The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the fourth of seven people to wear the No. 18 jersey, Boston big man alum John Thompson. After ending his college career at Providence, Thompson was picked up with the 27th overall selection of the 1964 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The future Hall of Famer played the only two seasons of his NBA career as a player with Boston (winning a title in a reserve role both seasons) before retiring from the game as a player to have an iconic career as a coach.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Thompson wore only jersey Nos. 18 and 5 and put up 3.5 points and as many rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 18 – John Thompson (1964-66)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the fourth of seven people to wear the No. 18 jersey, Boston big man alum John Thompson. After ending his college career at Providence, Thompson was picked up with the 27th overall selection of the 1964 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The future Hall of Famer played the only two seasons of his NBA career as a player with Boston (winning a title in a reserve role both seasons) before retiring from the game as a player to have an iconic career as a coach.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Thompson wore only jersey Nos. 18 and 5 and put up 3.5 points and as many rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 18 – John Thompson (1964-66)
