The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.
In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.
Buy Celtics TicketsToday’s installment focuses on the 31 players who wore No. 20 over the years as of August 2023.
The NBA great was better known for his long-distance shooting (thus the nickname “Pistol”) but was also among the better and more creative floor generals of his time. https://t.co/Ex5VjeWqdA
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 16, 2022
1949 - Earl Shannon - wing
Happy birthday in heaven Earl Shannon. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/DEvClmUpbw
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) November 23, 2020
1949 - Al Lucas - wing
Happy birthday in heaven Al Lucas. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/Djfe7J8VnY
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 4, 2021
1954 - Bob Houbregs - Celtics
Happy birthday in heaven Bob Houbregs. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/d1Lwex5HeT
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) March 12, 2021
1955-57 - Dick Hemric - forward
Otro que cumple años (80) es Dick Hemric, (Boston Celtics 1956-1957). Felicidades, abuelo ! pic.twitter.com/g3CbX46Txe
— La Butaca (@_labutaca) August 29, 2013
1958-59 - Lou Tsioropoulos - forward
1960 - Tommy Heinsohn - forward
1960-63 - Gene Guarilia - forward
1963-70 - Larry Siegfried - guard
1970-72 - Rex Morgan - guard
Happy birthday Rex Morgan! Fun fact: At Jacksonville University, Rex was a teammate of another ex-Celtic. Artis Gilmore. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/LzoH6exZQa
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) October 27, 2020
1972-73 - Mark Minor - forward
Mark Minor (1972-73): Minor played 4 games for the Celtics. pic.twitter.com/LXedVwS6el
— Celticsupercollector (@CeltiCollector) June 27, 2022
1973-75 - Phil Hankinson - forward
Happy birthday in heaven Phil Hankinson. Boston Celtics. Champion. Tragedy. pic.twitter.com/lnidvF4uMq
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 26, 2021
1977-78 - Fred Saunders - forward
1979-81 - Wayne Kreklow - guard
Wayne Kreklow. Always pissed at him for taking Ronnie Perry’s spot. He should be wearing that ring. #Celtics https://t.co/ozjMNx3Gwh pic.twitter.com/Gd2rqS6kIL
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 26, 2021
1983 - Scott Wedman - forward
1985 - Ray Williams - guard
1986 - Darren Daye - forward
1988-92 - Brian Shaw - guard
If you had Brian Shaw on your fantasy team for this game he would've contributed 35.3 @DraftKings fantasy points.
Cowens dominated the boards with 13 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds. pic.twitter.com/8qsluAV6cG
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 9, 2020
1992-96 - Sherman Douglas - guard
1997-98 - Tyus Edney - guard
1999 - Marlon Garnett - guard
2000 - Doug Overton - guard
2000-01 - Bryant Stith - guard
2001-02 - Erick Strickland - guard
2003-04 - Jumaine Jones - forward
2004-05 - Gary Payton - guard
2005-06 - Dan Dickau - guard
2007-12 - Ray Allen - guard
2017-20 - Gordon Hayward - forward
2021 - Moritz Wagner - center
2021 - Jabari Parker - forward
2022-23 - JD Davison - guard
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