Boston Celtics draft history

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In their 75-year history, the Boston Celtics have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft and previously in the Basketball Association of America draft.

Year Round Pick Name From
2020 1 14 (from MEM) Aaron Nesmith Vanderbilt University
2020 1 26 Payton Pritchard University of Oregon
2020 1 30 (from MIL via PHX, traded to MEM) Desmond Bane Texas Christian University
2020 2 47 (from BKN via PHI, ORL, and CHA) Yam Madar Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
2019 1 14 (from SAC via PHI) Romeo Langford Indiana University
2019 1 20 (from LAC via MEM, traded to PHI) Matisse Thybulle University of Washington
2019 1 22 Grant Williams University of Tennessee
2019 2 51 Tremont Waters Louisiana State University
2018 1 27 Robert Williams Texas A&M University
2017 1 3 (from BKN) Jayson Tatum Duke University
2017 2 37 (from MIN via PHX) Semi Ojeleye Southern Methodist University
2017 2 53 (from CLE) Kadeem Allen University of Arizona
2017 2 56 (from LAC) Jabari Bird University of California, Berkeley
2016 1 3 (from BKN) Jaylen Brown University of California, Berkeley
2016 1 16 (from DAL) Guerschon Yabusele Rouen Métropole Basket (France)
2016 1 23 Ante Žižić Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
2016 2 31 (from PHI via MIA, traded to MEM) Deyonta Davis Michigan State University
2016 2 35 (from MIN via NO via PHX, traded to MEM) Rade Zagorac Mega Basket (Serbia)
2016 2 45 (from MEM via DEN and DAL) Demetrius Jackson University of Notre Dame
2016 2 51 (from MIA) Ben Bentil Providence College
2016 2 58 (from CLE) Abdel Nader Iowa State University
2015 1 16 Terry Rozier University of Louisville
2015 1 28 (from LAC) R. J. Hunter Georgia State University
2015 2 33 Jordan Mickey Louisiana State University
2015 2 45 Marcus Thornton College of William & Mary
2014 1 6 Marcus Smart Oklahoma State
2014 1 17 James Young University of Kentucky
2013 1 16 Lucas Nogueira CB Estudiantes (Spain)
2012 1 21 Jared Sullinger Ohio State University
2012 1 22 Fab Melo Syracuse University
2012 2 51 Kris Joseph Syracuse University
2011 1 25 MarShon Brooks Providence College
2011 2 55 E'Twaun Moore Purdue University
2010 1 19 Avery Bradley University of Texas at Austin
2010 2 52 Luke Harangody University of Notre Dame
2009 2 58 Lester Hudson University of Tennessee at Martin
2008 1 30 J. R. Giddens University of New Mexico
2008 2 60 Semih Erden Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
2007 1 5 Jeff Green Georgetown University
2007 2 32 Gabe Pruitt University of Southern California
2006 1 7 Randy Foye Villanova University
2005 1 18 Gerald Green Gulf Shores Academy
2005 2 50 Ryan Gomes Providence College
2005 2 53 Orien Greene University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2004 1 15 Al Jefferson Prentiss
2004 1 24 Delonte West Saint Joseph's University
2004 1 25 Tony Allen Oklahoma State University
2004 2 40 Justin Reed University of Mississippi
2003 1 16 Troy Bell Boston College
2003 1 20 Dahntay Jones Duke University
2003 2 56 Brandon Hunter Ohio University
2002 2 49 Darius Songaila Wake Forest University
2001 1 10 Joe Johnson University of Arkansas
2001 1 11 Kedrick Brown Okaloosa-Walton Community College[a]
2001 1 21 Joseph Forte University of North Carolina
2000 1 11 Jérôme Moïso University of California, Los Angeles
1999 2 55 Kris Clack University of Texas at Austin
1998 1 10 Paul Pierce University of Kansas
1997 1 3 Chauncey Billups University of Colorado
1997 1 6 Ron Mercer University of Kentucky
1997 2 56 Ben Pepper Newcastle Falcons (Australia)
1996 1 6 Antoine Walker University of Kentucky
1996 2 38 Steve Hamer University of Tennessee
1995 1 14 Eric Williams Providence College
1995 2 33 Junior Burrough University of Virginia
1994 1 9 Eric Montross University of North Carolina
1994 2 36 Andrei Fetisov CB Valladolid (Spain)
1993 1 19 Acie Earl University of Iowa
1992 1 21 Jon Barry Georgia Institute of Technology
1992 2 47 Darren Morningstar University of Pittsburgh
1991 1 24 Rick Fox University of North Carolina
1990 1 19 Dee Brown Jacksonville University
1989 1 13 Michael Smith Brigham Young University
1989 2 40 Dino Rađa KK Split (Yugoslavia)
1988 1 24 Brian Shaw University of California, Santa Barbara
1988 3 74 Gerald Paddio University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1987 1 22 Reggie Lewis Northeastern University
1987 2 45 Brad Lohaus University of Iowa
1987 4 70 University of Virginia
1987 4 91 University of Oklahoma
1987 5 114 Dave Butler University of California
1987 6 137 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
1987 7 160 Northeastern University
1986 1 2 Len Bias University of Maryland
1986 4 93 Tony Benford Texas Tech University
1986 5 116 University of Dayton
1986 6 139 University of Detroit Mercy
1986 7 162 Boston University
1985 1 20 Sam Vincent Michigan State University
1985 3 70 Loyola University Chicago
1985 4 93 Liberty University
1985 5 116 La Salle University
1985 6 139 Ralph Lewis La Salle University
1985 7 162 Rutgers University
1984 1 24 Michael Young University of Houston
1984 2 47 Ronnie Williams University of Florida
1984 3 70 Rick Carlisle University of Virginia
1984 4 93 Princeton University
1984 5 116 Todd Orlando Bentley College[b]
1984 6 139 Steve Carfino University of Iowa
1984 7 162 Framingham State College
1984 8 184 College of the Holy Cross
1984 9 206 Merrimack College
1984 10 228 Dan Trant Clark University
1983 1 21 Greg Kite Brigham Young University
1983 3 52 Winfred King East Tennessee State University
1983 3 68 University of Virginia
1983 4 91 Carlos Clark University of Mississippi
1983 5 114 Stonehill College
1983 6 137 Houston Baptist University
1983 7 160 Providence College
1983 8 183 Trent Johnson University of Pittsburgh
1983 9 205 University of Massachusetts Boston
1983 10 226 Bentley College[b]
1982 1 23 Darren Tillis Cleveland State University
1982 2 46 Tony Guy University of Kansas
1982 3 69 Perry Moss Northeastern University
1982 4 92 University of Tulsa
1982 5 115 Saint Peter's College (New Jersey)[c]
1982 6 138 John Schweitz University of Richmond
1982 7 161 West Virginia University
1982 8 184 Georgetown University
1982 9 205 Panagiotis Giannakis Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greece)
1982 10 225 Landon Turner Indiana University
1981 1 23 Charles Bradley University of Wyoming
1981 2 25 Tracy Jackson University of Notre Dame
1981 2 31 Danny Ainge Brigham Young University
1981 3 69 John Johnson University of Michigan
1981 4 91 La Salle University
1981 5 115 Glen Grunwald Indiana University
1981 6 137 University of Iowa
1981 7 161 College of the Holy Cross
1981 8 182 Creighton University
1981 9 203 Virginia Commonwealth University
1981 10 222 North Carolina State University
1980 1 3 Kevin McHale University of Minnesota
1980 2 46 Arnette Hallman Purdue University
1980 3 54 Ron Perry College of the Holy Cross
1980 3 69 Don Newman University of Idaho
1980 4 92 Kevin Hamilton Iona College
1980 5 115 Rufus Harris University of Maine
1980 6 138 Norfolk State University
1980 7 160 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1980 8 179 Boston University
1980 9 199 Northwestern University
1980 10 214 Providence College
1979 3 53 Wayne Kreklow Drake University
1979 3 61 Briar Cliff University
1979 4 68 Nick Galis Seton Hall University
1979 5 90 Jimmy Allen University of New Haven
1979 6 110 Marvin Delph University of Arkansas
1979 7 130 University of Virginia
1979 8 149 North Carolina State University
1979 9 168 United States Naval Academy
1979 10 186 Alton Byrd Columbia University
1978 1 6 Larry Bird Indiana State University
1978 1 8 Freeman Williams Portland State University
1978 2 30 Jeff Judkins University of Utah
1978 3 50 Merrimack College
1978 4 72 David Stergakos[d] Bloomfield College
1978 5 94 Seton Hall University
1978 6 116 University of Minnesota
1978 7 137 Fairfield University
1978 8 156 Fairfield University
1978 9 173 George Washington University
1978 10 188 Brandeis University
1977 1 12 Cedric Maxwell University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1977 3 56 Skip Brown Wake Forest University
1977 4 78 Tulane University
1977 5 100 University of Virginia
1977 6 122 Rutgers University-Camden
1977 7 142 Cleveland State University
1977 8 161 Bowling Green State University
1976 1 16 Norm Cook University of Kansas
1976 3 51 University of Nebraska
1976 4 67 Kentucky State University
1976 5 85 Saint Louis University
1976 6 103 Art Collins St. Thomas University
1976 7 121 Ralph Drollinger University of California, Los Angeles
1976 8 139 John Clark Northeastern University
1976 9 156 Boston College
1976 10 172 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
1975 1 17 Tom Boswell University of South Carolina
1975 3 53 Jerome Anderson West Virginia University
1975 4 72 Cyrus Mann Illinois State University
1975 5 89 Fordham University
1975 6 108 Jacksonville University
1975 7 125 Oral Roberts University
1975 8 144 University of Kansas
1975 9 159 Albany State University
1975 10 174 University of Massachusetts Amherst
1974 1 17 Glenn McDonald California State University, Long Beach
1974 2 35 Kevin Stacom Providence College
1974 3 53 Roscoe Pondexter California State University, Long Beach
1974 4 71 Fairmont State University
1974 5 89 Ben Clyde Florida State University
1974 6 107 Gene Harmon Creighton University
1974 7 125 Pennsylvania State University
1974 8 143 Georgia Southern University
1974 9 160 Al Skinner University of Massachusetts Amherst
1974 10 177 Fairfield University
1973 1 17 Steve Downing Indiana University
1973 2 35 Phil Hankinson University of Pennsylvania
1973 3 52 Iowa State University
1973 4 69 Richie Fuqua Oral Roberts University
1973 5 86 Byron Jones University of San Francisco
1973 6 103 North Carolina State University
1973 7 120 Mike Stewart Santa Clara University
1973 8 137 Sam Houston State University
1973 9 151 Corky Taylor University of Minnesota
1973 10 165 Vanderbilt University
1973 11 174 Villanova University
1973 12 182 Santa Clara University
1973 13 188 Montana State University
1973 14 193 University of Iowa
1973 15 198 Florida Southern College
1973 16 202 Sam Barber Bethune-Cookman College[e]
1973 17 206 California State University, Long Beach
1973 18 208 University of Maine
1973 19 210 University of Massachusetts Amherst
1972 1 10 Paul Westphal University of Southern California
1972 2 27 Dennis Wuycik University of North Carolina
1972 3 44 University of Michigan
1972 4 61 California State University, Long Beach
1972 5 77 Davidson College
1972 6 94 Doug Holcomb University of Memphis
1972 6 96 Widener University
1972 7 111 Stephen Previs University of North Carolina
1972 8 127 Oral Roberts University
1972 10 154 Marty Hunt Kenyon College
1972 11 165 Mark Minor Ohio State University
1972 12 173 Phil Stephens South Carolina State University
1971 1 10 Clarence Glover Western Kentucky University
1971 2 28 Jim Rose Western Kentucky University
1971 3 44 Dave Robisch University of Kansas
1971 4 61 Randy Denton Duke University
1971 6 95 Vanderbilt University
1971 7 112 Florida State University
1971 8 129 University of South Carolina
1971 9 145 California University of Pennsylvania
1971 10 161 Harvard University
1971 11 176 Southern New Hampshire University
1971 12 189 Suffolk University
1971 13 201 University of Nebraska
1970 1 4 Dave Cowens Florida State University
1970 2 21 Rex Morgan Jacksonville University
1970 3 38 Willie Williams Florida State University
1970 4 55 Norfolk State University
1970 5 72 Paul Quinn College
1970 6 89 Jacksonville University
1970 7 106 Charlie Scott University of North Carolina
1970 8 123 Bobby Croft University of Tennessee
1970 9 140 Seattle University
1970 10 157 Mike Maloy Davidson College
1969 1 9 Jo Jo White University of Kansas
1969 3 38 Julius Keye Alcorn State University
1969 4 52 Steve Kuberski Bradley University
1969 5 66 George Thompson Marquette University
1969 6 80 Dolph Pulliam Drake University
1969 7 94 University of Wisconsin
1969 8 108 University of Notre Dame
1969 9 122 University of Cincinnati
1969 10 136 High Point University
1969 11 150 Kenyon College
1969 12 163 Boston State College[f]
1969 13 175 Billy Evans Boston College
1968 1 12 Don Chaney University of Houston
1968 3 32 Garfield Smith Eastern Kentucky University
1968 4 46 Rich Johnson Grambling State University
1968 5 60 Thad Jaracz University of Kentucky
1968 6 74 Jerry Newsom Indiana State University
1968 7 88 Mike Lewis Duke University
1968 8 102 Julius Keye Alcorn State University
1968 9 116 St. Bonaventure University
1968 10 130 Long Island University
1968 11 143 University of Evansville
1968 12 156 Fordham University
1968 13 168 University of Rhode Island
1968 14 179 College of the Holy Cross
1967 1 11 Mal Graham New York University
1967 4 40 Nevil Shed University of Texas at El Paso
1967 5 52 Kentucky Wesleyan College
1967 6 64 Princeton University
1967 7 76 Edgar Lacy University of California, Los Angeles
1967 8 88 Andrew Anderson Canisius College
1967 9 99 University of Massachusetts Lowell
1967 10 110 Rick Weitzman Northeastern University
1967 11 120 Joe Harrington University of Maryland
1966 1 8 Jim Barnett University of Oregon
1966 2 18 Leon Clark University of Wyoming
1966 3 28 Gary Turner Texas Christian University
1966 4 38 Johnny Austin Boston College
1966 6 58 Oklahoma City University
1966 7 67 University of Maryland
1966 8 76 University of San Francisco
1965 1 8 Ollie Johnson University of San Francisco
1965 2 17 Ron Watts Wake Forest University
1965 3 26 Toby Kimball University of Connecticut
1965 4 35 Saint Michael's College
1965 5 44 Davidson College
1965 6 53 Duke University
1965 7 61 Lenoir-Rhyne College[b]
1964 1 7 Mel Counts Oregon State University
1964 2 16 Ron Bonham University of Cincinnati
1964 3 25 John Thompson Providence College
1964 4 34 Joe Strawder Bradley University
1964 5 43 Nick Werkman Seton Hall University
1964 6 52 Levern Tart Bradley University
1964 7 61 Rich Falk Northwestern University
1964 8 70 Butler University
1964 9 77 West Virginia University Institute of Technology
1964 10 84 Clark University
1963 1 8 Bill Green Colorado State University
1963 3 26 Valparaiso University
1963 4 35 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1963 5 44 Red Stroud Mississippi State University
1963 6 53 Providence College
1963 7 62 Herb Magee Philadelphia University
1962 1 7 John Havlicek Ohio State University
1962 2 16 Jack Foley College of the Holy Cross
1962 3 25 Jim Hadnot Providence College
1962 4 34 Roger Strickland Jacksonville University
1962 5 43 Gary Daniels The Citadel
1962 6 52 Boston College
1962 7 60 Duquesne University
1962 8 69 Boston College
1962 9 78 Brown University
1961 1 9 Gary Phillips University of Houston
1961 2 17 Al Butler Niagara University
1961 3 31 Vanderbilt University
1961 4 40 Eastern Kentucky University
1961 5 49 North Carolina State University
1961 6 58 Duquesne University
1961 7 67 Northern State University
1960 1 8 Tom Sanders New York University
1960 2 16 Leroy Wright University of the Pacific
1960 3 24 University of Notre Dame
1960 4 32 University of Kentucky
1960 5 40 Texas A&M University
1960 6 48 University of Kentucky
1959 1 6 John Richter North Carolina State University
1959 2 14 Gene Guarilia George Washington University
1959 3 22 Ralph Croswaite Western Kentucky University
1959 4 30 University of Scranton
1959 5 38 College of William & Mary
1959 6 46 Boston University
1958 1 7 Bennie Swain Texas Southern University
1958 2 15 Jimmy Smith Franciscan University of Steubenville
1958 3 23 Jim Cunningham Fordham University
1958 4 31 Dom Flora Washington & Lee University
1958 5 39 Gene Brown University of San Francisco
1958 6 47 Morehead State University
1958 7 55 Brandeis University
1957 1 8 Sam Jones North Carolina Central University
1957 2 16 Dick O'Neal Texas Christian University
1957 3 24 Western Illinois University
1957 4 32 Jim Ashmore Mississippi State University
1957 5 40 Grady Wallace University of South Carolina
1957 6 48 Maury King University of Kansas
1957 7 55 University of Denver
1957 8 62 University of Rhode Island
1957 9 69 Joe Gibbon University of Mississippi
1957 10 75 University of Memphis
1957 11 78 Indiana University
1956 T Tom Heinsohn College of the Holy Cross
1956 2 K. C. Jones University of San Francisco
1956 3 University of Alabama
1956 4 Dan Swartz Morehead State University
1956 5 Bill Logan University of Iowa
1956 6 University of Houston
1956 7 Midwestern State University
1956 8 North Carolina State University
1956 9 Brandeis University
1956 10 University of Maryland
1955 1 3 Jim Loscutoff University of Oregon
1955 2 10 Dickie Hemric Wake Forest University
1955 3 18 Buzzy Wilkinson University of Virginia
1955 4 26 University of Pennsylvania
1955 5 34 Bob Patterson University of Tulsa
1955 6 College of William & Mary
1955 7 University of California, Los Angeles
1955 8 University of Washington
1955 9 University of the Pacific
1955 10 University of Connecticut
1955 11 Alderson Broaddus College[g]
1955 12 Marietta College
1955 13 Wiley College
1955 14 Cooper Union
1954 1 5 Togo Palazzi College of the Holy Cross
1954 2 14 Red Morrison University of Idaho
1954 3 23 St. Francis College
1954 4 32 Ron Perry College of the Holy Cross
1954 5 41 West Texas A&M University
1954 6 50 Washington University in Saint Louis
1954 7 59 Bradley University
1954 8 68 Santa Clara University
1954 10 85 Boston College
1954 11 94 University of Nebraska
1953 1 5 Frank Ramsey University of Kentucky
1953 2 Chet Noe University of Oregon
1953 3 24 Cliff Hagan University of Kentucky
1953 4 College of the Holy Cross
1953 5 [1] George Washington University
1953 6 St. Francis College
1953 7 Lou Tsioropoulos University of Kentucky
1953 8 Colby College
1953 9 Southwest Texas State University
1953 10 Saint Louis University
1953 11 University of Kansas
1953 12 Whitworth University
1952 1 6 Bill Stauffer University of Missouri
1952 2 Jim Iverson Kansas State University
1952 3 Southwest Texas State University
1952 4 Herm Hedderick Canisius College
1952 5 Oklahoma State University
1952 6 University of Nebraska
1952 7 Cornell University
1952 8 Spring Hill College
1952 9 College of the Holy Cross
1952 10 Gene Conley Washington State University
1951 1 7 Ernie Barrett Kansas State University
1951 2 16 Bill Garrett Indiana University
1951 3 26 Pepperdine University
1951 4 36 University of Evansville
1951 5 46 Western Kentucky University
1951 6 56 Jim Luisi St. Francis College
1951 7 66 John Azary Columbia University
1951 8 75 North Carolina State University
1950 1 1 Chuck Share Bowling Green State University
1950 2 Chuck Cooper Duquesne University
1950 3 Bob Donham Ohio State University
1950 4 University of Louisville
1950 5 Oklahoma State University
1950 6 Mo Mahoney Brown University
1950 7 Dale Barnstable University of Kentucky
1950 8 Frank Oftring College of the Holy Cross
1950 9 Bob Cope University of Montana
1950 10 College of the Holy Cross
1949 1 4 Tony Lavelli Yale University
1949 2 George Kaftan College of the Holy Cross
1949 3 Joe Mullaney College of the Holy Cross
1949 8 Duane Klueh Indiana State University
1949 University of Denver[2]
1949 Bates College
1949 Bowling Green State University
1949 Bill Tom Rice University
1949 University of Washington
1949 Colby College
1949 Brigham Young University
1948 1 3 George Hauptfuhrer Harvard University
1948 Johnny Bach Fordham University
1948 Oregon State University
1948 Robert Curran College of the Holy Cross
1948 Colgate University
1948 University of Denver
1948 Marshall Hawkins University of Tennessee
1948 Tom Kelly New York University
1948 Murray Mitchell Sam Houston State University
1948 Texas Wesleyan University
1948 Iowa State University
1947 1 3 Bulbs Ehlers Purdue University
1947 [3] University of California[3]
1947 Hank Biasatti Long Island University
1947 Johnny Ezersky University of Rhode Island
1947 George Felt Northwestern University
1947 Jack Hewson Temple University
1947 University of Notre Dame
1947 Bridgefort Newfields[4] (ABL)
1947 Gene Stump DePaul University

Notes[]

  1. ^ Gained four-year college status and changed name to Northwest Florida State College in 2003.
  2. ^ a b c University status since 2008.
  3. ^ University status in 2012.
  4. ^ Played as Dave Nelson while at Bloomfield.
  5. ^ University status since 2007.
  6. ^ Merged with University of Massachusetts Boston in 1982.
  7. ^ University status since July 1, 2013.

References[]

  1. ^ "draft Choices". NBA.
  2. ^ Grundman, Adolph H. (2004). The golden age of amateur basketball: The AAU tournament, 1921-1968. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-8032-7117-4.
  3. ^ a b Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The basketball draft fact book: A history of professional basketball's college drafts. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield). p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8108-9069-5.
  4. ^ "Bridgeport Cagers Boast Strong Team". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, New York. February 24, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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