Boston Celtics accomplishments and records
This is a comprehensive list of the accomplishments and records of the Boston Celtics. The Celtics are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association.
Contents
Playoffs
Championships (17)
The Celtics' 17 NBA Championships are the most of any NBA franchise, tied with the Los Angeles and Minneapolis Lakers.[1]
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Conference titles (22)
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Division titles (23)
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Hall of Fame
37 people were inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as players, 6 – as coaches, 6 – as contributors.[4]
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| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 22 | Ed Macauley | F/C | 1950–1956 | 1960 | 17 | Andy Phillip | G | 1956–1958 | 1961 |
| 14 | Bob Cousy | G | 1950–1963 | 1971 | 6 | Bill Russell 3 | C | 1956–1969 | 1975 |
| 21 | Bill Sharman | G | 1951–1961 | 1976 | 23 | Frank Ramsey | G/F | 1954–1964 | 1982 |
| 24 | Sam Jones | G/F | 1957–1969 | 1984 | 17 | John Havlicek | G/F | 1962–1978 | 1984 |
| 15 20 |
Tom Heinsohn 1 | F | 1956–1965 | 1986 | 20 | Bob Houbregs | C/F | 1954–1955 | 1987 |
| 44 | Pete Maravich | G | 1980 | 1987 | 4 34 |
Clyde Lovellette | C | 1962–1964 | 1988 |
| 25 27 |
K. C. Jones | G | 1958–1967 | 1989 | 44 | Dave Bing | G | 1977–1978 | 1990 |
| 18 | Dave Cowens | F/C | 1970–1980 | 1991 | 7 | Nate Archibald | G | 1978–1983 | 1991 |
| 5 | Bill Walton | C | 1985–1987 | 1993 | 18 | Bailey Howell | F | 1966–1970 | 1997 |
| 19 | Arnie Risen | C | 1955–1958 | 1998 | 33 | Larry Bird 2 | F | 1979–1992 | 1998 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | F | 1980–1993 | 1999 | 11 | Bob McAdoo | C/F | 1979 | 2000 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | C | 1980–1994 | 2003 | 12 | Dominique Wilkins | F | 1994–1995 | 2006 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | G | 1983–1990 | 2010 | 53 | Artis Gilmore | C | 1988 | 2011 |
| 20 | Gary Payton | G | 2004–2005 | 2013 | 10 | Jo Jo White | G | 1969–1979 | 2015 |
| 36 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 2010–2011 | 2016 | 11 | Charlie Scott | G | 1975–1977 | 2018 |
| 40 | Dino Rađa | F/C | 1994–1997 | 2018 | 20 | Ray Allen | G | 2007–2012 | 2018 |
| 11 | Chuck Cooper | F | 1950–1954 | 2019 | 4 | Carl Braun | G | 1961–1962 | 2019 |
| 44 | Paul Westphal | G | 1972–1975 | 2019 | 5 | Kevin Garnett | F | 2007–2013 | 2020 |
| 34 | Paul Pierce | F | 1998–2013 | 2021 | |||||
| Coaches | |||||||||
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | ||
| Doggie Julian | Head coach | 1948–1950 | 1968 | 2 | Red Auerbach | Head coach Executive |
1950–1966 1966–2006 |
1969 | |
| Rick Pitino | Head coach | 1997–2001 | 2013 | Tom Heinsohn 1 | Head coach | 1969–1978 | 2015 | ||
| Bill Fitch | Head coach | 1979–1983 | 2019 | Bill Russell 3 | Head coach | 1966–1969 | 2021 | ||
| Contributors | |||||||||
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | ||
| 1 | Walter A. Brown | Owner | 1945–1964 | 1965 | Bill Mokray | Executive | 1946–1969 | 1965 | |
| 28 | Wayne Embry | C | 1966–1968 | 1999 | Dave Gavitt | Executive | 1990–1994 | 2006 | |
| 16 | Satch Sanders | F Head coach |
1960–1973 1978 |
2011 | 17 | Don Barksdale | F | 1953–1955 | 2012 |
Additionally, Johnny Most and Mike Gorman were honored with the Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award. Most was awarded in 1993 for his 37-year career as the Celtics radio announcer, while Gorman was awarded in 2021 for his 40-year career as the Celtics television announcer.
Notes:
- 1 In total, Heinsohn was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as coach.
- 2 In total, Bird was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.
- 3 In total, Russell was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as coach.
Retired numbers
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The Celtics have retired 23 numbers,[5][6] the most of any professional sports franchise in North America.[7]
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Robert Parish, C (1980–1994); retired January 18, 1998
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Walter A. Brown, founder, owner (1946–1964); retired October 17, 1964
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Red Auerbach, head coach, executive (1950–2006); retired January 4, 1985
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Dennis Johnson, G (1983–1990); retired December 13, 1991
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Kevin Garnett, F (2007–2013); retired March 13, 2022
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Bill Russell, C 1 (1956–1969); retired March 12, 1972
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Jo Jo White, PG (1969–1979); retired April 9, 1982
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Tom Heinsohn, F 2
(1956–1965); retired October 15, 1966 -
Satch Sanders, PF 3
(1960–1973); retired January 19, 1973 -
John Havlicek, SF (1962–1978); retired October 13, 1978
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Dave Cowens, C 4
(1970–1980); retired February 8, 1981 -
Jim Loscutoff, PF 5 (1955–1964); retired April 8, 1977
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Don Nelson, F (1965–1976); retired December 15, 1976
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Bill Sharman, G (1951–1961); retired October 15, 1966
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Ed Macauley, C (1950–1956); retired October 16, 1963
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Frank Ramsey, SF (1954–1964); retired October 16, 1965
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K.C. Jones, PG 6 (1958–1967); retired February 12, 1967
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Cedric Maxwell, SF 7 (1977–1985); retired December 15, 2003
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Kevin McHale, PF (1980–1993); retired January 30, 1994
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Larry Bird, F (1979–1992); retired February 4, 1993
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Paul Pierce, F (1998–2013); retired February 11, 2018
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Reggie Lewis, SF 8 (1987–1993); retired March 22, 1995
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Johnny Most, broadcaster (1953–1990); retired 1990
- 1 Also served as head coach (1966–69).
- 2 Also served as head coach (1969–78); as broadcaster (1966–1969, 1980–2020).
- 3 Also served as head coach (1978).
- 4 Also served as head coach (1978–79).
- 5 Loscutoff, who wore #18, asked that his legacy be honored by allowing other Celtics to wear his number in the future. On one of the banners of retired numbers at the TD Garden, Loscutoff is represented by a square with the letters "LOSCY". #18 was later retired for Dave Cowens.
- 6 Also served as head coach (1983–88).
- 7 Also served as broadcaster (2001–present); briefly wore No. 30 in 1977–78.
- 8 Died of a heart attack while still playing for the team; number retired posthumously.
Award winners
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- Bob Cousy – 1957
- Bill Russell – 1958, 1961–1963, 1965
- Dave Cowens – 1973
- Larry Bird – 1984–1986
NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP
- Jayson Tatum – 2022
- John Havlicek – 1974
- Jo Jo White – 1976
- Cedric Maxwell – 1981
- Larry Bird – 1984, 1986
- Paul Pierce – 2008
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- Kevin Garnett – 2008
- Marcus Smart - 2022
- Tom Heinsohn – 1957
- Dave Cowens – 1971
- Larry Bird – 1980
- Kevin McHale – 1984, 1985
- Bill Walton – 1986
- Red Auerbach – 1965
- Tom Heinsohn – 1973
- Bill Fitch – 1980
- Red Auerbach – 1980
- Danny Ainge – 2008
- Isaiah Thomas – 2017
- Ed Sadowski – 1948
- Ed Macauley – 1951–1953
- Bob Cousy – 1952–1961
- Bill Sharman – 1956–1959
- Bill Russell – 1959, 1963, 1965
- John Havlicek – 1971–1974
- Larry Bird – 1980–1988
- Kevin McHale – 1987
- Kevin Garnett – 2008
- Jayson Tatum – 2022
- Bill Sharman – 1953, 1955, 1960
- Ed Macauley – 1954
- Bill Russell – 1958, 1960–1962, 1964, 1966–1968
- Tom Heinsohn – 1961–1964
- Bob Cousy – 1962, 1963
- John Havlicek – 1964, 1966, 1968–1970, 1975, 1976
- Sam Jones – 1965–1967
- Dave Cowens – 1973, 1975, 1976
- Jo Jo White – 1975, 1977
- Nate Archibald – 1981
- Robert Parish – 1982
- Larry Bird – 1990
- Paul Pierce – 2009
- Isaiah Thomas – 2017
- Kyrie Irving – 2019
- Robert Parish – 1989
- Paul Pierce – 2002, 2003, 2008
- Rajon Rondo – 2012
- Jayson Tatum – 2020
- John Havlicek – 1963
- Jo Jo White – 1970
- Dave Cowens – 1971
- Larry Bird – 1980
- Kevin McHale – 1981
- Dee Brown – 1991
- Antoine Walker – 1997
- Ron Mercer – 1998
- Paul Pierce – 1999
- Jayson Tatum – 2018
- Brian Shaw – 1989
- Rick Fox – 1992
- Dino Rađa – 1994
- Eric Montross – 1995
- J. R. Bremer – 2003
- Al Jefferson – 2005
- Ryan Gomes – 2006
- Rajon Rondo – 2007
- Marcus Smart – 2015
- Jaylen Brown – 2017
- Bill Russell – 1969
- John Havlicek – 1972–1976
- Paul Silas – 1975, 1976
- Dave Cowens – 1976
- Kevin McHale – 1986–1988
- Dennis Johnson – 1987
- Kevin Garnett – 2008, 2009, 2011
- Rajon Rondo – 2010, 2011
- Avery Bradley – 2016
- Marcus Smart – 2019, 2020, 2022
- Tom Sanders – 1969
- John Havlicek – 1969–1971
- Don Chaney – 1972–1975
- Dave Cowens – 1975, 1980
- Larry Bird – 1982–1984
- Kevin McHale – 1983, 1989, 1990
- Dennis Johnson – 1984–1986
- Rajon Rondo – 2009, 2012
- Kevin Garnett – 2012
- Avery Bradley – 2013
- Al Horford – 2018
- Robert Williams III – 2022
NBA All-Star Weekend
All-Star Game selections[9]
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NBA All-Star Game head coaches
- Red Auerbach – 1957–1967
- Tom Heinsohn – 1972–1974, 1976
- Bill Fitch – 1982
- K. C. Jones – 1984–1987
- Chris Ford – 1991
- Doc Rivers – 2008, 2011
- Brad Stevens – 2017
- Ed Macauley – 1951
- Bob Cousy – 1954, 1957
- Bill Sharman – 1955
- Bill Russell – 1963
- David Cowens – 1973
- Nate Archibald – 1981
- Larry Bird - 1982
- Dee Brown – 1991
- Gerald Green – 2007
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