On this day in 1990, former Boston Celtics small forward Jae Crowder was born in Villa Rica, Georgia to former NBA player Corey Crowder and his wife Helen Thompson.
Crowder would play his college ball at Marquette University in the Big East Conference after stints at Howard University and South Georgia Tech, and would be drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 34th overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft.
The former Golden Eagle came to Boston in a trade in 2014 with the Mavericks long with teammates Jameer Nelson and Brandan Wright in exchange for Dwight Powell and Rajon Rondo.
Crowder played three seasons with the Celtics, averaging 12.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while with the team. He would be dealt with Isaiah Thomas, Ante Žižić and draft assets for Kyrie Irving in 2017.
It was also on this date in 2006, the Celtics signed guard Allan Ray as a free agent out of Villanova after going undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Ray, a native of the Bronx, New York, was first sent to a D League (as the G League was called in that era) assignment with the Austin Toros, but was soon called up to play with the parent club.
The former Wildcat would play 47 games in total for the Celtics, averaging 6.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.
