| Dave Cowens |
Full Name: David William Cowens
School: Newport Catholic High School in Newport, Kentucky
Awards: 1991 Pro Basketball Hall of Fame
1996 NBA 50th Anniversary Team
2006 College Basketball Hall of Fame
2021 NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Retired Jersey: 13
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1977 Basketball HOF - Loc 38
1970 Basketball AA - Loc 46
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 67-68 13 C 6-8 210 So * Newport, KY 68-69 13 C 6-9 225 Jr * Newport, KY 69-70 13 C 6-9 220 Sr * Newport, KY |
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| All-American Awards |
| Basketball |
Year Award
1970 Converse - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1977 |
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Florida State basketball star Dave Cowens used hustle and hard work to carve his place among the Seminole all-time greats. He scored 1,479 points over his 78-game career at FSU, but was even better
known for his rebounding skills. He averaged a startling 17.1 rebounds per game totaling 1,340 over his career. He led the Seminoles to the 1968 NCAA tournament as a sophomore, and the Hugh
Durham-coached squad finished with a 19-8 record. Cowens' jersey number 13 was the only men's basketball jersey retired in the 20th century. Cowens was a first-round draft pick by the Boston Celtics
in 1970 and is a member of the NBA Hall of Fame.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Basketball |
--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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67-68 27 206 383 .538 .000 96 131 .733 508 18.8 456 16.9 103 8
68-69 25 22 202 384 .526 .000 104 164 .634 508 20.3 437 17.5 76 1 71
69-70 26 26 174 355 .490 .000 115 169 .680 463 17.8 447 17.2 86 3 79
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Tot 78 48 0 582 1122 .519 0 0 .000 315 464 .679 1479 19.0 0 0 1340 17.2 265 12 150 0 0 0
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Game Statistics 1967-68 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 2 Florida Presbyterian 1 3 0 6 Dec 4 Ohio State 1 5 12 3 3 13 15 4 Dec 7 Florida 1 7 17 8 9 22 21 4 Dec 9 Samford 1 14 21 4 7 32 20 4 Dec 15 Marquette 1 5 7 2 3 12 4 5 Dec 16 Louisiana State 1 10 26 4 7 24 31 3 Dec 20 Richmond 1 9 13 5 7 23 18 5 Dec 22 Rutgers 1 10 20 6 7 26 18 3 Dec 29 George Washington 1 15 2 2 32 24 Dec 30 Evansville 1 4 4 6 12 24 Jan 2 Citadel 1 5 10 1 1 11 3 5 Jan 6 Stetson 1 11 19 0 1 22 15 4 Jan 12 Miami 1 7 13 3 4 17 17 5 Jan 16 Jacksonville 1 2 9 3 5 7 14 3 Jan 20 Georgia Tech 1 8 13 5 6 21 11 3 0 Jan 26 Hofstra 1 7 13 2 2 16 24 3 Jan 30 Valdosta State Coll 1 9 13 5 5 23 17 4 Feb 1 North Carolina 1 38 7 13 2 2 16 13 4 2 4 Feb 3 East Carolina 1 9 17 8 9 26 21 4 Feb 7 Citadel 1 12 19 4 8 28 30 2 Feb 10 Florida Southern Col 1 c 10 17 2 2 22 23 3 Feb 16 Jacksonville 1 11 17 1 1 23 19 3 Feb 21 Florida 1 7 11 4 8 18 6 5 1 Feb 24 Georgia Tech 1 6 14 4 5 16 15 4 Feb 29 Stetson 1 6 11 4 8 16 15 2 Mar 1 Miami 1 2 7 9 9 13 9 5 Mar 9 East Tennessee State 1 5 12 1 1 11 4 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 27 1 38 206 344 0 0 96 128 508 0 0 431 92 3 4 0 0 1968-69 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 2 Valdosta State Coll 1 c 6 14 2 2 14 20 2 2 0 Dec 6 Miami 1 c 6 9 2 3 14 15 4 1 2 Dec 7 Jacksonville 1 c 9 14 5 6 23 13 2 2 2 Dec 14 Virginia Tech 1 c 12 19 6 11 30 21 2 1 Dec 16 Louisville 1 c 34 11 18 1 2 23 9 9 18 4 0 3 Dec 21 Southern California 1 c 12 21 4 6 28 18 3 2 3 Dec 27 Ohio State 1 c 6 11 0 4 12 12 4 0 Jan 4 Jacksonville 1 c 11 19 4 7 26 16 4 0 5 Jan 8 Tulane 1 c 37 11 17 5 9 27 20 2 3 Jan 10 Miami 1 c 9 20 3 6 21 18 4 7 3 Jan 13 Kent State 1 9 15 7 11 25 18 4 3 Jan 18 Tulane 1 9 14 10 14 28 20 4 Jan 20 Rice 1 c 7 19 6 6 20 13 4 Jan 23 Hawaii 1 c 5 10 2 6 12 26 3 3 5 Jan 28 South Carolina 1 c 6 14 3 7 15 15 1 2 1 Feb 1 Jacksonville 1 c 8 11 1 1 17 15 4 2 Feb 3 Valdosta State Coll 1 c 10 18 5 7 25 19 2 Feb 7 Clemson 1 35 5 10 4 5 14 17 3 1 7 Feb 8 North Carolina 1 c 27 3 8 8 9 14 8 4 2 2 Feb 10 Stetson 1 c 9 21 6 11 24 27 2 5 Feb 15 Dayton 1 c 9 17 6 9 24 14 1 1 Feb 18 Georgia Tech 1 c 8 21 2 4 18 15 5 2 Feb 22 Georgia Tech 1 c 5 13 2 4 12 10 2 5 2 Feb 27 Florida Southern Col 1 c 9 17 6 9 24 28 3 Mar 1 Miami 1 c 7 15 4 6 18 15 3 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 25 22 133 202 385 0 0 104 165 508 9 9 431 76 47 35 0 0 1969-70 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 2 Oregon State 1 c 6 18 6 9 18 17 4 3 Dec 4 Oregon 1 c 8 19 5 10 21 19 4 4 Dec 8 Rollins College 1 c 9 13 0 2 18 16 3 8 Dec 13 North Carolina 1 c 38 9 21 3 4 21 17 4 1 5 Dec 20 Georgetown 1 c 6 10 3 4 15 21 3 2 Dec 22 Louisville 1 c 4 11 1 2 9 21 3 4 Dec 27 Texas 1 c 6 15 7 7 19 20 5 3 Dec 29 Army 1 c 6 8 4 6 16 12 3 2 Dec 30 Florida 1 c 4 5 8 12 16 6 4 2 Jan 2 Pepperdine 1 c 9 12 3 6 21 14 2 1 1 Jan 3 Southern California 1 c 6 14 6 7 18 19 3 1 Jan 5 Arizona 1 c 4 8 8 14 16 20 4 Jan 9 Miami 1 c 7 17 1 1 15 20 3 3 Jan 17 Tulane 1 c 34 4 13 6 7 14 15 4 0 Jan 22 Clemson 1 c 12 19 3 5 27 25 3 4 Jan 24 Georgia Tech 1 c 4 6 4 7 12 13 4 4 2 Jan 27 Jacksonville 1 c 8 15 3 4 19 9 5 4 Jan 31 Virginia Tech 1 c 3 18 2 4 8 19 2 5 Feb 5 Kent State 1 c 4 13 7 13 15 24 4 Feb 7 Dayton 1 c 6 16 6 6 18 11 5 Feb 10 Florida Southern Col 1 c 9 15 3 4 21 15 1 1 Feb 14 Tulane 1 c 8 14 2 2 18 19 4 3 Feb 18 Jacksonville 1 c 8 18 4 7 20 15 3 5 Feb 21 Georgia Tech 1 c 6 8 9 10 21 13 3 4 Feb 26 Stetson 1 c 6 9 5 9 17 17 1 Feb 28 Miami 1 c 12 20 6 7 30 20 2 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 26 26 72 174 355 0 0 115 169 463 0 0 437 86 68 8 0 0 |
| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-9 Weight: 230
Drafted: 1970, 1st Round #4, Boston Celtics, C
1970, ABA Draft, 3rd Round Utah Stars (ABA), C
Debut: October 13, 1970
Year Abbr Team No Pos
70-71 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
71-72 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
72-73 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
73-74 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
74-75 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
75-76 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
76-77 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
77-78 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
78-79 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C, Coach
79-80 Bos Boston Celtics 18 C
82-83 Mil Milwaukee Bucks 36 C
96-97 Cha Charlotte Hornets Coach
97-98 Cha Charlotte Hornets Coach
98-99 Cha Charlotte Hornets Coach
99-00 GS Golden State Warriors Coach
00-01 GS Golden State Warriors Coach
01-02 GS Golden State Warriors Coach
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| Comments |
| Basketball |
70-71 - NBA Rookie-of-the-Year, NBA All-Rookie Team
72-73 - NBA Most Valuable Player (voted by NBA players)
All NBA 2nd-Team (voted by writers)
74-75 - All NBA 2nd-Team, NBA All-Defensive 2nd-Team
75-76 - All NBA 2nd-Team, NBA All-Defensive 1st-Team
79-80 - NBA All-Defensive 2nd-Team
2-time NBA Championship 1974 & 1976
7-time NBA All-Star - 1972-78, MVP - 1973
1991 - Elected into the NBA Hall of Fame
1996 - NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
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| Pro Statistics |
| Basketball |
Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70-71 Bos 81 3076 550 1302 .422 273 373 .732 1216 350 15 228 1373 17.0 71-72 Bos 79 3186 657 1357 .484 175 243 .720 1203 314 10 245 1489 18.8 72-73 Bos 82 3425 740 1637 .452 204 262 .779 1329 311 7 333 1684 20.5 73-74 Bos 80 3352 645 1475 .437 228 274 .832 264 993 1257 294 7 354 101 95 1518 19.0 74-75 Bos 65 2632 569 1199 .475 191 244 .783 229 729 958 243 7 296 73 87 1329 20.4 75-76 Bos 78 3101 611 1305 .468 257 340 .756 335 911 1246 314 10 325 71 94 1479 19.0 76-77 Bos 50 1888 328 756 .434 162 198 .818 147 550 697 181 7 248 49 46 818 16.4 77-78 Bos 77 3215 598 1220 .490 239 284 .842 248 830 1078 297 5 351 217 67 102 1435 18.6 78-79 Bos 68 2517 488 1010 .483 151 187 .807 152 500 652 263 16 242 174 51 76 1127 16.6 79-80 Bos 66 55 2159 422 932 .453 1 12 .083 95 122 .779 126 408 534 216 2 206 108 61 69 940 14.2 82-83 Mil 40 34 1014 136 306 .444 0 2 .000 52 63 .825 73 201 274 137 4 82 44 15 30 324 8.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Years 766 89 29565 5744 12499 .460 1 14 .071 2027 2590 .783 1574 5122 10444 2920 90 2910 543 488 599 13516 17.6 All-Stars Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71-72 Bos 1 1 32 5 12 .417 4 5 .800 20 4 1 14 14.0 72-73 Bos 1 1 30 7 15 .467 1 1 .000 13 2 1 15 15.0 73-74 Bos 1 1 26 5 10 .500 1 3 .333 6 6 12 3 1 1 0 11 11.0 74-75 Bos 1 15 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 6 3 6 6.0 75-76 Bos 1 0 23 6 13 .462 4 5 .800 8 8 16 3 1 0 1 16 16.0 76-77 Bos 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 77-78 Bos 1 1 28 7 9 .778 0 0 .000 6 8 14 5 5 2 0 2 14 14.0 79-80 Bos 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Years 6 4 154 33 66 .500 0 0 .000 10 14 .714 20 22 81 17 0 12 2 1 3 76 12.7 Playoffs Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71-72 Bos 11 441 71 156 .455 28 47 .596 152 50 33 170 15.5 72-73 Bos 13 598 129 273 .473 27 41 .659 216 54 48 285 21.9 73-74 Bos 18 772 161 370 .435 47 59 .797 60 180 240 85 66 17 21 369 20.5 74-75 Bos 11 479 101 236 .428 23 26 .885 49 132 181 50 46 6 18 225 20.5 75-76 Bos 18 798 156 341 .457 66 87 .759 87 209 296 85 83 13 22 378 21.0 76-77 Bos 9 379 66 148 .446 17 22 .773 29 105 134 37 36 13 8 149 16.6 79-80 Bos 9 301 49 103 .476 0 2 .000 10 11 .909 18 48 66 37 21 8 7 9 108 12.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Years 89 0 3768 733 1627 .451 0 2 .000 218 293 .744 243 674 1285 398 0 333 8 56 78 1684 18.9 Coaching Statistics Year Team W L Pct Comment ------------------------------------ 78-79 Bos 27 41 .397 96-97 Cha 54 28 .659 97-98 Cha 51 31 .622 98-99 Cha 4 11 .267 99-00 GS 0 1 .000 00-01 GS 17 65 .207 01-02 GS 8 15 .348 ---------------------------- 7 Years 161 192 .456 |