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 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 34 players who wore No. 12 over the years as of September 2023.
It’s no coincidence this team has the most retired jersey numbers with 17 banners hanging alongside them. https://t.co/UVR0NFZnBf
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 13, 2022
1946-50 - Art Spector - forward
Un día como hoy (1920) nace #ArtSpector (RIP), alero, quien fue el primer jugador de la historia en fichar por los #Celtics en 1946 pic.twitter.com/oEEEhyRkAd
— Larry Legend 33 (@la_respuesta) October 17, 2016
1950-54 - Bob Donham - guard
1954-57 - Togo Palazzi - wing
1963 - Dan Swartz - forward
Happy birthday in heaven Dan Swartz. Boston Celtics. Champion. pic.twitter.com/hRt2fV0bvt
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) December 23, 2020
1963-66 - Willie Naulls - forward
1966-67 - Ron Watts - forward
Happy birthday to the real coach of the 1967 Boston Celtics! Happy birthday Ron Watts! #Celtics
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) May 21, 2021
1968 - Tom Thacker - guard
1969--76, 1980 - Don Chaney - guard
1977-78 - Sidney Wicks - forward
1986-88 - Jerry Sichting - guard
1989 - Otis Birdsong - guard
1991 - A.J. Wynder - guard
Happy birthday AJ Wynder! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/qcAizhNlQh
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) September 11, 2021
1992 - Kevin Pritchard - guard
FWIW, Kevin Pritchard was waived twice by the Celtics back in 1992.
Let it go, Kevin. pic.twitter.com/GT9qu8oCpK
— Bill Sy (@deliberatepix) July 1, 2017
1993 - Bart Kofoed - guard
Happy birthday Bart Kofoed! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/lBi05ctYiD
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) March 24, 2021
1994 - Chris Corchiani - guard
Happy birthday Chris Corchiani! While at NC State, you became the first NCAA Division I player to record 1,000 assists in a career. While with the Celtics, you were a reserve point guard on a terrible team. pic.twitter.com/ZWDo0LCX7B
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) March 28, 2021
1994-95 - Dominique Wilkins - forward
1998-99 - Bruce Bowen - forward
2000-01 - Chris Herren - goard
2003 - Bimbo Coles - guard
2003-06 - Ricky Davis - wing
2006-07 - Allan Ray - guard
2009-10 - Henry Walker - wing
2010 - Marcus Landry - forward
2010-11 - Von Wafer- wing
2011-12 - JaJuan Johnson - forward
2012-13 - Leandro Barbosa - guard
2013 - D.J. White - forward
2013-14 - MarShon Brooks - guard
2014 - Chris Johnson - forward
2014 - Dwight Powell - center
2014-15 - Brandan Wright - forward
2015 - Tayshaun Prince - forward
2015-19 - Terry Rozier - guard
2019-23 - Grant Williams - forward
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