(1948-10-25) October 25, 1948 (age 75) Newport, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
Newport Catholic (Newport, Kentucky)
College
Florida State (1967–1970)
NBA draft
1970: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career
1970–1980, 1982–1983
Position
Center
Number
18, 36
Coaching career
1978–2009
Career history
As player:
1970–1980
Boston Celtics
1982–1983
Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1978–1979
Boston Celtics
1984–1985
Bay State Bombardiers
1994–1996
San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
1996–1999
Charlotte Hornets
2000–2001
Golden State Warriors
2006
Chicago Sky
2006–2009
Detroit Pistons (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1974, 1976)
NBA Most Valuable Player (1973)
8× NBA All-Star (1972–1978, 1980)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1973)
3× All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1975, 1976)
NBA All-Defensive First Team (1976)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1975, 1980)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1971)
NBA All-Rookie Team (1971)
NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
No. 18 retired by Boston Celtics
No. 13 retired by Florida State Seminoles
Career NBA playing statistics
Points
13,516 (17.6 ppg)
Rebounds
10,444 (13.6 rpg)
Assists
2,910 (3.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA
161–191 (.457)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
David William Cowens (/ˈkaʊənz/COW-ənz; born October 25, 1948)[1] is an American former professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m),[2] he played the center position and occasionally played power forward. Cowens spent most of his playing career with the Boston Celtics. He was the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year and the 1973 NBA Most Valuable Player. Cowens won NBA championships as a member of the Celtics in 1974 and 1976. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. Cowens has also held coaching positions in the NBA, CBA, and WNBA.
Cowens was named a member of both the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
^"Dave Cowens". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
^Celtics.com, Marc D'Amico. "Dave Cowens – Celtics Legend". Boston Celtics.
Cowens spent most of his playing career with the Boston Celtics. He was the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year and the 1973 NBA Most Valuable Player. Cowens...
defeated them nine times. Four Celtics players (Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, DaveCowens and Larry Bird) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award; overall...
January 19, 1973 John Havlicek, SF (1962–1978); retired October 13, 1978 DaveCowens, C 4 (1970–1980); retired February 8, 1981 Jim Loscutoff, PF 5 (1955–1964);...
Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, DaveCowens, K.C. Jones, Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the...
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Three seasons had joint winners—DaveCowens and Geoff Petrie in the 1970–71 season, Grant Hill and Jason Kidd in...
defensive end, Abdul-Jabbar forced DaveCowens into shooting 8-of-22 from the floor, including a block of a Cowens shot at the end of regulation to force...
244 Allan Bristow – 207 Paul Silas – 193 James Borrego – 138 DaveCowens – 109 DaveCowens – .609 Allan Bristow – .505 Paul Silas – .481 Larry Brown –...
temporarily named WNBA Chicago. On May 27, 2005, former NBA player and coach DaveCowens was announced as the team's first head coach and general manager. The...
Look up Cowens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cowens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Al Cowens (1951–2002), American baseball...
heroes of old (DaveCowens, John Havlicek) and new (Charlie Scott) took control from there. Havlicek hit two free throws; then Cowens stole the ball,...
meetings. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. DaveCowens hits the game-tying shot with 1 minute left in regulation to force the...
The following players were honored virtually: Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, DaveCowens, Tim Duncan, Walt Frazier, Karl Malone, Earl Monroe, Steve Nash, Scottie...
seasons during rebuilding. Between 1971–72 and 1975–76 the Celtics, led by DaveCowens and John Havlicek, won 294 of 410 regular season games and reached the...
University were selected second and third respectively. Fourth pick DaveCowens from Florida State University and eighth pick Geoff Petrie from Princeton...
victory by Boston. The Celtics won their 13th NBA title, second in the DaveCowens era. Jo Jo White was named NBA Finals MVP. This is the last postseason...
inside play freed up their undersized center, 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) DaveCowens, whose shooting ability from the outside opened up the interior for Silas...
Bill Russell (1966–1969) Tom Heinsohn (1969–1978) Satch Sanders (1978) DaveCowens (1978–1979) Bill Fitch (1979–1983) K. C. Jones (1983–1988) Jimmy Rodgers...
Weitzman (1983–90) Dave Gavitt (1983–89) Upton Bell (1983–88) Jimmy Myers (1983–90) Bob Ryan (1983–89) M.L. Carr (1985–89) DaveCowens (1985–89) Ronnie...
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