1003 | ||
| 1969-70 | Cincinnati Royals | 7 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 924 | 64 | 30165 | 16468 | 6168 | 0 | 0 | 5756 | 4624 | 0 | 0 | 4786 | 6955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2242 | 16960 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Boston Celtics | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 35.2 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.6 | |
| 1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 66 | 0 | 40.6 | 36.9 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 21.7 | |
| 1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 0 | 41.5 | 35.2 | 81.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 19.8 | |
| 1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 39.7 | 38.5 | 78.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 19.2 | |
| 1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 64 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 80.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 21.2 | |
| 1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 38.4 | 36.0 | 84.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 18.8 | |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 64 | 0 | 36.9 | 37.8 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 20.6 | |
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 65 | 0 | 34.2 | 35.3 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 18.0 | |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 65 | 0 | 37.0 | 38.4 | 85.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 20.0 | |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 75 | 0 | 34.5 | 38.4 | 79.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 19.4 | |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 0 | 32.5 | 37.1 | 77.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 18.1 | |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 75 | 0 | 28.2 | 39.1 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 15.7 | |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 0 | 26.0 | 39.7 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 13.2 | |
| 1969-70 | Cincinnati Royals | 7 | 0 | 4.9 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | |
| Averages | 924 | 64 | 32.6 | 37.5 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 18.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Boston Celtics | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 3 | 138 | 65 | 26 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 93 | ||
| 1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 270 | 120 | 46 | 73 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 153 | ||
| 1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 260 | 116 | 33 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 126 | ||
| 1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 7 | 299 | 139 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 152 | ||
| 1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 3 | 124 | 56 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | ||
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 440 | 207 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 202 | ||
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 457 | 196 | 67 | 75 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 198 | ||
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 460 | 221 | 72 | 94 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 214 | ||
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 468 | 262 | 80 | 51 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 199 | ||
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 337 | 147 | 50 | 88 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 167 | ||
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 474 | 241 | 86 | 76 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 224 | ||
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 398 | 204 | 72 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 183 | ||
| Totals | 109 | 4125 | 2016 | 689 | 0 | 0 | 779 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 546 | 937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 2018 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Boston Celtics | 2 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | |
| 1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 3 | 46.0 | 40.0 | 93.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 31.0 | |
| 1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 45.0 | 38.3 | 83.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 25.5 | |
| 1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 43.3 | 28.4 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 21.0 | |
| 1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 7 | 42.7 | 38.1 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.7 | |
| 1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 3 | 41.3 | 50.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 26.3 | |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 44.0 | 32.4 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 20.2 | |
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 41.5 | 34.2 | 85.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 18.0 | |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 41.8 | 32.6 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.5 | |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 36.0 | 30.5 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 15.3 | |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 33.7 | 34.0 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 16.7 | |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 33.9 | 35.7 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 16.0 | |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 30.6 | 35.3 | 83.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 14.1 | |
| Averages | 924 | 37.8 | 34.2 | 82.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 18.5 |
Awards
1951 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1952 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1953 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1954 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1955 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1956 - NBA Most Valuable Player
1956 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1957 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1958 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1959 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1960 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1961 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1962 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
