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Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded: June 6, 1946
:Formerly known as:
:Home Arena: TD Banknorth Garden (was previously the Boston Garden and FleetCenter)
:Uniform colors: Green and White
:Logo design: A Leprechaun leaning on a shillelagh twirling a basketball
:NBA Championships: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986

2004-05 Record: 45-37

Current Players

Starters
  • PG - #20 Gary Payton; (Oregon State)
  • SG - #34 Paul Pierce; (Kansas)
  • C - #45 Raef LaFrentz; (Kansas)
  • PF - #8 Antoine Walker; (Kentucky)
  • SF - #42 Tony Allen; (Oklahoma State)

    Bench

  • PG - #11 Marcus Banks; (UNLV)
  • C - #30 Mark Blount; (Pittsburgh)
  • G/F - #12 Ricky Davis; (Iowa)
  • PF - #7 Al Jefferson; (Prentiss HS)
  • C - #43 Kendrick Perkins; (Clifton J. Ozen HS)
  • SF - #9 Justin Reed; (Ole Miss)
  • SG - #13 Delonte West; (Saint Joseph's (PA))

    Players of note

    Basketball Hall of Famers:

  • Nate Archibald
  • Larry Bird
  • Walter Brown
  • Bob Cousy
  • Dave Cowens
  • Wayne Embry (inducted as a contributor, not as a player; he was the first African-American to serve both as a general manager and a team president in the NBA)
  • John Havlicek
  • Tom Heinsohn
  • Bailey Howell
  • K. C. Jones
  • Sam Jones
  • Clyde Lovellette
  • Ed Macauley
  • Pete Maravich
  • Kevin McHale
  • Robert Parish
  • Andy Phillip
  • Frank Ramsey
  • Arnie Risen
  • Bill Russell
  • Bill Sharman (inducted both as a Celtics player and as a coach, most notably with the Los Angeles Lakers)
  • John Thompson (only played in the NBA for two years; inducted for his coaching career at Georgetown University)
  • Bill Walton

    Not to be forgotten:

  • Danny Ainge
  • Don Chaney
  • Paul Silas

    Retired numbers:

  • 00 Robert Parish
  • 1 Walter Brown (founding owner)
  • 2 Red Auerbach (legendary coach and executive)
  • 3 Dennis Johnson
  • 6 Bill Russell
  • 10 Jo Jo White
  • 14 Bob Cousy
  • 15 Tom Heinsohn
  • 16 Satch Sanders
  • 17 John Havlicek
  • 18 Dave Cowens
  • 19 Don Nelson
  • 21 Bill Sharman
  • 22 Ed Macauley
  • 23 Frank Ramsey
  • 24 Sam Jones
  • 25 K.C. Jones
  • 31 Cedric Maxwell
  • 32 Kevin McHale
  • 33 Larry Bird
  • 35 Reggie Lewis
  • Loscy Jim Loscutoff (asked that his #18 not be retired)

    Current stars:

  • Tony Allen
  • Ricky Davis
  • Raef LaFrentz
  • Gary Payton
  • Paul Pierce
  • Antoine Walker
  • Delonte West

    2004/2005 Season Coaching Staff

    HEAD COACH: Doc Rivers
    ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Wohl, Tony Brown, Jim Brewer, Kevin Eastman, Armond Hill and Paul Pressey

    Other notable figures

  • Broadcaster Johnny Most

    External links

  • Boston Celtics official web site
  • Official Summer Pro League web site
  • Celtic Nation



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