Boston Celtics Regular Season Rosters

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1969-1970 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Jim Barnes FC 6-8 210 5 UTEP 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Emmette Bryant PG 6-1 175 5 DePaul 1964 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Tommy Carter F 6-5 230 0 Paul Quinn 1970 Rnd 5 Pick 4 United States
Don Chaney G 6-5 210 1 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
Dave Cowens FC 6-9 230 0 Florida State 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Bill Dinwiddie F 6-7 220 2 New Mexico Highlands 1966 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 3 Dayton 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 5 United States
John Havlicek GF 6-5 200 5 Ohio State 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 10 Mississippi State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Rich Johnson F 6-7 210 1 Grambling State 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
Steve Kuberski FC 6-8 215 0 Bradley 1969 Rnd 4 Pick 9 United States
Don Nelson F 6-6 210 7 Iowa 1962 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Rich Niemann C 7-0 245 1 Saint Louis 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 6 United States
Satch Sanders PF 6-6 210 9 NYU 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Larry Siegfried G 6-3 190 6 Ohio State 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 0 Kansas 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Willie Williams F 6-7 200 0 Florida State 1970 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States

1969-1970 Boston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Siegfried J. Havlicek D. Nelson B. Howell S. Sanders
Rotation E. Bryant J. White R. Johnson S. Kuberski H. Finkel
Rotation   D. Chaney   J. Barnes R. Niemann
Lim PT     B. Dinwiddie    

1969-1970 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1New York Knicks60-22-
2Milwaukee Bucks56-264
3Baltimore Bullets50-3210
4Philadelphia Sixers42-4018
5Cincinnati Royals36-4624
6Boston Celtics34-4826
7Detroit Pistons31-5129

1969-1970 Boston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
John Havlicek All-NBA Second Team (1970)
John Havlicek All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1970)
Jo Jo White All-Rookie First Team (1970)
John Havlicek Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1970)

1969-1970 Boston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
John Havlicek 81 41.6 24.2 7.8 6.8
Don Nelson 82 27.1 15.4 7.3 1.8
Bailey Howell 82 25.3 12.6 6.7 1.5
Larry Siegfried 78 26.7 12.6 2.7 3.8
Hank Finkel 80 23.3 9.7 7.7 1.3
Jo Jo White 60 22.1 12.2 2.8 2.4
Satch Sanders 57 28.4 11.5 5.5 1.6
Emmette Bryant 71 22.8 7.8 3.8 3.3
Jim Barnes 77 13.6 5.9 4.5 0.7
Rich Johnson 65 13.8 5.8 3.2 0.5
Steve Kuberski 51 15.6 6.4 5.0 0.6
Don Chaney 63 13.3 5.0 2.4 1.1
Rich Niemann 6 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.3

1969-1970 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.

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.

Rich Johnson was selected as the #10 pick in the 4 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Rich Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on July 28, 1968.

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.

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.

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

Jim Barnes was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Chicago Bulls on December 1, 1968.

Emmette Bryant was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Phoenix Suns on August 27, 1968.

Bill Dinwiddie was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Cincinnati Royals on November 18, 1969.

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

Bailey Howell was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1966. Bailey Howell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on August 28, 1968.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Rich Niemann was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Boston Celtics from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 13, 1969.

Acquired via Free Agency

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

Larry Siegfried signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 14, 1963.

1969-1970 Boston Celtics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Woody Erdman Owner, Chairman 1969-1970 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