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Dave Cowens

David William Cowens (Dave, Big Red)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1948 in Newport, Kentucky
High School: Central Catholic in Newport, Kentucky
College: Florida State University

Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1991

Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 1970 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 BOS NBA 81 3076 550 1302 .422 273 373 .732 1216 228 350 1373
1971-72 23 BOS NBA 79 3186 657 1357 .484 175 243 .720 1203 245 314 1489
1972-73 24 BOS NBA 82 3425 740 1637 .452 204 262 .779 1329 333 311 1684
1973-74 25 BOS NBA 80 3352 645 1475 .437 228 274 .832 264 993 1257 354 95 101 294 1518
1974-75 26 BOS NBA 65 2632 569 1199 .475 191 244 .783 229 729 958 296 87 73 243 1329
1975-76 27 BOS NBA 78 3101 611 1305 .468 257 340 .756 335 911 1246 325 94 71 314 1479
1976-77 28 BOS NBA 50 1888 328 756 .434 162 198 .818 147 550 697 248 46 49 181 818
1977-78 29 BOS NBA 77 3215 598 1220 .490 239 284 .842 248 830 1078 351 102 67 217 297 1435
1978-79 30 BOS NBA 68 2517 488 1010 .483 151 187 .807 152 500 652 242 76 51 174 263 1127
1979-80 31 BOS NBA 66 55 2159 422 932 .453 1 12 .083 95 122 .779 126 408 534 206 69 61 108 216 940
1982-83 34 MIL NBA 40 34 1014 136 306 .444 0 2 .000 52 63 .825 73 201 274 82 30 15 44 137 324
Career NBA 766 89 29565 5744 12499 .460 1 14 .071 2027 2590 .783 1574 5122 10444 2910 599 488 543 2920 13516

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 BOS NBA 81 38.0 6.8 16.1 .422 3.4 4.6 .732 15.0 2.8 4.3 17.0
1971-72 23 BOS NBA 79 40.3 8.3 17.2 .484 2.2 3.1 .720 15.2 3.1 4.0 18.8
1972-73 24 BOS NBA 82 41.8 9.0 20.0 .452 2.5 3.2 .779 16.2 4.1 3.8 20.5
1973-74 25 BOS NBA 80 41.9 8.1 18.4 .437 2.9 3.4 .832 3.3 12.4 15.7 4.4 1.2 1.3 3.7 19.0
1974-75 26 BOS NBA 65 40.5 8.8 18.4 .475 2.9 3.8 .783 3.5 11.2 14.7 4.6 1.3 1.1 3.7 20.4
1975-76 27 BOS NBA 78 39.8 7.8 16.7 .468 3.3 4.4 .756 4.3 11.7 16.0 4.2 1.2 0.9 4.0 19.0
1976-77 28 BOS NBA 50 37.8 6.6 15.1 .434 3.2 4.0 .818 2.9 11.0 13.9 5.0 0.9 1.0 3.6 16.4
1977-78 29 BOS NBA 77 41.8 7.8 15.8 .490 3.1 3.7 .842 3.2 10.8 14.0 4.6 1.3 0.9 2.8 3.9 18.6
1978-79 30 BOS NBA 68 37.0 7.2 14.9 .483 2.2 2.8 .807 2.2 7.4 9.6 3.6 1.1 0.8 2.6 3.9 16.6
1979-80 31 BOS NBA 66 55 32.7 6.4 14.1 .453 0.0 0.2 .083 1.4 1.8 .779 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.1 1.0 0.9 1.6 3.3 14.2
1982-83 34 MIL NBA 40 34 25.4 3.4 7.7 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.6 .825 1.8 5.0 6.9 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.4 8.1
Career NBA 766 89 38.6 7.5 16.3 .460 0.0 0.1 .071 2.6 3.4 .783 3.0 9.8 13.6 3.8 1.1 0.9 2.2 3.8 17.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 BOS NBA 81 3076 6.4 15.2 .422 3.2 4.4 .732 14.2 2.7 4.1 16.1
1971-72 23 BOS NBA 79 3186 7.4 15.3 .484 2.0 2.7 .720 13.6 2.8 3.5 16.8
1972-73 24 BOS NBA 82 3425 7.8 17.2 .452 2.1 2.8 .779 14.0 3.5 3.3 17.7
1973-74 25 BOS NBA 80 3352 6.9 15.8 .437 2.4 2.9 .832 2.8 10.7 13.5 3.8 1.0 1.1 3.2 16.3
1974-75 26 BOS NBA 65 2632 7.8 16.4 .475 2.6 3.3 .783 3.1 10.0 13.1 4.0 1.2 1.0 3.3 18.2
1975-76 27 BOS NBA 78 3101 7.1 15.1 .468 3.0 3.9 .756 3.9 10.6 14.5 3.8 1.1 0.8 3.6 17.2
1976-77 28 BOS NBA 50 1888 6.3 14.4 .434 3.1 3.8 .818 2.8 10.5 13.3 4.7 0.9 0.9 3.5 15.6
1977-78 29 BOS NBA 77 3215 6.7 13.7 .490 2.7 3.2 .842 2.8 9.3 12.1 3.9 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.3 16.1
1978-79 30 BOS NBA 68 2517 7.0 14.4 .483 2.2 2.7 .807 2.2 7.2 9.3 3.5 1.1 0.7 2.5 3.8 16.1
1979-80 31 BOS NBA 66 55 2159 7.0 15.5 .453 0.0 0.2 .083 1.6 2.0 .779 2.1 6.8 8.9 3.4 1.2 1.0 1.8 3.6 15.7
1982-83 34 MIL NBA 40 34 1014 4.8 10.9 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.2 .825 2.6 7.1 9.7 2.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 4.9 11.5
Career NBA 766 89 29565 7.0 15.2 .460 0.0 0.2 .071 2.5 3.2 .783 2.9 9.3 12.7 3.5 1.1 0.9 2.2 3.6 16.5

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1970-71 22 BOS NBA 81 3076 15.4 .468 .422 17.0 9.5
1971-72 23 BOS NBA 79 3186 17.1 .509 .484 17.2 10.1
1972-73 24 BOS NBA 82 3425 18.1 .481 .452 17.5 13.0
1973-74 25 BOS NBA 80 3352 16.6 .476 .437 7.8 27.9 18.1 14.6 1.2 1.5 91
1974-75 26 BOS NBA 65 2632 19.3 .509 .475 8.7 27.3 18.1 16.3 1.5 1.4 91
1975-76 27 BOS NBA 78 3101 18.9 .508 .468 10.6 29.0 19.8 15.1 1.4 1.2 92
1976-77 28 BOS NBA 50 1888 16.8 .485 .434 7.7 28.3 18.1 18.8 1.1 1.3 94
1977-78 29 BOS NBA 77 3215 18.6 .533 .490 8.0 25.6 17.0 15.7 1.4 1.1 13.9 18.8 108 97 13.2 12.6 26 7 9.5
1978-79 30 BOS NBA 68 2517 15.2 .516 .483 6.7 22.2 14.4 13.7 1.4 1.1 13.7 19.6 103 105 5.8 7.2 13 16 -1.5
1979-80 31 BOS NBA 66 2159 14.8 .477 .453 6.6 20.7 13.8 13.4 1.5 1.6 9.9 20.1 104 100 5.5 11.1 17 8 4.5
1982-83 34 MIL NBA 40 1014 12.6 .485 .444 8.3 20.8 14.8 10.9 1.4 0.8 11.6 15.4 105 99 2.4 5.1 7 3 2.0
Career NBA 766 29565 17.0 .496 .460 8.1 25.8 17.1 13.7 1.4 1.3 12.6 19.0 106 96 26.9 36.0 63 34 14.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1971-72 23 BOS NBA 11 441 71 156 28 47 152 33 50 170 .455 .596 40.1 15.5 13.8 3.0
1972-73 24 BOS NBA 13 598 129 273 27 41 216 48 54 285 .473 .659 46.0 21.9 16.6 3.7
1973-74 25 BOS NBA 18 772 161 370 47 59 60 240 66 21 17 85 369 .435 .797 42.9 20.5 13.3 3.7
1974-75 26 BOS NBA 11 479 101 236 23 26 49 181 46 18 6 50 225 .428 .885 43.5 20.5 16.5 4.2
1975-76 27 BOS NBA 18 798 156 341 66 87 87 296 83 22 13 85 378 .457 .759 44.3 21.0 16.4 4.6
1976-77 28 BOS NBA 9 379 66 148 17 22 29 134 36 8 13 37 149 .446 .773 42.1 16.6 14.9 4.0
1979-80 31 BOS NBA 9 301 49 103 0 2 10 11 18 66 21 9 7 8 37 108 .476 .000 .909 33.4 12.0 7.3 2.3
Career NBA 89 3768 733 1627 0 2 218 293 243 1285 333 78 56 8 398 1684 .451 .000 .744 42.3 18.9 14.4 3.7

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 BOS NBA 1 32 5 12 .417 4 5 .800 20 1 4 14
1972-73 24 BOS NBA 1 30 7 15 .467 1 1 1.000 13 1 2 15
1973-74 25 BOS NBA 1 26 5 10 .500 1 3 .333 12 1 1 3 11
1974-75 26 BOS NBA 1 15 3 7 .429 0 0 6 3 0 2 6
1975-76 27 BOS NBA 1 23 6 13 .462 4 5 .800 16 1 0 3 16
1976-77 28 BOS NBA 0
1977-78 29 BOS NBA 1 28 7 9 .778 0 0 14 5 0 2 5 14
Career NBA 6 154 33 66 .500 10 14 .714 81 12 1 2 19 76

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1967-68 19 floridast 27 206 383 96 131 456 508 .538 .733 18.8 16.9
1968-69 20 floridast 25 202 384 104 164 437 508 .526 .634 20.3 17.5
1969-70 21 floridast 26 174 355 115 169 447 463 .490 .680 17.8 17.2
Career 78 582 1122 315 464 1340 1479 .519 .679 19.0 17.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1972 NBA
1973 NBA
1974 NBA
1975 NBA
1976 NBA
1977 NBA
1978 NBA

Awards

1970-71 NBA Rookie of the Year
1972-73 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1972-73 NBA MVP

Honors

1970-71 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1972-73 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1974-75 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1975-76 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1979-80 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)

MVP Voting
Season Lg Share (Rank)

1972-73 NBA 0.507 (1)
1973-74 NBA 0.101 (4)
1974-75 NBA 0.321 (2)
1975-76 NBA 0.409 (3)

Games

1972-73 NBA 82 (1)

Minutes Played

1972-73 NBA 3425 (4)
1973-74 NBA 3352 (3)
1975-76 NBA 3101 (7)
1977-78 NBA 3215 (4)

Offensive Rebounds

1975-76 NBA 335 (2)

Defensive Rebounds

1973-74 NBA 993 (2)
1974-75 NBA 729 (5)
1975-76 NBA 911 (2)
1977-78 NBA 830 (2)
Career NBA 5122 (47)
Career 5122 (53)

Total Rebounds

1970-71 NBA 1216 (7)
1971-72 NBA 1203 (5)
1972-73 NBA 1329 (3)
1973-74 NBA 1257 (2)
1974-75 NBA 958 (6)
1975-76 NBA 1246 (2)
1977-78 NBA 1078 (2)
Career NBA 10444 (29)
Career 10444 (33)

Personal Fouls

1970-71 NBA 350 (1)
1971-72 NBA 314 (1)
1972-73 NBA 311 (2)
1973-74 NBA 294 (9)
1975-76 NBA 314 (4)
Career NBA 2920 (70)
Career 2920 (80)

Minutes Per Game

1972-73 NBA 41.8 (8)
1973-74 NBA 41.9 (4)
1974-75 NBA 40.5 (7)
1975-76 NBA 39.8 (6)
1977-78 NBA 41.8 (2)
Career NBA 38.6 (11)
Career 38.6 (11)

Rebounds Per Game

1970-71 NBA 15.0 (7)
1971-72 NBA 15.2 (5)
1972-73 NBA 16.2 (3)
1973-74 NBA 15.7 (2)
1974-75 NBA 14.7 (2)
1975-76 NBA 16.0 (2)
1977-78 NBA 14.0 (3)
Career NBA 13.6 (8)
Career 13.6 (9)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1975-76 NBA 10.6 (7)

Defensive Rebound Pct

1973-74 NBA 27.9 (3)
1974-75 NBA 27.3 (2)
1975-76 NBA 29.0 (2)
1977-78 NBA 25.6 (7)
Career NBA 25.8 (8)
Career 25.8 (9)

Total Rebound Pct

1970-71 NBA 17.0 (9)
1972-73 NBA 17.5 (9)
1973-74 NBA 18.1 (4)
1974-75 NBA 18.1 (4)
1975-76 NBA 19.8 (1)
1977-78 NBA 17.0 (9)
Career NBA 17.1 (26)
Career 17.1 (28)

Turnover Pct

1979-80 NBA 9.9 (8)

Defensive Rating

1973-74 NBA 90.6 (5)
1974-75 NBA 90.7 (4)
1975-76 NBA 92.4 (8)
Career NBA 95.5 (5)
Career 95.5 (5)

Defensive Win Shares

1977-78 NBA 12.6 (8)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 1.000 (24)
 

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1972-73 Boston Celtics NBA $151,000
1973-74 Boston Celtics NBA $161,000
Career (may be incomplete) $312,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).