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1997-1998 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
7 Kenny Anderson G 6-0 168 6 Georgia Tech 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
13 Dana Barros G 5-11 165 8 Boston College 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
4 Chauncey Billups G 6-3 210 0 Colorado 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
12 Bruce Bowen F 6-7 200 2 Cal State Fullerton 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
7 Dee Brown G 6-1 160 7 Jacksonville 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
45 Andrew DeClercq C 6-10 230 2 Florida 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
20 Tyus Edney G 5-10 152 2 UCLA 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
29 Pervis Ellison C 6-9 210 8 Louisville 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
34 Reggie Hanson PF 6-8 195 1 Kentucky 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Dontae Jones F 6-8 220 1 Mississippi State 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
4 Popeye Jones F 6-8 250 4 Murray State 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
40 Travis Knight C 7-0 235 1 Connecticut 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
0 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 1 Kentucky 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
5 Ron Mercer G-F 6-7 210 0 Kentucky 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
9 Greg Minor F 6-6 210 3 Louisville 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
99 Roy Rogers, Jr. F 6-10 235 1 Alabama 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
55 Zan Tabak C 7-0 243 3 KK Split (Croatia) 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 24 Croatia
55 John Thomas C 6-9 265 0 Minnesota 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
88 Antoine Walker F 6-9 265 1 Kentucky 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

Boston Depth Chart Historical Boston Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S Dana Barros
12.2p 3.2r 5.6a
 Ron Mercer
16.2p 4.4r 2.2a
 Antoine Walker
20.8p 9.6r 4.0a
 Walter McCarty
11.0p 6.8r 2.8a
 Zan Tabak
4.6p 3.6r 0.6a
R Tyus Edney
8.0p 1.8r 3.6a
  
 		 Greg Minor
10.8p 2.8r 2.4a
  
 		 Travis Knight
4.0p 2.8r 0.8a
R  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		 A. DeClercq
3.0p 4.4r 0.4a
L Kenny Anderson
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		 Dontae Jones
0.0p 0.5r 0.0a
 Reggie Hanson
0.7p 0.7r 0.0a
 Pervis Ellison
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
L  
 		  
 		 Bruce Bowen
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		 Popeye Jones
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Miami Heat55-27-
2New York Knicks43-3912
3New Jersey Nets43-3912
4Washington Wizards42-4013
5Orlando Magic41-4114
6Boston Celtics36-4619
7Philadelphia Sixers31-5124

Boston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ron Mercer All-Rookie First Team (1998)
Antoine Walker Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1998)
Chauncey Billups Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)
Ron Mercer Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)

Boston Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Antoine Walker 82 39.9 22.4 10.2 3.3 1.7 0.7 3.6
Ron Mercer 80 33.3 15.3 3.5 2.1 1.6 0.2 1.6
Kenny Anderson 16 24.1 11.2 2.4 6.2 1.6 0.0 1.8
Chauncey Billups 51 25.4 11.1 2.2 4.3 1.5 0.0 2.3
Dana Barros 80 21.1 9.8 1.9 3.6 1.0 0.1 1.3
Walter McCarty 82 28.5 9.6 4.4 2.2 1.3 0.5 1.7
Dee Brown 41 19.8 6.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.1 0.8
Travis Knight 74 20.3 6.5 4.9 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.2
Bruce Bowen 61 21.4 5.6 2.9 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.9
Andrew DeClercq 81 18.8 5.4 4.8 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.0
Tyus Edney 52 12.0 5.3 1.1 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.3
Greg Minor 69 16.3 5.0 2.2 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.6
Zan Tabak 18 12.9 3.3 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.9
John Thomas 33 11.2 3.3 2.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 1.0
Pervis Ellison 33 13.5 3.0 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.8
Dontae Jones 15 6.1 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7
Reggie Hanson 8 3.2 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4
Roy Rogers, Jr. 10 3.7 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Popeye Jones 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Boston Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ron Mercer was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Ron Mercer signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 4, 1997.

Antoine Walker was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Antoine Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on August 2, 1996.

Acquired via Trade

Kenny Anderson was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Toronto Raptors on February 18, 1998.

Dontae Jones was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the New York Knicks on October 22, 1997.

Popeye Jones was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Toronto Raptors on February 18, 1998.

Walter McCarty was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the New York Knicks on October 22, 1997.

Zan Tabak was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Toronto Raptors on February 18, 1998.

Acquired via Free Agency

Dana Barros signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on September 21, 1995.

Bruce Bowen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on July 20, 1997.

Andrew DeClercq signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on July 25, 1997.

Tyus Edney signed a contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on August 22, 1997.

Pervis Ellison signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on August 1, 1994.

Reggie Hanson signed a contract with the Boston Celtics on March 25, 1998. Reggie Hanson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on April 4, 1998. Reggie Hanson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1998.

Travis Knight signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on July 7, 1997.

Greg Minor signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on October 19, 1994. Greg Minor re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on August 2, 1996.