Not sure how true but I always heard that Dave was not highly scouted because FSU was on probation and did not play in post season tournaments. Story goes that Red Auerbach went to one game and left after one quarter. Red said it was because he knew after one quarter and he wanted other scouts to think he didn't like Cowens?
Once drafted, as a rookie, the first I heard of him was when he had a pre-season game with 32 points and 22 rebounds.