Boston Celtics Regular Season Rosters

1976-1977 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Jim Ard PF 6-8 215 2 Cincinnati 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Tom Boswell FC 6-9 220 1 South Carolina 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
Norm Cook F 6-8 210 0 Kansas 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
Dave Cowens FC 6-9 230 6 Florida State 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
John Havlicek GF 6-5 200 12 Ohio State 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Steve Kuberski FC 6-8 215 7 Bradley 1969 Rnd 4 Pick 9 United States
Curtis Rowe PF 6-7 225 5 UCLA 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Fred Saunders SF 6-7 210 2 Syracuse 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
Charlie Scott SG 6-5 175 5 North Carolina 1970 Rnd 7 Pick 4 United States
Kevin Stacom SG 6-3 185 2 Providence 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 7 Kansas 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Sidney Wicks FC 6-8 225 5 UCLA 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Bobby Wilson SG 6-3 175 2 Wichita State 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 16 United States

1976-1977 Boston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. White C. Scott J. Havlicek S. Wicks D. Cowens
Rotation   K. Stacom F. Saunders C. Rowe  
Rotation       T. Boswell  
Lim PT     N. Cook J. Ard  
Lim PT       S. Kuberski  

1976-1977 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Philadelphia Sixers50-32-
2Boston Celtics44-386
3New York Knicks40-4210
4Buffalo Braves30-5220
5New York Nets22-6028

1976-1977 Boston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jo Jo White All-NBA Second Team (1977)
Dave Cowens Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1977)
John Havlicek Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1977)
Jo Jo White Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1977)

1976-1977 Boston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Jo Jo White 82 40.6 19.6 4.7 6.0 1.4 0.3
John Havlicek 79 36.9 17.7 4.8 5.1 1.1 0.2
Sidney Wicks 82 32.2 15.1 10.0 2.1 0.8 0.7
Dave Cowens 50 37.8 16.4 13.9 5.0 0.9 1.0
Curtis Rowe 79 27.7 10.1 7.1 1.4 0.3 0.6
Charlie Scott 43 36.8 18.2 4.4 4.6 1.4 0.3
Tom Boswell 70 15.5 6.4 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.1
Kevin Stacom 79 13.3 5.1 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.0
Fred Saunders 68 15.5 5.9 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.1
Steve Kuberski 76 11.3 4.3 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1
Jim Ard 63 15.4 3.8 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.4
Norm Cook 25 5.5 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Bobby Wilson 25 5.2 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0

1976-1977 Boston Celtics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Tom Boswell was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Tom Boswell signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on July 23, 1975.

Norm Cook was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Norm Cook signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on August 23, 1976.

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.

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. John Havlicek re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 4, 1976.

Kevin Stacom was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Kevin Stacom signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on August 25, 1974. Kevin Stacom re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on September 15, 1976.

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. Jo Jo White re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on July 12, 1972.

Acquired via Trade

Curtis Rowe was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Detroit Pistons on October 20, 1976.

Charlie Scott was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Phoenix Suns on May 23, 1975.

Sidney Wicks was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 12, 1976.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jim Ard signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 3, 1974.

Steve Kuberski signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on December 11, 1975.

Fred Saunders signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on May 27, 1976.

1976-1977 Boston Celtics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Harold Lipton Owner 1974-1975 N/A
Irv Levin Owner 1974-1975 N/A
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