| Curtis Rowe | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| Birth Date: | 2 July 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| High School: | John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California) |
| College: | UCLA (1968–1971) |
| Draft Year: | 1971 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 11 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Pistons |
| Career Start: | 1971 |
| Career End: | 1979 |
| Career Number: | 18, 41 |
| Career Position: | Power forward |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Detroit Pistons |
| Years2: | – |
| Team2: | Boston Celtics |
| Highlights: |
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| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 6,873 (11.6 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 4,264 (7.2 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 932 (1.6 apg) |
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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
Curtis Rowe is the father of comedian Cameron Rowe.[2]