Boston Celtics Regular Season Rosters

1964-1965 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
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
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

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics62-18-
2Cincinnati Royals48-3214
3Philadelphia Sixers40-4022
4New York Knicks31-4931

1964-1965 Boston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
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
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

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

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

Willie Naulls was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Golden State Warriors on September 4, 1963.

Acquired via Free Agency

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
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