Bob Cousy

School: 
Height: 
6-1
Position: 
Guard
Hometown: 
Queens, NY
High School: 
Andrew Jackson High School
  • NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1950
  • All-American Recognition: 1948 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team), 1949 (Associated Press 2nd Team, UP2, Converse 4th Team) and 1950 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, UP1, Converse 2nd Team)
  • Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1948 (22nd), 1949 (12th) and 1950 (15th)
  • Third-leading scorer for 1947 NCAA champion (27-3 record)
  • Averaged 10.6 points in eight NCAA Tournament games in 1947, 1948 and 1950 (5-3 record)
  • NBA rights to 1950 first-round draft choice were drawn out of a hat by the Celtics for $8,500 in dispersal of Chicago Stags franchise
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1946-47

30

91

45

227

7.6

1947-48

30

207

72

108

.667

486

16.2

1948-49

27

195

90

134

.672

480

17.8

1949-50

30

216

659

.328

150

199

.754

582

19.4

Totals

117

709

659

.328

357

199

.754

1775

15.2