a taxi cab for the Independent Taxi Operators Association (ITOA) in Boston. "Nobody even knew who I was," Cowens told ESPN. "I put my cap on and just you know drove around. I got decent tips, though." Honors In 1973, Cowens was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. Cowens was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977. Cowens's #13 is an Honored number at Florida State University. On February 8, 1981, the Boston Celtics retired Cowens's #18 jersey. In 1991, Cowens was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cowens was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 81 || – || 38.0 || .422 || – || .732 || 15.0 || 2.8 || – || – || 17.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 79 || – || 40.3 || .484 || – || .720 || 15.2 || 3.1 || – || – || 18.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | style="background:#cfecec;"|82* || – || 41.8 || .452 || – || .779 || 16.2 || 4.1 || – || – || 20.5 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 80 || – || 41.9 || .437 || – || .832 || 15.7 || 4.4 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 19.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 65 || – || 40.5 || .475 || – || .783 || 14.7 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 1.1 || 20.4 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 78 || – || 39.8 || .468 || – || .756 || 16.0 || 4.2 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 19.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 50 || – || 37.8 || .434 || – || .818 || 13.9 || 5.0 || 0.9 || 1.0 || 16.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 77 || – || 41.8 || .490 || – || .842 || 14.0 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 18.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 68 || – || 37.0 || .483 || – || .807 || 9.6 || 3.6 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 16.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 66 || 55 || 32.7 || .453 || .083 || .779 || 8.1 || 3.1 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 14.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee | 40 || 34 || 25.4 || .444 || .000 ||