Boston Celtics Regular Season Rosters

1971-1972 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Don Chaney G 6-5 210 3 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
Dave Cowens FC 6-9 230 1 Florida State 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 5 Dayton 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 5 United States
Clarence Glover PF 6-8 210 0 Western Kentucky 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
John Havlicek GF 6-5 200 7 Ohio State 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Steve Kuberski FC 6-8 215 2 Bradley 1969 Rnd 4 Pick 9 United States
Rex Morgan SG 6-5 190 1 Jacksonville 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Don Nelson F 6-6 210 9 Iowa 1962 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Satch Sanders PF 6-6 210 11 NYU 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Garfield Smith FC 6-9 235 1 Eastern Kentucky 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 10 United States
Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 2 Kansas 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Art Williams PG 6-1 180 4 Cal Poly - Pomona 1967 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1971-1972 Boston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. White D. Chaney J. Havlicek D. Nelson D. Cowens
Rotation A. Williams R. Morgan   S. Kuberski H. Finkel
Rotation       S. Sanders  
Rotation       C. Glover  
Lim PT       G. Smith  

1971-1972 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics56-26-
2New York Knicks48-348
3Philadelphia Sixers30-5226
4Buffalo Braves22-6034

1971-1972 Boston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
John Havlicek All-NBA First Team (1972)
John Havlicek All-NBA Defensive First Team (1972)
Don Chaney All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1972)
John Havlicek Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1972)
Dave Cowens Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1972)
Jo Jo White Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Boston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
John Havlicek 82 45.1 27.5 8.2 7.5
Jo Jo White 79 41.3 23.1 5.6 5.3
Dave Cowens 79 40.3 18.8 15.2 3.1
Don Nelson 82 25.4 13.8 5.5 2.3
Don Chaney 79 28.8 11.9 5.0 2.6
Satch Sanders 82 19.9 6.6 4.3 1.2
Steve Kuberski 71 15.9 6.3 4.5 0.6
Art Williams 81 16.4 5.1 3.2 4.0
Hank Finkel 78 9.4 3.2 3.2 0.8
Clarence Glover 25 4.8 2.6 1.8 0.2
Garfield Smith 26 5.2 2.4 1.4 0.3
Rex Morgan 28 5.4 2.0 1.1 0.6

1971-1972 Boston Celtics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

Dave Cowens was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Dave Cowens signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on March 26, 1970.

Clarence Glover was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Clarence Glover signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1971.

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.

Steve Kuberski was selected as the #9 pick in the 4 Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Steve Kuberski signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1969.

Rex Morgan was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Rex Morgan signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1970.

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.

Garfield Smith was selected as the #10 pick in the 3 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Garfield Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1970.

Jo Jo White was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Jo Jo White signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on October 13, 1969.

Acquired via Trade

Hank Finkel was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the San Diego Rockets on August 22, 1969.

Art Williams was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the San Diego Rockets on September 10, 1970.

Acquired via Free Agency

Don Nelson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 28, 1965.

1971-1972 Boston Celtics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jack Waldron Owner 1971-1972 Owner (Boston Celtics, 1968 to 1969)
Tom Heinsohn Head Coach 1969-1970 N/A
Red Auerbach General Manager 1950-1951 Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1949 to 1950)
Johnny Most Radio Broadcaster 1953-1954 N/A