Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. David William Cowens is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6''9", he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, and currently serves as a special assistant to Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars