Curtis Rowe facts for kids
Rowe in his senior year at UCLA
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | July 2, 1949 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| High school | John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UCLA (1968–1971) |
| NBA Draft | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Pro career | 1971–1979 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1976 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1976–1979 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,873 (11.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,264 (7.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 932 (1.6 apg) |
Curtis Rowe, Jr. (born July 2, 1949) is an American retired basketball player.
A 6'7" forward from UCLA, Rowe was drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft and by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1971 NBA draft. Rowe opted to sign with Detroit and the NBA.
Rowe played eight seasons (1971–1979) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics. He averaged 11.6 points per game in his career and appeared in the 1976 NBA All-Star Game.
At UCLA, he was a member of three national championship teams coached by John Wooden: 1969, 1970 and 1971. He was one of only 4 players to have started on 3 NCAA championship teams; the others were all teammates at UCLA: Lew Alcindor, Henry Bibby and Lynn Shackelford.
In 1993 Rowe was inducted to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | STL | BLK | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Detroit | 82 | 32.5 | .460 | .669 | 8.5 | 1.2 | – | – | 11.3 |
| 1972–73 | Detroit | 81 | 37.1 | .519 | .642 | 9.4 | 2.1 | – | – | 16.1 |
| 1973–74 | Detroit | 82 | 30.5 | .494 | .698 | 6.3 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | 10.7 |
| 1974–75 | Detroit | 82 | 34.0 | .483 | .753 | 7.1 | 1.5 | .6 | .5 | 12.4 |
| 1975–76 | Detroit | 80 | 37.5 | .468 | .737 | 8.7 | 2.3 | .6 | .6 | 16.0 |
| 1976–77 | Boston | 79 | 27.7 | .498 | .708 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .3 | .6 | 10.1 |
| 1977–78 | Boston | 51 | 17.9 | .451 | .742 | 4.0 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 6.1 |
| 1978–79 | Boston | 53 | 23.1 | .436 | .693 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | 6.7 |
| Career | 590 | 31.0 | .482 | .701 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .5 | .5 | 11.6 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 8.0 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | .0 | – | – | 1.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | STL | BLK | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Detroit | 7 | 32.7 | .481 | .615 | 7.4 | 1.6 | .4 | .9 | 8.3 |
| 1975 | Detroit | 3 | 38.3 | .515 | .526 | 8.7 | 5.0 | .3 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 1976 | Detroit | 9 | 38.4 | .477 | .853 | 7.8 | 2.9 | .7 | .9 | 15.0 |
| 1977 | Boston | 9 | 26.3 | .471 | .759 | 8.0 | 1.1 | .1 | .4 | 9.6 |
| Career | 28 | 33.1 | .481 | .726 | 7.9 | 2.2 | .4 | .8 | 11.5 | |
Personal life
Curtis Rowe is the father of comedian Cameron Rowe.
See also
In Spanish: Curtis Rowe para niños
