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USA Today
04-08-2025
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Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 19 - Leandro Barbosa (2014-16)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history. Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 13th of 13 players who wore the No. 19 jersey for the Warriors. That player would be Golden State guard alum Leandro Barbosa. After starting his pro career abroad, Barbosa was picked up with the 28th overall selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native would play the first seven seasons of his pro career with the Phoenix Suns after a draft night deal. He would also play for the Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, and Suns again before he signed with the Dubs in 2014. His stay with the team would span two seasons, coming to an end when he signed with Phoenix one more time in 2016. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
01-07-2025
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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 24 - Harry Boykoff (1950-51)
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 four people to wear the No. 24, Boston big man alum Harry Boykoff. After ending his college career at St. John's, Boykoff signed with the (defunct) Waterloo Hawks in 1949. The Brooklyn, New York native was drafted by the (also defunct) Baltimore Bullets when the Hawks went belly-up after that season, and then dealt to Boston in 1950. His stay with the team would span just 32 games before he was dealt again, this time to the (then) Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now, Atlanta Hawks) in 1951. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Boykoff wore only jersey No. 24 and put up 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
24-06-2025
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Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 15 - Geoff Huston (1985-86)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history. Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 20th of 27 players who wore the No. 15 jersey for the Warriors. That player would be Golden State guard alum Geoff Huston. After ending his college career at Texas Tech, Huston was picked up with the 50th overall selection of the 1979 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. The Brooklyn, New York native would play the first season of his pro career with the Knicks, and also played for the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers before he signed with the Dubs in 1985. His stay with the team would span a single season, ending when he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1986. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
20-06-2025
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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 21 - Frank Kudelka (1951)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 21 - Frank Kudelka (1951) 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 third of nine people to wear the No. 21, Boston wing alum Frank Kudelka. After ending his college career at St. Mary's, Kudelka would join the (defunct) Chicago Stags in 1949. The San Francisco, California native was picked up by the (also defunct) Washington Capitols after the Stags went under, and Boston did the same for Kudelka later that season when the Caps folded. His stay with the team would span just 27 games before he was traded to the (you guessed it, defunct) Baltimore Bullets in 1951. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Kudelka wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 4.7 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
12-06-2025
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- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Mo Wagner (2021)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Mo Wagner (2021) 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 30th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston big man alum Moritz Wagner. After ending his college career at Michigan, Wagner was picked up with the 25th overall selection of the 2018NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Berlin, Germany native would play the first season of his pro career with the Lakers. He would also play for the Washington Wizards before he was dealt to Boston in 2021. His stay with the team would span just nine games before he would be cut by the team. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Wagner wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 1.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
