American retired basketball player (born 1949)
For the New Zealand rugby league footballer, see
Kurtis Rowe.
Curtis Rowe Jr. (born July 2, 1949) is an American former 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.[1] 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
Regular season
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.[2][3]
References
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