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Dave Cowens
David William Cowens (/ˈkaʊənz/ COW-ənz; born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 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. Throughout his career Cowens was known for being an undersized center, however he made up for his height with hustle and athleticism. 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.
David William Cowens was born on October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky, one of six children of Jack and Ruth Cowens. His father was a World War II veteran, and later worked as a barber and Ruth served as a stay-at-home mother to David and his siblings. His family lived in a modest two-story home on Lexington Avenue in East Newport, with his extended relatives such as his grandparents and a great-aunt.
Growing up Cowens spent his time fishing in the Ohio River, adventuring into Cincinnati by hopping freight trains, often self-funding trips via odd jobs. He attended St. Anthony's School in Bellevue, at the age of eight he began playing organized basketball joining an organized basketball team practicing in the church basement gym, he also participated in many other sports growing up such as baseball, track and field, football, and swimming.
He later attended Newport Catholic High School, and during his freshman year he had a conflict with the basketball coach and quit the team and turned to swimming and track and field. Cowens initially didn’t have any thoughts of returning to basketball until he had a five-inch growth spurt between his sophomore and junior years. He went on to play his junior and senior years and excelled in the sport.
Coming out of high school Cowens was mainly recruited from schools in the Ohio Valley Conference along with Kentucky University and Florida State University. However his high school coach later recommended Florida State University, and head coach Hugh Durham later promised him a starting role by his sophomore year while emphasizing resulting in Cowens committing to Florida State.
Cowens attended Florida State University. He played from 1967 to 1970 for coach Hugh Durham. During his sophomore year Cowens made an immediate impact averaging 18.8 points per game and 16.8 rebounds per game. His best year came during his junior year where averaged 20+ points a games and 17.5 rebounds. During his senior year he averaged 17 points and rebounds a game.
Cowens is often considered one of the best players in Florida State history. He scored 1,479 points in 78 games at Florida State, at 19.0 points per game, and ranks among Florida State's top 10 all-time scoring leaders. Cowens is the all-time Florida State leading rebounder with 1,340 rebounds (17.2 rebounds per game). He holds the team record for best seasonal rebound average (17.5 in the 1968–1969 season).[citation needed] He once grabbed 31 rebounds (second-best all-time) against LSU in the 1968–69 season,[citation needed] and also had a record 456 in one season.
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Dave Cowens
David William Cowens (/ˈkaʊənz/ COW-ənz; born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 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. Throughout his career Cowens was known for being an undersized center, however he made up for his height with hustle and athleticism. 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.
David William Cowens was born on October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky, one of six children of Jack and Ruth Cowens. His father was a World War II veteran, and later worked as a barber and Ruth served as a stay-at-home mother to David and his siblings. His family lived in a modest two-story home on Lexington Avenue in East Newport, with his extended relatives such as his grandparents and a great-aunt.
Growing up Cowens spent his time fishing in the Ohio River, adventuring into Cincinnati by hopping freight trains, often self-funding trips via odd jobs. He attended St. Anthony's School in Bellevue, at the age of eight he began playing organized basketball joining an organized basketball team practicing in the church basement gym, he also participated in many other sports growing up such as baseball, track and field, football, and swimming.
He later attended Newport Catholic High School, and during his freshman year he had a conflict with the basketball coach and quit the team and turned to swimming and track and field. Cowens initially didn’t have any thoughts of returning to basketball until he had a five-inch growth spurt between his sophomore and junior years. He went on to play his junior and senior years and excelled in the sport.
Coming out of high school Cowens was mainly recruited from schools in the Ohio Valley Conference along with Kentucky University and Florida State University. However his high school coach later recommended Florida State University, and head coach Hugh Durham later promised him a starting role by his sophomore year while emphasizing resulting in Cowens committing to Florida State.
Cowens attended Florida State University. He played from 1967 to 1970 for coach Hugh Durham. During his sophomore year Cowens made an immediate impact averaging 18.8 points per game and 16.8 rebounds per game. His best year came during his junior year where averaged 20+ points a games and 17.5 rebounds. During his senior year he averaged 17 points and rebounds a game.
Cowens is often considered one of the best players in Florida State history. He scored 1,479 points in 78 games at Florida State, at 19.0 points per game, and ranks among Florida State's top 10 all-time scoring leaders. Cowens is the all-time Florida State leading rebounder with 1,340 rebounds (17.2 rebounds per game). He holds the team record for best seasonal rebound average (17.5 in the 1968–1969 season).[citation needed] He once grabbed 31 rebounds (second-best all-time) against LSU in the 1968–69 season,[citation needed] and also had a record 456 in one season.