1965-66 Boston Celtics Roster
Team Record: 54-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 11-6 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Cincinnati Royals 3-2
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (54-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 246,189, Avg. 7,942 in 31 home dates
1965-66 Boston Celtics Results
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 54 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-6.
The Celtics topped the league with just 8,623 points allowed. Boston tossed in 9,014 points. Sam Jones scored a team-best 1,577 points for the squad, and John Havlicek contributed 18 or more per game, too. Bill Russell accounted for 1,779 boards. K.C. Jones doled out 503 assists for the team.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1965-66 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Ron Bonham | F | May 31, 1942 | 6'4" | 192 | Cincinnati | Muncie, IN USA |
Mel Counts | C-F | October 16, 1941 | 7'0" | 230 | Oregon State | Coos Bay, OR USA |
Si Green | G-F | August 20, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Duquesne | New York, NY USA |
John Havlicek | F-G | April 8, 1940 | 6'5" | 203 | Ohio State | Martins Ferry, OH 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 |
Willie Naulls | F-C | October 7, 1934 | 6'6" | 225 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA |
Don Nelson | F | May 15, 1940 | 6'6" | 210 | Iowa | Muskegon, MI USA |
Bill Russell | C | February 12, 1934 | 6'9" | 215 | San Francisco | Monroe, LA USA |
Tom Sanders | F | November 8, 1938 | 6'6" | 210 | NYU | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Woody Sauldsberry | F-C | July 11, 1935 | 6'7" | 220 | Texas Southern | Winnsboro, LA USA |
Larry Siegfried | F | May 22, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Ohio State | Shelby, OH USA |
John Thompson | F | September 2, 1941 | 6'10" | 225 | Providence | Washington, DC USA |
Ron Watts | F | May 21, 1943 | 6'6" | 210 | Wake Forest | Washington, DC USA |