Bob Cousy PG

Born: Aug 9, 1928 (95 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Manhattan, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-1 (185cm)     Weight: 175 (79kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1950 NBA Draft, 1950 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 4, Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950);
Round 1, Pick 3, Boston Celtics (1950)

Draft Rights Trade: TCB to CHI, Sep 1, 1950

Pre-Draft Team: Holy Cross (Sr)

High School: Andrew Jackson High School [Queens, New York]

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NBA Career

14 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, 6x NBA Champion, MVP, 10x All-NBA 1st, 13x All-Star, #14 retired by BOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 BOS 69 - 0.0 15.62 5.81 16.49 .352 - - - 4.00 5.29 .756 - - 6.87 4.94 - - - 2.68
1951-52 BOS 66 - 40.6 21.71 7.76 21.03 .369 - - - 6.20 7.67 .808 - - 6.38 6.68 - - - 2.88
1952-53 BOS 71 - 41.5 19.82 6.54 18.59 .352 - - - 6.75 8.27 .816 - - 6.32 7.70 - - - 3.20
1953-54 BOS 72 - 39.7 19.21 6.75 17.53 .385 - - - 5.71 7.25 .787 - - 5.47 7.19 - - - 2.79
1954-55 BOS 71 - 38.7 21.18 7.35 18.54 .397 - - - 6.48 8.03 .807 - - 5.97 7.85 - - - 2.32
1955-56 BOS 72 - 38.4 18.83 6.11 16.99 .360 - - - 6.61 7.83 .844 - - 6.83 8.92 - - - 2.86
1956-57 BOS 64 - 36.9 20.61 7.47 19.75 .378 - - - 5.67 6.91 .821 - - 4.83 7.47 - - - 2.09
1957-58 BOS 65 - 34.2 17.95 6.85 19.42 .353 - - - 4.26 5.02 .850 - - 4.95 7.12 - - - 2.09
1958-59 BOS 65 - 37.0 19.95 7.45 19.38 .384 - - - 5.06 5.92 .855 - - 5.52 8.57 - - - 2.08
1959-60 BOS 75 - 34.5 19.40 7.57 19.75 .384 - - - 4.25 5.37 .792 - - 4.69 9.53 - - - 1.95
1960-61 BOS 76 - 32.5 18.13 6.75 18.18 .371 - - - 4.63 5.95 .779 - - 4.36 7.72 - - - 2.58
1961-62 BOS 75 - 28.2 15.67 6.16 15.75 .391 - - - 3.35 4.44 .754 - - 3.48 7.79 - - - 1.80
1962-63 BOS 76 - 26.0 13.20 5.16 13.00 .397 - - - 2.88 3.92 .735 - - 2.54 6.78 - - - 2.30
1969-70 CIN 7 - 4.9 0.71 0.14 0.43 .333 - - - 0.43 0.43 1.000 - - 0.71 1.43 - - - 1.57
CAREER   924 - 35.3 18.35 6.68 17.82 .375 - - - 5.00 6.23 .803 - - 5.18 7.53 - - - 2.43

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 BOS 69 - 0 1,078 401 1,138 .352 - - - 276 365 .756 - - 474 341 - - - 185
1951-52 BOS 66 - 2,681 1,433 512 1,388 .369 - - - 409 506 .808 - - 421 441 - - - 190
1952-53 BOS 71 - 2,945 1,407 464 1,320 .352 - - - 479 587 .816 - - 449 547 - - - 227
1953-54 BOS 72 - 2,857 1,383 486 1,262 .385 - - - 411 522 .787 - - 394 518 - - - 201
1954-55 BOS 71 - 2,747 1,504 522 1,316 .397 - - - 460 570 .807 - - 424 557 - - - 165
1955-56 BOS 72 - 2,767 1,356 440 1,223 .360 - - - 476 564 .844 - - 492 642 - - - 206
1956-57 BOS 64 - 2,364 1,319 478 1,264 .378 - - - 363 442 .821 - - 309 478 - - - 134
1957-58 BOS 65 - 2,222 1,167 445 1,262 .353 - - - 277 326 .850 - - 322 463 - - - 136
1958-59 BOS 65 - 2,403 1,297 484 1,260 .384 - - - 329 385 .855 - - 359 557 - - - 135
1959-60 BOS 75 - 2,588 1,455 568 1,481 .384 - - - 319 403 .792 - - 352 715 - - - 146
1960-61 BOS 76 - 2,468 1,378 513 1,382 .371 - - - 352 452 .779 - - 331 587 - - - 196
1961-62 BOS 75 - 2,114 1,175 462 1,181 .391 - - - 251 333 .754 - - 261 584 - - - 135
1962-63 BOS 76 - 1,975 1,003 392 988 .397 - - - 219 298 .735 - - 193 515 - - - 175
1969-70 CIN 7 - 34 5 1 3 .333 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 5 10 - - - 11
CAREER   924 - 30,165 16,960 6,168 16,468 .375 - - - 4,624 5,756 .803 - - 4,786 6,955 - - - 2,242

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1950-51 BOS 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 - - 0.32 39 30 .565 - - -
1951-52 BOS 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .447 - - 0.36 39 27 .591 4.90 2.80 7.70
1952-53 BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .464 - - 0.44 46 25 .648 4.70 2.50 7.20
1953-54 BOS 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .450 - - 0.41 42 30 .583 6.50 1.60 8.10
1954-55 BOS 71 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .414 - - 0.43 36 35 .507 6.30 1.50 7.80
1955-56 BOS 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394 - - 0.46 39 33 .542 4.30 2.60 6.80
1956-57 BOS 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 - - 0.35 41 23 .641 4.00 4.70 8.80
1957-58 BOS 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 - - 0.26 44 21 .677 0.80 4.60 5.40
1958-59 BOS 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 - - 0.31 48 17 .738 3.30 5.40 8.70
1959-60 BOS 75 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .343 - - 0.27 59 16 .787 1.90 5.90 7.80
1960-61 BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 - - 0.33 56 20 .737 0.90 6.30 7.20
1961-62 BOS 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 - - 0.28 56 19 .747 0.70 5.60 6.30
1962-63 BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 - - 0.30 55 21 .724 0.10 5.10 5.20
1969-70 CIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .003 - - 1.00 5 2 .714 - - 0.10
CAREER   924 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .314 - - 0.35 605 319 .655 40.60 50.40 91.00

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1950-51 BOS 69 - .415 .352 - - - - - - - - 110.85 - 0.95 - - -
1951-52 BOS 66 - .445 .369 - - - - - - - - 117.72 - 1.03 - - 22.98
1952-53 BOS 71 - .446 .352 - - - - - - - - 116.75 - 1.07 - - 22.11
1953-54 BOS 72 - .464 .385 - - - - - - - - 117.25 - 1.10 - - 22.43
1954-55 BOS 71 - .480 .397 - - - - - - - - 120.37 - 1.14 - - 23.80
1955-56 BOS 72 - .461 .360 - - - - - - - - 120.37 - 1.11 - - 19.66
1956-57 BOS 64 - .452 .378 - - - - - - - - 119.94 - 1.04 - - 20.35
1957-58 BOS 65 - .415 .353 - - - - - - - - 120.23 - 0.92 - - 17.31
1958-59 BOS 65 - .454 .384 - - - - - - - - 123.87 - 1.03 - - 19.02
1959-60 BOS 75 - .439 .384 - - - - - - - - 117.51 - 0.98 - - 17.82
1960-61 BOS 76 - .436 .371 - - - - - - - - 115.00 - 1.00 - - 16.22
1961-62 BOS 75 - .443 .391 - - - - - - - - 114.49 - 0.99 - - 17.34
1962-63 BOS 76 - .448 .397 - - - - - - - - 113.17 - 1.02 - - 15.58
1969-70 CIN 7 - .579 .333 - - - 32.04 - - - - 133.33 - 1.67 - - 8.64
CAREER   924 - .446 .375 - - - 32.04 - - - - 117.79 - 1.03 - - 19.78

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 25, 1950 - The Tri-Cities Blackhawks selected Bob Cousy in Round 1 with Pick 4 in the 1950 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1950 - The Chicago Stags acquired the Draft Rights to Bob Cousy from the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in a trade.
Oct 5, 1950 - Bob Cousy was selected by the Boston Celtics in the Dispersal Draft from the Chicago Stags.
Nov 1, 1950 - Bob Cousy signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1963 - Bob Cousy, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Nov 18, 1969 - Bob Cousy signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics as part of an eventual sign and trade to Cincinnati Royals.
Nov 18, 1969 - Bob Cousy was acquired by the Cincinnati Royals from the Boston Celtics in a sign-and-trade.
Jul 1, 1970 - Bob Cousy, previously with the Cincinnati Royals, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player - 1957
All-NBA First Team - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
All-NBA Second Team - 1962, 1963

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 BOS 2 - 0.0 14.00 4.50 21.00 .214 - - - 5.00 6.00 .833 - - 7.50 6.00 - - - 4.00
1951-52 BOS 3 - 46.0 31.00 8.67 21.67 .400 - - - 13.67 14.67 .932 - - 4.00 6.33 - - - 4.33
1952-53 BOS 6 - 45.0 25.50 7.67 20.00 .383 - - - 10.17 12.17 .836 - - 4.17 6.17 - - - 3.50
1953-54 BOS 6 - 43.3 21.00 5.50 19.33 .284 - - - 10.00 12.50 .800 - - 5.33 6.33 - - - 3.33
1954-55 BOS 7 - 42.7 21.71 7.57 19.86 .381 - - - 6.57 6.86 .958 - - 6.14 9.29 - - - 3.71
1955-56 BOS 3 - 41.3 26.33 9.33 18.67 .500 - - - 7.67 8.33 .920 - - 8.00 8.67 - - - 1.33
1956-57 BOS 10 - 44.0 20.20 6.70 20.70 .324 - - - 6.80 9.10 .747 - - 6.10 9.30 - - - 2.70
1957-58 BOS 11 - 41.5 18.00 6.09 17.82 .342 - - - 5.82 6.82 .853 - - 6.45 7.45 - - - 1.82
1958-59 BOS 11 - 41.8 19.45 6.55 20.09 .326 - - - 6.36 8.55 .745 - - 6.91 10.82 - - - 2.55
1959-60 BOS 13 - 36.0 15.31 6.15 20.15 .305 - - - 3.00 3.92 .765 - - 3.69 8.92 - - - 2.08
1960-61 BOS 10 - 33.7 16.70 5.00 14.70 .340 - - - 6.70 8.80 .761 - - 4.30 9.10 - - - 3.30
1961-62 BOS 14 - 33.9 16.00 6.14 17.21 .357 - - - 3.71 5.43 .684 - - 4.57 8.79 - - - 3.07
1962-63 BOS 13 - 30.2 14.08 5.54 15.69 .353 - - - 3.00 3.62 .830 - - 2.46 8.92 - - - 3.38
CAREER   109 - 38.5 18.51 6.32 18.50 .342 - - - 5.87 7.33 .801 - - 5.01 8.60 - - - 2.88

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 BOS 2 - 0 28 9 42 .214 - - - 10 12 .833 - - 15 12 - - - 8
1951-52 BOS 3 - 138 93 26 65 .400 - - - 41 44 .932 - - 12 19 - - - 13
1952-53 BOS 6 - 270 153 46 120 .383 - - - 61 73 .836 - - 25 37 - - - 21
1953-54 BOS 6 - 260 126 33 116 .284 - - - 60 75 .800 - - 32 38 - - - 20
1954-55 BOS 7 - 299 152 53 139 .381 - - - 46 48 .958 - - 43 65 - - - 26
1955-56 BOS 3 - 124 79 28 56 .500 - - - 23 25 .920 - - 24 26 - - - 4
1956-57 BOS 10 - 440 202 67 207 .324 - - - 68 91 .747 - - 61 93 - - - 27
1957-58 BOS 11 - 457 198 67 196 .342 - - - 64 75 .853 - - 71 82 - - - 20
1958-59 BOS 11 - 460 214 72 221 .326 - - - 70 94 .745 - - 76 119 - - - 28
1959-60 BOS 13 - 468 199 80 262 .305 - - - 39 51 .765 - - 48 116 - - - 27
1960-61 BOS 10 - 337 167 50 147 .340 - - - 67 88 .761 - - 43 91 - - - 33
1961-62 BOS 14 - 474 224 86 241 .357 - - - 52 76 .684 - - 64 123 - - - 43
1962-63 BOS 13 - 393 183 72 204 .353 - - - 39 47 .830 - - 32 116 - - - 44
CAREER   109 - 4,120 2,018 689 2,016 .342 - - - 640 799 .801 - - 546 937 - - - 314

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1950-51 BOS 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .396 - - 0.29 0 2 .000 - - -
1951-52 BOS 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .474 - - 0.68 1 2 .333 0.60 - 0.70
1952-53 BOS 6 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .506 - - 0.61 3 3 .500 0.90 0.10 0.90
1953-54 BOS 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .425 - - 0.65 2 4 .333 -0.10 0.20 0.10
1954-55 BOS 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .434 - - 0.35 3 4 .429 0.50 -0.10 0.40
1955-56 BOS 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .495 - - 0.45 1 2 .333 0.70 0.30 1.00
1956-57 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .392 - - 0.44 7 3 .700 0.20 1.10 1.20
1957-58 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 - - 0.38 6 5 .545 0.50 0.90 1.50
1958-59 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371 - - 0.43 8 3 .727 -0.10 1.20 1.00
1959-60 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 - - 0.19 8 5 .615 -0.90 1.20 0.20
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 - - 0.60 8 2 .800 0.40 0.80 1.20
1961-62 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 - - 0.32 8 6 .571 -0.20 1.10 0.80
1962-63 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 - - 0.23 8 5 .615 -0.50 0.80 0.30
CAREER   109 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .365 - - 0.40 63 46 .578 1.60 7.70 9.00

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1950-51 BOS 2 - .296 .214 - - - - - - - - 104.76 - 0.67 - - -
1951-52 BOS 3 - .551 .400 - - - 32.13 - - - - 133.18 - 1.43 - - 24.34
1952-53 BOS 6 - .503 .383 - - - 37.85 - - - - 121.89 - 1.27 - - 19.99
1953-54 BOS 6 - .423 .284 - - - 32.99 - - - - 108.45 - 1.09 - - 15.15
1954-55 BOS 7 - .475 .381 - - - 35.04 - - - - 133.96 - 1.09 - - 18.92
1955-56 BOS 3 - .590 .500 - - - 39.48 - - - - 142.00 - 1.41 - - 25.45
1956-57 BOS 10 - .409 .324 - - - 31.84 - - - - 107.09 - 0.98 - - 14.42
1957-58 BOS 11 - .432 .342 - - - 27.49 - - - - 119.52 - 1.01 - - 13.96
1958-59 BOS 11 - .408 .326 - - - 31.59 - - - - 107.05 - 0.97 - - 14.42
1959-60 BOS 13 - .350 .305 - - - 32.68 - - - - 107.00 - 0.76 - - 9.64
1960-61 BOS 10 - .450 .340 - - - 34.13 - - - - 110.15 - 1.14 - - 13.87
1961-62 BOS 14 - .408 .357 - - - 34.98 - - - - 104.11 - 0.93 - - 11.91
1962-63 BOS 13 - .407 .353 - - - 38.80 - - - - 118.27 - 0.90 - - 11.72
CAREER   109 - .426 .342 - - - - - - - - 114.28 - 1.00 - - 17.69

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1954, 1957

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1951 East 1 - 0 8 2 12 .167 - - - 4 5 .800 - - 9 8 - - - 3
1952 East 1 - 33 9 4 14 .286 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 4 13 - - - 3
1953 East 1 - 36 15 4 11 .364 - - - 7 7 1.000 - - 5 3 - - - 1
1954 East 1 - 34 20 6 15 .400 - - - 8 8 1.000 - - 11 4 - - - 1
1955 East 1 - 35 20 7 14 .500 - - - 6 7 .857 - - 9 5 - - - 1
1956 East 1 - 24 7 2 8 .250 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 7 2 - - - 6
1957 East 1 - 28 10 4 14 .286 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 5 7 - - - 0
1958 East 1 - 31 20 8 20 .400 - - - 4 6 .667 - - 5 10 - - - 0
1959 East 1 - 32 13 4 8 .500 - - - 5 6 .833 - - 5 4 - - - 0
1960 East 1 - 26 2 1 7 .143 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 5 8 - - - 2
1961 East 1 - 33 4 2 11 .182 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 8 - - - 6
1962 East 1 - 31 11 4 13 .308 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 6 8 - - - 2
1963 East 1 - 25 8 4 11 .364 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 6 - - - 2
TOTAL   13 - 368 147 52 158 .329 - - - 43 51 .843 - - 78 86 - - - 27
AVERAGES   13 - 28.3 11.31 4.00 12.15 .329 - - - 3.31 3.92 .843 - - 6.00 6.62 - - - 2.08

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NCAA Career

College: Holy Cross (1950)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1946-47 Holy Cross Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 Holy Cross So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1948-49 Holy Cross Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1949-50 Holy Cross Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy is 95 years old.

What is the height of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy is 6-1 (185cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy is 175 lbs (79kg).

What is the birthday of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy was born on Aug 9, 1928.

What position does Bob Cousy play?

Bob Cousy plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy was drafted out of Holy Cross.

What high school did Bob Cousy attend?

Bob Cousy attended Andrew Jackson High School in Queens, New York.

What nationality is Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy has a United States nationality.

Where was Bob Cousy born?

Bob Cousy was born in Manhattan, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Bob Cousy played?

Bob Cousy played 14 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy had career averages 18.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists in 924 games.

What are the career totals of Bob Cousy?

Bob Cousy had career totals of 16,960 points, 4,786 rebounds, 6,955 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 924 games.

How many teams has Bob Cousy been on?

Bob Cousy played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Cincinnati Royals.

When was Bob Cousy drafted?

Bob Cousy was undrafted in 1950.

What is Bob Cousy's career high in points?

Bob Cousy averaged a career high 21.7 points per game in 1951-1952.

What is Bob Cousy's career high in rebounds?

Bob Cousy averaged a career high 6.9 rebounds per game in 1950-1951.

What is Bob Cousy's career high in assists?

Bob Cousy averaged a career high 9.5 assists per game in 1959-1960.

What is the career PER of Bob Cousy's?

Bob Cousy had a career PER of 19.8.

Is Bob Cousy in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bob Cousy was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.

How many championships has Bob Cousy won?

Bob Cousy has won 6 NBA championships.

How many times did Bob Cousy win Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player?

Bob Cousy won MVP 1 time.

How many times did Bob Cousy win All-NBA First Team?

Bob Cousy won All-NBA 1st 10 times.

How many All-Star teams has Bob Cousy been on?

Bob Cousy is a 13x All-Star.

Is Bob Cousy's jersey retired?

Bob Cousy's #14 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.