Dave Cowens
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David William Cowens is an American former professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6 ft 9 in, he played the center position and occasionally played power forward. Cowens spent most of hi
Cowens in 2005
Cowens (to the left) next to Dave Chadwick in 1969
Cowens with the Boston Celtics in 1976
Center (basketball)
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The center, or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and o
Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar performs his signature shot, the skyhook, against the Lakers' rivals, the Boston Celtics.
George Mikan with No. 99
Bill Russell (left) and Wilt Chamberlain (right)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (right) against Wes Unseld (left)