1958-59 Boston Celtics Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (52-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 244,642, Avg. 8,155 in 30 home dates

1958-59 Boston Celtics Statistics
1958-59 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 52 wins and 20 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-3.

The Celtics topped the circuit with 8,379 points. Boston allowed 7,912 points. Bill Sharman tossed in a team-best 1,466 points for the squad, and Bob Cousy scored 19 or more per game as well. Bill Russell contributed 1,612 boards. Bob Cousy doled out 557 assists for the team.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1958-59 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Gene Conley	C-F	November 10, 1930	6'8"	215	Washington State	Muskogee, OK USA
Bob Cousy	G	August 9, 1928	6'1"	175	Holy Cross	New York, NY USA
Tom Heinsohn	F-C	August 26, 1934	6'7"	218	Holy Cross	Union City, NJ USA
K.C. Jones	G	May 25, 1932	6'1"	200	San Francisco	Taylor, TX USA
Sam Jones	G-F	June 24, 1933	6'4"	198	North Carolina College	Wilmington, NC USA
Jim Loscutoff	F	February 4, 1930	6'5"	220	Oregon	San Francisco, CA USA
Frank Ramsey	F-G	July 13, 1931	6'3"	185	Kentucky	Corydon, KY USA
Bill Russell	C	February 12, 1934	6'9"	215	San Francisco	Monroe, LA USA
Bill Sharman	G	May 25, 1926	6'1"	175	USC	Abilene, TX USA
Bennie Swain	F	December 16, 1930	6'8"	220	Texas Southern	Talladega, AL USA
Lou Tsioropoulos	F	August 31, 1930	6'5"	190	Kentucky	Lynn, MA USA