On this day, the Boston Celtics selected two players of note in the 1975 NBA draft. The first was Jerome Anderson, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of the University of West Virginia, who was taken with the 53rd pick.
The Mullens, West Virginia, native won a championship with the Celtics in his sole season with the team (1975-76). Anderson recorded 2.8 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game over 5.7 minutes per game in his rookie season. Anderson’s tenure in the league was not an especially long one, however, as he failed to stick with the team beyond his inaugural season in the league.
