1968-69 Boston Celtics Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 12-6 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated New York Knicks 4-2
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Bill Russell (48-34)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 322,130, Avg. 8,948 in 36 home dates

1968-69 Boston Celtics Statistics
1968-69 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-6.

The Celtics scored 9,102 points and yielded 8,645. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 1,771 points for Boston, while Bailey Howell netted 18 or more per game, too. Bill Russell contributed 1,484 boards. John Havlicek dished out 441 assists for the squad.

Bill Russell coached the team. The 1968-69 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Jim Barnes	C-F	April 13, 1941	6'8"	210	Texas Western	Tuckerman, AR USA
Emmette Bryant	G	November 4, 1938	6'1"	175	DePaul	Chicago, IL USA
Don Chaney	G	March 22, 1946	6'5"	210	Houston	Baton Rouge, LA USA
Mal Graham	G	February 23, 1945	6'1"	185	NYU	Parrott, GA USA
John Havlicek	F-G	April 8, 1940	6'5"	203	Ohio State	Martins Ferry, OH USA
Bailey Howell	F	January 20, 1937	6'7"	210	Mississippi State	Middleton, TN USA
Rich Johnson	C	December 18, 1946	6'7"	210	Grambling	New Orleans, LA USA
Sam Jones	G-F	June 24, 1933	6'4"	198	North Carolina College	Wilmington, NC USA
Don Nelson	F	May 15, 1940	6'6"	210	Iowa	Muskegon, MI USA
Bud Olsen	F-C	July 25, 1940	6'8"	215	Louisville	Gary, IN 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
Larry Siegfried	F	May 22, 1939	6'1"	190	Ohio State	Shelby, OH USA