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NBA Championship Teams
1956-57 Boston Celtics 1958-59 Boston Celtics	1959-60 Boston Celtics 1960-61 Boston Celtics	1961-62 Boston Celtics 1962-63 Boston Celtics

NBA MVP Awards
1954 NBA All Star Game Madison Square Garden, January 21, 1954 Scored 10 in overtime to secure the win for the Eastern Conference	1957 NBA All Star Game Boston Garden, January 15, 1957	1956-1957 The President's Trophy MVP of the Season, selected by NBA players Averaged 7.5 assists and 20.6 points per game

NBA All-Star Teams
1951 First Annual NBA All-Star Game, Boston Garden Eastern Conference Team East 111, West 94 1952 Eastern Conference Team East 108, West 91 1953 Eastern Conference Team West 79, East 75 1954 Eastern Conference Team East 98, West 93 Cousy scored 20 points	1955 Eastern Conference Team East 100, West 91 Cousy scored 20 points 1956 Eastern Conference Team West 108, East 94 1957 Eastern Conference Team East 109, West 97 1958 Eastern Conference Team East 130, West 118 Cousy scored 20 points	1959 Eastern Conference Team West 124, East 108 1960 Eastern Conference Team East 125, West 115 1961 Eastern Conference Team West 153, East 131 1962 Eastern Conference Team West 150, East 130 1963 Eastern Conference Team East 115, West 108

All-NBA Teams
Elected by the Associated Press
1952 All-NBA First Team 1953 All-NBA First Team 1954 All-NBA First Team 1955 All-NBA First Team	1956 All-NBA First Team 1957 All-NBA First Team 1958 All-NBA First Team 1959 All-NBA First Team	1960 All-NBA First Team 1961 All-NBA First Team 1962 All-NBA Second Team 1963 All-NBA Second Team

Other NBA Recognition
Spike Shandelman NBA Player of the Decade In recognition of his outstanding exploits as a scorer, playmaker and sportsman from 1950 to 1962 1970 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Elected as a player by the honors committee 1974 NBA Silver Anniversary Team Named first vice president and trustee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1984 NBA 35th Anniversary Team Named first vice president and trustee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1989 Named President of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame First Hall of Fame inductee to be named president		1996 50 Greatest NBA Players of All Time National Basketball Association 1999 NBA 50th Anniversary Team ESPN Top 100 North American Athletes Bob Cousy, No. 94 Paul Arizin Award In recognition of his distinguished career, his fine competitive spirit, his spectacular ball handling and dribbling, and overall contribution to the progress of the sport 2004 Inauguration of the Cousy Award, presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame to the collegiate point guard of the year

Records
NBA Playoffs Most Free Throws, 30 out of 32 attempted In division semifinals against Syracuse on March 21, 1953 NBA All-Time Assists, 6949 When Bob Cousy retired in 1963, he held the all-time NBA record for assists. He is currently number 13 on the all-time assists list. Most Assists, 28 Against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959 Record tied by Guy Rodgers (San Francisco) in 1963; broken by Scott Skiles (Orlando) (30) in 1990		Most Assists in a Half, 19 Against Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959 Most Assists in a Quarter, 12 Against Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959

Notable NBA Stats
1953 50-point game, record-setting free throws. After scoring only 7 points in the first half, Cousy finished with 50 and set NBA Playoffs free-throw record (30 out of 32) 1959 Set single-game record for most assists in a half (19) 1951-52 Boston Celtics leading scorer (1433, 21.7 avg.) 1952-53 League leader in assists (547), and Boston Celtics leading scorer (1407, 19.8 avg.) 1953-54 League leader in assists (518), and Boston Celtics leading scorer (1383, 19.2 avg.) 1954-55 League leader in assists (557), and Boston Celtics leading scorer (1504, 21.2 avg.)		1955-56 League leader in assists (642) 1956-57 League leader in assists (478) 1957-58 League leader in assists (463) 1958-59 League leader in assists (557) 1959-60 League leader in assists (715) 1960 5000th assist, Syracuse, NY, Jan. 24 When Bob Cousy retired in 1963, he held the NBA's all-time record for assists with 6,949—an average of 7.5 per game. He remains the Celtics' all-time assist leader. He was also fourth in scoring (16,955), averaging 18.4 points per game.

Bob Cousy Lifetime NBA Stats
Games	924		Playoff Games	109
Field Goal Percentage	.375		Points per Game	18.5
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage	.376		Assists per Game	8.6
Free Throw Percentage	.803
Rebounds	4786		All Star Games	13
Rebounds per Game	5.2		Points per Game	11.3
Assists	6995		Assists per Game	109
Assists perGame	7.5
Points	16960		MVP 1954, 1957
Points per Game	18.4

Boston Celtics Record
Leading Scorer 1951-52 66 games, 1433 points, 21.7 avg. 1952-53 71 games, 1407 points, 19.8 avg. 1953-54 72 games, 1383 points, 19.2 avg. 1954-55 71 games, 1504 points, 21.2 avg. Top Playmaker 1950-51 69 games, 341 assists, 4.9 avg. 1951-52 66 games, 441 assists, 6.7 avg. 1952-53 71 games, 547 assists, 7.7 avg.* 1953-54 72 games, 518 assists, 7.2 avg.* 1954-55 71 games, 557 assists, 7.8 avg.* 1955-56 72 games, 641 assists, 8.9 avg.* 1956-57 64 games, 478 assists, 7.5 avg.* 1957-58 65 games, 463 assists, 7.1 avg.* 1958-59 65 games, 557 assists, 8.6 avg.* 1959-60 75 games, 715 assists, 9.5 avg.* 1960-61 76 games, 591 assists, 7.8 avg. 1961-62 75 games, 584 assists, 7.8 avg. 1962-63 76 games, 515 assists, 6.8 avg. *Also league leader		Most Minutes Played 1951-52 66 games, 2681 min., 40.6 avg. 1952-53 71 games, 2945 min., 41.5 avg. 1953-54 72 games, 2857 min., 39.7 avg. 1954-55 71 games, 2747 min., 38.7 avg. 1955-56 72 games, 2767 min., 38.4 avg. Most Valuable Celtic 1957-58 Boston Garden Hall of Fame Charter Member

Collegiate Career, Player
1946-47 NCAA Basketball Champions Holy Cross 1947-48 Annual New England Most Valuable Player 1947-48 Basketball All-American Holy Cross 1948 New Columbia Hall Tournament Most Valuable Player 1948-49 Basketball All-American Holy Cross		1948-49 Holy Cross Basketball MVP 1949-50 Basketball Co-Captain Holy Cross 1949-50 Basketball All-American Holy Cross 1949-50 Holy Cross Basketball MVP

Notable Collegiate Stats
1947-48 Holy Cross won 18 consecutive games and went to NCAA playoffs 1949-50 Holy Cross won 26 consecutive games and went to NCAA playoffs 1949-50 Holy Cross won the National Invitational Tournament (NIT)

Collegiate Career, Coach		High School Career
Boston College had a 117-38 (.755) record under Cousy 1968-69 100th Victory as Coach Boston College 1968 New England Coach of the Year 1969 New England Coach of the Year 1970 Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame Boston College		1946 All-New York City Team Andrew Jackson High School St. Albans, NY