Boston Celtics jersey history No. 11 - Shammond Williams (2002-03)
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 20th of 29 people to wear the No. 11 jersey, Boston guard alum Shammond Williams. After ending his college career at UNC, Williams was picked up with the 34th overall selection of the 1998 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
The Bronx, New York native would play the first season of his pro career with the Atlanta Hawks instead, though, after being dealt there on draft night. He also played for the (then) Seattle SuperSonics (now, Oklahoma City Thunder) before Williams would be dealt to Boston in 2002.
His stay with the team would span just 51 games, ending when the Celtics dealt him to the Denver Nuggets in 2003. During his time suiting up for Boston, Williams wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
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