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 played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack 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.
Today’s installment focuses on the 15 players who wore No. 9 over the years as of September 2022.
1946-47 - Harold Kottman - center
Happy birthday in heaven Harold Kottman. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/pwBZ2inMra
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 22, 2021
1948-49 - Mel Riebe - wing
Happy birthday in heaven Mel Riebe. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/9jmQvkUS3J
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 12, 2021
1949-1950 - George Kaftan - forward
Happy birthday in heaven to the pride of the Holy Cross Crusaders and Boston Celtics, George Kaftan. pic.twitter.com/oTJDUhfGRB
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) February 22, 2021
1994-99 - Greg Minor - wing
2000 - Doug Overton - guard
2000-02 - Milt Palacio - guard
2002-03 - J.R. Bremer - guard
2004-06 - Justin Reed - forward
2006-14 - Rajon Rondo - guard
2016-17 - Demetrius Jackson - guard
2018 - Jarell Eddie - forward
2018 - Xavier Silas - guard
2018-20 - Brad Wanamaker - guard
2021-22 - Romeo Langford - wing
2022 - Derrick White - guard
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