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19 hours ago
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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Tyus Edney (1997-98)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Tyus Edney (1997-98) 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 19th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Tyus Edney. After ending his college career at UCLA, Edney was picked up with the 47th overall selection of the 1995 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. The Gardena, California native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Kings before he signed with Boston in 1997. His stay with the team would span a single season, ending when he signed with a team abroad. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Edney wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 5.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Sherman Douglas (1992-95)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Sherman Douglas (1992-95) 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 18th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Sherman Douglas. After ending his college career at Syracuse, Douglas was picked up with the 28th overall selection of the 1989 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. The Washington, District of Columbia native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the heat, coming to an end when he was dealt to Boston in 1992. His stay with the team would span parts of five seasons, ending when he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1995. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Douglas wore only jersey Nos. 4 and 20 and put up 11.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Brian Shaw (1998-92)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Brian Shaw (1998-92) 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 17th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Brian Shaw. After ending his college career at UC Santa Barbara, Shaw was picked up with the 24th overall selection of the 1988 NBA draft by the Celtics. The Oakland, California native played his first three seasons for Boston with one season in between infamously overseas, leaving the team via trade to the Miami Heat in 1992. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Shaw wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
4 days ago
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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Darren Daye (1986-88)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Darren Daye (1986-88) 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 16th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston forward alum Darren Daye. After ending his college career at UCLA, Daye was picked up with the 57th overall selection of the 1983 NBA draft by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards). The Des Moines, Iowa native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with Washington, also playing for the Chicago Bulls before he would sign with Boston in 1986. His stay with the team would span his final two seasons in the NBA, ending in 1988. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Daye wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 4.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Ray Williams (1985)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 - Ray Williams (1985) 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 15th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Ray Williams. After ending his college career at Minnesota, Williams was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1977 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. The Mount Vernon, New York native would play the first four seasons of his pro career with the Knicks. He would also have stints with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets, (then) Kansas City (now, Sacramento) Kings, and Knicks again before he signed with Boston in 1985. His stay with the team would span just 23 games, leaving in free agency the next offseason to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
