Curtis Rowe
Curtis Rowe, Jr. (born July 2, 1949) is an American retired basketball player.
Rowe in his senior year at UCLA | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1949 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | UCLA (1968–1971) |
| NBA draft | 1971: 1st round, 11th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1971–1979 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 18, 41 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1976 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1976–1979 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,873 (11.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,264 (7.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 932 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.