Last Updated on July 30, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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The Boston Celtics 1958–59 featured a balanced offense led by Bill Sharman and Tom Heinsohn as the primary scoring threats, while Bob Cousy orchestrated the attack with elite playmaking. Bill Russell dominated the boards and provided the foundation of the team’s defensive success, with his rebounding and interior presence shaping Boston’s style. The statistics reflect a deep, unselfish team that excelled through ball movement, rebounding, and balanced offensive production.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bill Russell | C | 6’10” | 215 lb | Feb 12, 1934 | San Francisco |
| 17 | Bob Cousy | G | 6’1″ | 175 lb | Aug 9, 1928 | Holy Cross |
| 22 | Tom Heinsohn | F | 6’7″ | 218 lb | Aug 26, 1934 | Holy Cross |
| 24 | Sam Jones | G | 6’4″ | 198 lb | Jun 24, 1933 | North Carolina Central |
| 25 | Frank Ramsey | F/G | 6’3″ | 200 lb | Jul 13, 1931 | Kentucky |
| 19 | Jim Loscutoff | F | 6’5″ | 210 lb | Feb 4, 1930 | Oregon |
| 6 | Bill Sharman | G | 6’1″ | 175 lb | May 25, 1926 | USC |
| 23 | Gene Conley | C | 6’8″ | 215 lb | Nov 10, 1930 | Washington State |
| 18 | K.C. Jones | G | 6’1″ | 200 lb | May 25, 1932 | San Francisco |
| 14 | Jim Krebs | C | 6’8″ | 230 lb | Aug 16, 1935 | SMU |
| — | Red Auerbach (Coach) | — | — | — | Sep 20, 1917 | George Washington |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 32 | 72 | 72 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 7.8 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | .932 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 30 | 65 | 65 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.4 | 7.4 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | .855 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 24 | 66 | 66 | 31.7 | 18.8 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 7.0 | .390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | .798 |
| Bill Russell | C | 24 | 70 | 70 | 42.6 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 6.5 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3.7 | .598 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 27 | 72 | 72 | 28.0 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 5.3 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4.7 | .782 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 25 | 71 | 71 | 20.6 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 4.3 | .434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | .770 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 28 | 66 | 66 | 25.5 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 3.7 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .738 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 25 | 58 | 58 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .609 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 28 | 50 | 50 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.7 | .328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .578 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | SF | 28 | 35 | 35 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .758 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 26 | 49 | 49 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | .339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | .603 |
| Totals | 72 | 25.9 | 116.4 | 77.8 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 112.7 | 44.6 | .395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.6 | 27.3 | .766 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 27 | 11 | 11 | 27.5 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 8.6 | .495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | .802 |
| Bill Sharman | SG | 32 | 11 | 11 | 29.3 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 7.5 | .425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | .966 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 31.6 | 19.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 8.3 | .414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.4 | .661 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 30 | 11 | 11 | 41.8 | 19.5 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 6.5 | .326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.4 | .745 |
| Bill Russell | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 45.1 | 15.5 | 27.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 5.9 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3.7 | .612 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 17.5 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 3.6 | .370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | .846 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 28 | 11 | 11 | 23.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 3.5 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .524 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 28 | 11 | 11 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .462 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 26 | 8 | 8 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.000 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Totals | 11 | 240.0 | 123.3 | 82.6 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 118.0 | 46.8 | .397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 29.6 | .746 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 32 | 72 | 72 | 33.1 | 22.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 8.5 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | .932 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 24 | 66 | 66 | 31.7 | 21.4 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 8.0 | .390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | .798 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 27 | 72 | 72 | 28.0 | 19.8 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 6.8 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 6.1 | .782 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 30 | 65 | 65 | 37.0 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 7.3 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | .855 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 25 | 71 | 71 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 7.5 | .434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | .770 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 28 | 66 | 66 | 25.5 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 5.2 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .738 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 25 | 58 | 58 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 5.0 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 3.4 | .609 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 28 | 50 | 50 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 4.7 | .328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .578 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 26 | 49 | 49 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.8 | .339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | .603 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | SF | 28 | 35 | 35 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 4.4 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .758 |
| Bill Russell | C | 24 | 70 | 70 | 42.6 | 14.1 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.1 | .598 |
| Totals | 72 | 2979 | 1714.0 | 119.2 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 118.0 | 46.8 | .397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 29.6 | .746 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 27 | 11 | 11 | 27.5 | 30.3 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 11.3 | .495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 7.7 | .802 |
| Bill Sharman | SG | 32 | 11 | 11 | 29.3 | 24.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 9.2 | .425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | .966 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 31.6 | 22.7 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 9.4 | .414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | .661 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 17.5 | 21.2 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 7.5 | .370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 6.2 | .846 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 30 | 11 | 11 | 41.8 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 5.6 | .326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 5.5 | .745 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 28 | 11 | 11 | 23.6 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 5.4 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .524 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 28 | 11 | 11 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 5.5 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .462 |
| Bill Russell | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 45.1 | 12.4 | 22.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 4.7 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | .612 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 26 | 8 | 8 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 2.4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.000 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .500 |
| Totals | 11 | 496 | 1733.8 | 113.2 | 30.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 157.2 | 68.3 | .397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | 35.2 | .746 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 32 | 72 | 72 | 2382 | 1466 | 292 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1377 | 562 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 342 | .932 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 24 | 66 | 66 | 2089 | 1242 | 638 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1192 | 465 | .390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 312 | .798 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 30 | 65 | 65 | 2403 | 1297 | 359 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1260 | 484 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 329 | .855 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 27 | 72 | 72 | 2013 | 1107 | 491 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1013 | 383 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 341 | .782 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 25 | 71 | 71 | 1466 | 761 | 428 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 305 | .434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 151 | .770 |
| Bill Russell | C | 24 | 70 | 70 | 2979 | 1168 | 1612 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 997 | 456 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 256 | .598 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 28 | 66 | 66 | 1680 | 546 | 460 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 686 | 242 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 62 | .738 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 25 | 58 | 58 | 708 | 265 | 262 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 99 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 67 | .609 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 28 | 50 | 50 | 663 | 209 | 276 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 86 | .328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 37 | .578 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 26 | 49 | 49 | 609 | 171 | 127 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 65 | .339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 41 | .603 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | SF | 28 | 35 | 35 | 488 | 145 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 60 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | .758 |
| Totals | 72 | 17480 | 8377 | 5055 | 1568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8116 | 3207 | .395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2562 | 1963 | .766 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 27 | 11 | 11 | 303 | 255 | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 95 | .495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 65 | .802 |
| Bill Sharman | SG | 32 | 11 | 11 | 322 | 221 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 82 | .425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 57 | .966 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 348 | 219 | 98 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 91 | .414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 37 | .661 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 30 | 11 | 11 | 460 | 214 | 76 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 72 | .326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 70 | .745 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 192 | 113 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 40 | .370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | .846 |
| Bill Russell | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 496 | 171 | 305 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 65 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 41 | .612 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 28 | 11 | 11 | 260 | 89 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 39 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | .524 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 28 | 11 | 11 | 157 | 54 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 24 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .462 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 26 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 25 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | 11 | 2640 | 1356 | 820 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1298 | 515 | .397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 326 | .746 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | Defensive Anchor / Team Alpha | 42.6 | High | 16.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | ? | 21.25 | Hall-of-Fame center, defensive cornerstone and rebound leader; transformed Celtics defense and outlet offense, MVP caliber performer who anchored a defense that was among league best. | MVP (2nd Team), All-Star, All-NBA1 |
| Bob Cousy | Primary Playmaker / Offensive Catalyst | 37.0 | High | 20.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | ? | 17.05 | Hall-of-Fame lead guard and primary distributor; orchestrated fast break, high assist usage and floor leadership. | MVP (4x), All-Star, All-NBA1 |
| Bill Sharman | Scoring Specialist | 33.1 | High | 20.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | ? | 15.75 | Shooting guard known for elite shooting and scoring; consistent double-figure scorer and reliable perimeter threat. | All-Star, All-NBA1 |
| Tom Heinsohn | Frontline Scorer / Secondary Wing | 31.7 | High | 18.8 | 9.7 | 2.5 | ? | 15.75 | Energetic forward with double-digit scoring and rebounding; key scoring punch and physical presence inside. | |
| Frank Ramsey | 3-Level Role Scorer | 28.0 | Mid | 15.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ? | 11.10 | Versatile wing who provided efficient scoring and spacing; key role player in rotation. | |
| Jim Loscutoff | Defensive/Role Forward | 25.5 | Low | 8.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 | ? | 8.05 | Physical forward known for defense and screens; complementary piece in frontcourt rotations. | |
| Sam Jones | Spot Scoring Guard | 20.6 | Mid | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | ? | 9.35 | Young guard emerging as clutch scorer; effective banker and midrange contributor. | |
| Bennie Swain | Rotation Forward | 12.2 | Low | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ? | 4.80 | Limited minutes but provided frontcourt depth; role primarily in shorter spurts. | |
| Gene Conley | Situational Big | 13.3 | Low | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | ? | 5.25 | Big man with occasional boards; more support role and spot minutes. | |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | Bench Wing | 13.9 | Low | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | ? | 4.20 | Fringe rotation wing with modest per-game impact. | |
| K.C. Jones | Backcourt Reserve | 12.4 | Low | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | ? | 3.75 | Young reserve guard learning NBA play; contributed in limited minutes. |