Boston Celtics Regular Season Rosters
1964-1965 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Ron Bonham | F | 6-5 | 192 | 0 | Cincinnati | 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 9 | United States |
Mel Counts | FC | 7-0 | 230 | 0 | Oregon State | 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 7 | United States |
John Havlicek | GF | 6-5 | 200 | 0 | Ohio State | 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 7 | United States |
Tommy Heinsohn | PF | 6-7 | 218 | 8 | Holy Cross | 1956 NBA Draft, Undrafted | United States |
K.C. Jones | G | 6-1 | 200 | 6 | San Francisco | 1955 Rnd 11 Pick 5 | United States |
Sam Jones | GF | 6-4 | 198 | 7 | North Carolina Central | 1956 Rnd 8 Pick 3 | United States |
Willie Naulls | F | 6-6 | 225 | 8 | UCLA | 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 2 | United States |
Bevo Nordmann | C | 6-10 | 230 | 3 | Saint Louis | 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 2 | United States |
Bill Russell | C | 6-10 | 215 | 8 | San Francisco | 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Satch Sanders | PF | 6-6 | 210 | 4 | NYU | 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Larry Siegfried | G | 6-3 | 190 | 1 | Ohio State | 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 3 | United States |
John Thompson | C | 6-10 | 225 | 0 | Providence | 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 9 | United States |
Gerry Ward | G | 6-4 | 195 | 1 | Boston College | 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 5 | United States |
1964-1965 Boston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | K. Jones | S. Jones | J. Havlicek | S. Sanders | B. Russell |
Rotation | L. Siegfried | W. Naulls | T. Heinsohn | J. Thompson | |
Rotation | R. Bonham | M. Counts | |||
Lim PT | G. Ward |
1964-1965 Eastern Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Boston Celtics | 62-18 | - |
2 | Cincinnati Royals | 48-32 | 14 |
3 | Philadelphia Sixers | 40-40 | 22 |
4 | New York Knicks | 31-49 | 31 |
1964-1965 Boston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Tommy Heinsohn | NBA Champion (1965) |
Bill Russell | NBA Champion (1965) |
Gerry Ward | NBA Champion (1965) |
Ron Bonham | NBA Champion (1965) |
K.C. Jones | NBA Champion (1965) |
Satch Sanders | NBA Champion (1965) |
Mel Counts | NBA Champion (1965) |
Sam Jones | NBA Champion (1965) |
Larry Siegfried | NBA Champion (1965) |
John Havlicek | NBA Champion (1965) |
Willie Naulls | NBA Champion (1965) |
John Thompson | NBA Champion (1965) |
Bill Russell | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1965) |
Bill Russell | All-NBA First Team (1965) |
Sam Jones | All-NBA Second Team (1965) |
Sam Jones | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1965) |
Bill Russell | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1965) |
Tommy Heinsohn | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1965) |
1964-1965 Boston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Sam Jones | 80 | 36.1 | 25.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
John Havlicek | 75 | 28.9 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 2.7 |
Bill Russell | 78 | 44.4 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 5.3 |
Satch Sanders | 80 | 30.7 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
Tommy Heinsohn | 67 | 25.5 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 2.3 |
Willie Naulls | 71 | 20.6 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
K.C. Jones | 78 | 31.2 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
Larry Siegfried | 72 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Ron Bonham | 37 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
Mel Counts | 54 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
John Thompson | 64 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Bevo Nordmann | 3 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Gerry Ward | 3 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
1964-1965 Boston Celtics Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Ron Bonham was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Ron Bonham signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1964. Mel Counts was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Mel Counts signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1964. 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. Tommy Heinsohn signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1956. Tommy Heinsohn re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on September 16, 1962. K.C. Jones was selected as the #5 pick in the 11 Round of the 1955 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. K.C. Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1958. 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. John Thompson was selected as the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. John Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1964. |
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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Willie Naulls was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Golden State Warriors on September 4, 1963. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Larry Siegfried signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 14, 1963. Gerry Ward signed a contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on November 2, 1964. |
1964-1965 Boston Celtics Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Lou Pieri | Owner | 1950-1951 | N/A |
Marjorie Brown | Owner | 1964-1965 | N/A |
Red Auerbach | Head Coach, General Manager | 1950-1951 | Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1949 to 1950) |
Johnny Most | Radio Broadcaster | 1953-1954 | N/A |