Dave Cowens
David William Cowens , "Dave, Big Red"
Born: October 25, 1948
Newport, KY USA
Position: C-F
High School: Central Catholic
College: Florida State
Drafted: 1970, Round 1 Pick 4, #4 Overall
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 225
Career: 1970-71-1982-83
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Coaching Career
Dave Cowens averaged 17.6 points, 13.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in his 766-game career with the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks. He began playing during the 1970-71 season and last took the court during the 1982-83 campaign. Cowens was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
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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 |
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1970-71 | Boston Celtics | 81 | 0 | 3076 | 1302 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 1216 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 1373 |
1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 79 | 0 | 3186 | 1357 | 657 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 1203 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 1489 |
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 82 | 0 | 3425 | 1637 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 1329 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 1684 |
1973-74 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 0 | 3352 | 1475 | 645 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 228 | 264 | 993 | 1257 | 354 | 95 | 101 | 0 | 294 | 1518 |
1974-75 | Boston Celtics | 65 | 0 | 2632 | 1199 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 191 | 229 | 729 | 958 | 296 | 87 | 73 | 0 | 243 | 1329 |
1975-76 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 0 | 3101 | 1305 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 257 | 335 | 911 | 1246 | 325 | 94 | 71 | 0 | 314 | 1479 |
1976-77 | Boston Celtics | 50 | 0 | 1888 | 756 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 162 | 147 | 550 | 697 | 248 | 46 | 49 | 0 | 181 | 818 |
1977-78 | Boston Celtics | 77 | 0 | 3215 | 1220 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 239 | 248 | 830 | 1078 | 351 | 102 | 67 | 217 | 297 | 1435 |
1978-79 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 0 | 2517 | 1010 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 151 | 152 | 500 | 652 | 242 | 76 | 51 | 174 | 263 | 1127 |
1979-80 | Boston Celtics | 66 | 55 | 2159 | 932 | 422 | 12 | 1 | 122 | 95 | 126 | 408 | 534 | 206 | 69 | 61 | 108 | 216 | 940 |
1982-83 | Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 34 | 1014 | 306 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 52 | 73 | 201 | 274 | 82 | 30 | 15 | 44 | 137 | 324 |
Totals | 766 | 89 | 29565 | 12499 | 5744 | 14 | 1 | 2590 | 2027 | 1574 | 5122 | 10444 | 2910 | 599 | 488 | 543 | 2920 | 13516 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1970-71 | Boston Celtics | 81 | 0 | 38.0 | 42.2 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.0 | |
1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 79 | 0 | 40.3 | 48.4 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18.8 | |
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 82 | 0 | 41.8 | 45.2 | 77.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 20.5 | |
1973-74 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 0 | 41.9 | 43.7 | 83.2 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 19.0 | |
1974-75 | Boston Celtics | 65 | 0 | 40.5 | 47.5 | 78.3 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 20.4 | |
1975-76 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 0 | 39.8 | 46.8 | 75.6 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | |
1976-77 | Boston Celtics | 50 | 0 | 37.8 | 43.4 | 81.8 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 16.4 | |
1977-78 | Boston Celtics | 77 | 0 | 41.8 | 49.0 | 84.2 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 18.6 | |
1978-79 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 0 | 37.0 | 48.3 | 80.7 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 16.6 | |
1979-80 | Boston Celtics | 66 | 55 | 32.7 | 45.3 | 8.3 | 77.9 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 14.2 |
1982-83 | Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 34 | 25.4 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 82.5 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8.1 |
Averages | 766 | 89 | 38.6 | 46.0 | 7.1 | 78.3 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 17.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 441 | 156 | 71 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 170 | |
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 598 | 273 | 129 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 285 | |
1973-74 | Boston Celtics | 18 | 772 | 370 | 161 | 0 | 59 | 47 | 60 | 180 | 240 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 85 | 369 | |
1974-75 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 479 | 236 | 101 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 132 | 181 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 225 | |
1975-76 | Boston Celtics | 18 | 798 | 341 | 156 | 0 | 87 | 66 | 87 | 209 | 296 | 83 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 85 | 378 | |
1976-77 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 379 | 148 | 66 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 105 | 134 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 149 | |
1979-80 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 301 | 103 | 49 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 108 | |
Totals | 89 | 3768 | 1627 | 733 | 2 | 0 | 293 | 218 | 243 | 674 | 1285 | 333 | 78 | 56 | 8 | 398 | 1684 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 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 | |
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 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 | |
1973-74 | Boston Celtics | 18 | 42.9 | 43.5 | 79.7 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 20.5 | |
1974-75 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 43.5 | 42.8 | 88.5 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | |
1975-76 | Boston Celtics | 18 | 44.3 | 45.7 | 75.9 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 21.0 | |
1976-77 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 42.1 | 44.6 | 77.3 | 3.2 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 16.6 | |
1979-80 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 33.4 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 12.0 |
Averages | 766 | 42.3 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 74.4 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 18.9 |
Awards
1970 - NBA Rookie of the Year tie
1972 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1972 - NBA Most Valuable Player
1974 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1974 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1975 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1975 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1979 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team