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Bob Cousy

“The Houdini of the Hardwood, Cooz”

Career (regular season)

GP
924
PTS
18.4
REB
5.2
AST
7.5

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) · 79 kg (174 lb)
Born
August 9, 1928 (age 98)
Birthplace
Manhattan, Estados Unidos
School / club
Holy Cross
Draft
1950: round 1, pick 3
NBA career
1950-1969 · 14 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1950-51 BOS 69 1,078 474 341 — — — — 35.2 — 75.6
1951-52 BOS 66 1,433 421 441 2,681 — — — 36.9 — 80.8
1952-53 BOS 71 1,407 449 547 2,945 — — — 35.2 — 81.6
1953-54 BOS 72 1,383 394 518 2,857 — — — 38.5 — 78.7
1954-55 BOS 71 1,504 424 557 2,747 — — — 39.7 — 80.7
1955-56 BOS 72 1,356 492 642 2,767 — — — 36.0 — 84.4
1956-57 BOS 64 1,319 309 478 2,364 — — — 37.8 — 82.1
1957-58 BOS 65 1,167 322 463 2,222 — — — 35.3 — 85.0
1958-59 BOS 65 1,297 359 557 2,403 — — — 38.4 — 85.5
1959-60 BOS 75 1,455 352 715 2,588 — — — 38.4 — 79.2
1960-61 BOS 76 1,378 331 587 2,468 — — — 37.1 — 77.9
1961-62 BOS 75 1,175 261 584 2,114 — — — 39.1 — 75.4
1962-63 BOS 76 1,003 193 515 1,975 — — — 39.7 — 73.5
1969-70 CIN 7 5 5 10 34 — — — 33.3 — 100.0
Career 924 16,960 4,786 6,955 30,165 — — — 37.5 — 80.3

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1950-51 BOS 2 28 15 12 — — — — 21.4 — 83.3
1951-52 BOS 3 93 12 19 138 — — — 40.0 — 93.2
1952-53 BOS 6 153 25 37 270 — — — 38.3 — 83.6
1953-54 BOS 6 126 32 38 260 — — — 28.4 — 80.0
1954-55 BOS 7 152 43 65 299 — — — 38.1 — 95.8
1955-56 BOS 3 79 24 26 124 — — — 50.0 — 92.0
1956-57 BOS 10 202 61 93 440 — — — 32.4 — 74.7
1957-58 BOS 11 198 71 82 457 — — — 34.2 — 85.3
1958-59 BOS 11 214 76 119 460 — — — 32.6 — 74.5
1959-60 BOS 13 199 48 116 468 — — — 30.5 — 76.5
1960-61 BOS 10 167 43 91 337 — — — 34.0 — 76.1
1961-62 BOS 14 224 64 123 474 — — — 35.7 — 68.4
1962-63 BOS 13 183 32 116 393 — — — 35.3 — 83.0
Career 109 2,018 546 937 4,120 — — — 34.2 — 80.1

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1971 (as a player)
  • NBA champion (6): 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63
  • Most Valuable Player: 1956-57
  • All-Star Game MVP (2): 1953-54, 1956-57
  • All-NBA First Team (10): 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61
  • All-NBA Second Team (2): 1961-62, 1962-63
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996): 1996-97
  • Assists leader (8): 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60
  • All-Star (13): 1951 (starter), 1952 (starter), 1953 (starter), 1954, 1955 (starter), 1956 (starter), 1957 (starter), 1958 (starter), 1959 (starter), 1960 (starter), 1961 (starter), 1962 (starter), 1963 (starter)

Championship rings (6)

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Retired number

  • Boston Celtics: No. 14 (1950-1963 with the team)
    Was broadcaster too

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The Chicago Stags traded Frankie Brian to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for Bob Cousy.

  2. · Signing

    The Boston Celtics selected Bob Cousy from the Chicago Stags in the dispersal draft.

  3. · Trade

    The Boston Celtics traded Bob Cousy to the Cincinnati Royals for Bill Dinwiddie.

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