Boston Celtics Regular Season Rosters
1968-1969 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Jim Barnes | FC | 6-8 | 210 | 4 | UTEP | 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 1 | United States |
Emmette Bryant | PG | 6-1 | 175 | 4 | DePaul | 1964 Rnd 7 Pick 1 | United States |
Don Chaney | G | 6-5 | 210 | 0 | Houston | 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 12 | United States |
Mal Graham | G | 6-1 | 185 | 1 | New York | 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 11 | United States |
John Havlicek | GF | 6-5 | 200 | 4 | Ohio State | 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 7 | United States |
Bailey Howell | SF | 6-7 | 210 | 9 | Mississippi State | 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Rich Johnson | F | 6-7 | 210 | 0 | Grambling State | 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 10 | United States |
Sam Jones | GF | 6-4 | 198 | 11 | North Carolina Central | 1956 Rnd 8 Pick 3 | United States |
Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 6 | Iowa | 1962 Rnd 3 Pick 1 | United States |
Bud Olsen | PF | 6-8 | 220 | 6 | Louisville | 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 6 | United States |
Bill Russell | C | 6-10 | 215 | 12 | San Francisco | 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Satch Sanders | PF | 6-6 | 210 | 8 | NYU | 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Larry Siegfried | G | 6-3 | 190 | 5 | Ohio State | 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 3 | United States |
1968-1969 Boston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | E. Bryant | S. Jones | J. Havlicek | B. Howell | B. Russell |
Rotation | L. Siegfried | D. Nelson | S. Sanders | ||
Rotation | D. Chaney | ||||
Lim PT | M. Graham | R. Johnson | J. Barnes |
1968-1969 Eastern Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Baltimore Bullets | 57-25 | - |
2 | Philadelphia Sixers | 55-27 | 2 |
3 | New York Knicks | 54-28 | 3 |
4 | Boston Celtics | 48-34 | 9 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals | 41-41 | 16 |
6 | Detroit Pistons | 32-50 | 25 |
7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 27-55 | 30 |
1968-1969 Boston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Emmette Bryant | NBA Champion (1969) |
Bailey Howell | NBA Champion (1969) |
Bill Russell | NBA Champion (1969) |
Don Chaney | NBA Champion (1969) |
Rich Johnson | NBA Champion (1969) |
Satch Sanders | NBA Champion (1969) |
Mal Graham | NBA Champion (1969) |
Sam Jones | NBA Champion (1969) |
Larry Siegfried | NBA Champion (1969) |
Jim Barnes | NBA Champion (1969) |
John Havlicek | NBA Champion (1969) |
Don Nelson | NBA Champion (1969) |
John Havlicek | All-NBA Second Team (1969) |
Bill Russell | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1969) |
John Havlicek | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1969) |
Satch Sanders | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1969) |
John Havlicek | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1969) |
Bill Russell | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1969) |
1968-1969 Boston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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John Havlicek | 82 | 38.7 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 5.4 |
Bailey Howell | 78 | 32.4 | 19.7 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
Sam Jones | 70 | 26.0 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
Larry Siegfried | 79 | 32.4 | 14.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
Don Nelson | 82 | 21.6 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
Satch Sanders | 82 | 26.6 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
Bill Russell | 77 | 42.7 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 4.9 |
Emmette Bryant | 80 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Jim Barnes | 49 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
Don Chaney | 20 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
Rich Johnson | 31 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Mal Graham | 22 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Bud Olsen | 7 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
1968-1969 Boston Celtics Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Don Chaney was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Don Chaney signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1968. Mal Graham was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Mal Graham signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1967. John Havlicek was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. John Havlicek signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1962. Rich Johnson was selected as the #10 pick in the 4 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Rich Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on July 28, 1968. Sam Jones was selected as the #3 pick in the 8 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Sam Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1957. Satch Sanders was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Satch Sanders signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1960. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Bill Russell, the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1956 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Boston Celtics from the St. Louis Hawks on April 30, 1956. Bill Russell signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on December 20, 1956. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Jim Barnes was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Chicago Bulls on December 1, 1968. Emmette Bryant was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Phoenix Suns on August 27, 1968. Bailey Howell was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1966. Bailey Howell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on August 28, 1968. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Don Nelson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 28, 1965. Larry Siegfried signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 14, 1963. |
1968-1969 Boston Celtics Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Jack Waldron | Owner | 1971-1972 | Owner (Boston Celtics, 1968 to 1969) |
Bill Russell | Head Coach | 1966-1967 | N/A |
Red Auerbach | General Manager | 1950-1951 | Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1949 to 1950) |
Johnny Most | Radio Broadcaster | 1953-1954 | N/A |