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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
27-03-2025
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- USA Today
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Sherman Douglas (2000-01)
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Sherman Douglas (2000-01) The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the "New Jersey Americans". Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today. To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise's jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 13th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 11 which has has had a total of 19 players wear the number in the history of the team. The first of those players wearing No. 11 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, 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 3 seasons of his pro career with the Heat, as well as stints with the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks before the first of his two stints with the Nets, beginning when he signed with New Jersey in 1997. After a season, he'd sign with the Los Angeles Clippers before returning to New Jersey for the final 2 seasons of his NBA career. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Douglas wore only jersey Nos. 20 and 11 and put up 6.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
