Boston Celtics jersey history No. 12 - Terry Rozier (2015-19)
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 33rd of 36 people to wear the No. 12 jersey, Boston guard alum Terry Rozier. After ending his college career at Louisville, Rozier was picked up with the 16th overall selection of the 2015 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The Youngstown, Ohio native would play the first 4 seasons of his pro career with Boston, leaving the team in free agency to join the Charlotte Hornets in 2019 in a sign-and-trade.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Rozier wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 7.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.
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