Boston Celtics jersey history No. 23 - Ernie Barrett (1953-56)
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 second of three people to wear the No. 23, Boston guard alum Ernie Barrett. After ending his college career at Kansas State, Barrett was picked up with the seventh overall selection of the 1951 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The Pratt, Kansas native would play the only two seasons of his NBA career with Boston, retiring from the league afterward.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Barrett wore only jersey No. 23 and put up 4.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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