Last Updated on June 5, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1961–62 Boston Celtics roster and regular season player statistics:
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bill Russell | C | 6’10” | 215 lbs | 27 | San Francisco |
| 14 | Bob Cousy | G | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | 33 | Holy Cross |
| 24 | Sam Jones | G | 6’4″ | 198 lbs | 28 | North Carolina Central |
| 17 | Tom Heinsohn | F | 6’7″ | 218 lbs | 27 | Holy Cross |
| 25 | K.C. Jones | G | 6’1″ | 200 lbs | 29 | San Francisco |
| 18 | Jim Loscutoff | F | 6’5″ | 220 lbs | 31 | San Francisco |
| 16 | Tom Sanders | F | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | 23 | NYU |
| 23 | Frank Ramsey | G/F | 6’3″ | 210 lbs | 30 | Kentucky |
| 20 | Gene Guarilia | F | 6’5″ | 200 lbs | 24 | George Washington |
| 12 | Gene Conley | F/C | 6’8″ | 225 lbs | 31 | Washington State |
| 22 | Clyde Lovellette | C | 6’9″ | 234 lbs | 32 | Kansas |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 27 | 79 | 30.2 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 20.4 | 8.8 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.5 | 4.5 | .819 | ||||
| Bill Russell | C | 27 | 76 | 45.2 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 16.6 | 7.6 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 3.8 | .595 | ||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 28 | 78 | 30.6 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 16.5 | 7.6 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .818 | ||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 33 | 75 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 15.7 | 6.2 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 3.3 | .754 | ||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 30 | 79 | 24.2 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 12.9 | 5.5 | .428 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 4.2 | .825 | ||||
| Tom Sanders | SF | 23 | 80 | 29.1 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 4.4 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .749 | ||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 29 | 80 | 25.7 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 3.7 | .406 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .634 | ||||
| Al Butler | PG | 23 | 5 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 2.6 | .448 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .833 | ||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 31 | 79 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 2.4 | .362 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .536 | ||||
| Gary Phillips | PG | 22 | 67 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 1.6 | .355 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .581 | ||||
| Carl Braun | PG | 34 | 48 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .741 | ||||
| Gene Guarilia | SF | 24 | 45 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .379 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .641 | ||||
| Totals | 80 | 24.4 | 121.1 | 76.0 | 25.6 | 113.9 | 48.2 | .423 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 33.9 | 24.7 | .728 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | C | 27 | 14 | 48.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 5.0 | 18.1 | 8.3 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.1 | 5.9 | .726 | ||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 27 | 14 | 31.8 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 20.8 | 8.3 | .399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.4 | 4.1 | .763 | ||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 28 | 14 | 36.0 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 8.8 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 3.0 | .700 | ||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 33 | 14 | 33.9 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 17.2 | 6.1 | .357 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.4 | 3.7 | .684 | ||||
| Tom Sanders | SF | 23 | 14 | 31.4 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .806 | ||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 30 | 13 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.5 | 3.2 | .911 | ||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 29 | 14 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 3.1 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 2.7 | .717 | ||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 31 | 14 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 2.2 | .360 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .400 | ||||
| Carl Braun | PG | 34 | 6 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 1.8 | .393 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .750 | ||||
| Gary Phillips | PG | 22 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | .063 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .727 | ||||
| Gene Guarilia | SF | 24 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .400 | ||||
| Totals | 14 | 241.8 | 114.9 | 66.7 | 25.7 | 109.7 | 44.6 | .407 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 34.9 | 25.6 | .734 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 27 | 79 | 30.2 | 26.3 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 24.4 | 10.5 | .429 | 6.6 | 5.4 | .819 | |||||||
| Al Butler | PG | 23 | 5 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 22.2 | 10.0 | .448 | 4.6 | 3.8 | .833 | |||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 30 | 79 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 19.2 | 8.2 | .428 | 7.6 | 6.3 | .825 | |||||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 28 | 78 | 30.6 | 21.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 19.4 | 9.0 | .464 | 4.5 | 3.7 | .818 | |||||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 33 | 75 | 28.2 | 20.0 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 20.1 | 7.9 | .391 | 5.7 | 4.3 | .754 | |||||||
| Gene Guarilia | SF | 24 | 45 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 6.0 | .379 | 6.3 | 4.0 | .641 | |||||||
| Carl Braun | PG | 34 | 48 | 8.6 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 18.0 | 6.8 | .377 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .741 | |||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 27 | 76 | 45.2 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 6.0 | .457 | 5.0 | 3.0 | .595 | |||||||
| Tom Sanders | SF | 23 | 80 | 29.1 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 5.4 | .435 | 4.1 | 3.1 | .749 | |||||||
| Gary Phillips | PG | 22 | 67 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 15.7 | 5.6 | .355 | 4.3 | 2.5 | .581 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 31 | 79 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 16.3 | 5.9 | .362 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .536 | |||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 29 | 80 | 25.7 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 5.2 | .406 | 4.1 | 2.6 | .634 | |||||||
| Totals | 80 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 27 | 14 | 31.8 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 23.5 | 9.4 | .399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.1 | 4.7 | .763 | ||||
| Carl Braun | PG | 34 | 6 | 7.0 | 21.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 24.0 | 9.4 | .393 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 2.6 | .750 | ||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 28 | 14 | 36.0 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 8.8 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 3.0 | .700 | ||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 30 | 13 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 17.8 | 6.7 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.7 | 7.0 | .911 | ||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 33 | 14 | 33.9 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 18.3 | 6.5 | .357 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | 3.9 | .684 | ||||
| Bill Russell | C | 27 | 14 | 48.0 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 13.6 | 6.2 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.1 | 4.4 | .726 | ||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 29 | 14 | 23.5 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 11.2 | 4.8 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | 4.2 | .717 | ||||
| Tom Sanders | SF | 23 | 14 | 31.4 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 4.6 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .806 | ||||
| Gary Phillips | PG | 22 | 6 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 18.0 | 1.1 | .063 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 12.4 | 9.0 | .727 | ||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 31 | 14 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 14.6 | 5.3 | .360 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .400 | ||||
| Gene Guarilia | SF | 24 | 5 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 2.8 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.9 | 2.8 | .400 | ||||
| Totals | 14 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 27 | 79 | 2383 | 1742 | 747 | 165 | 1613 | 692 | .429 | 437 | 358 | .819 | ||||||||
| Bill Russell | 27 | 76 | 3433 | 1436 | 1790 | 341 | 1258 | 575 | .457 | 481 | 286 | .595 | ||||||||
| Sam Jones | 28 | 78 | 2388 | 1435 | 458 | 232 | 1284 | 596 | .464 | 297 | 243 | .818 | ||||||||
| Frank Ramsey | 30 | 79 | 1913 | 1206 | 387 | 109 | 1019 | 436 | .428 | 405 | 334 | .825 | ||||||||
| Bob Cousy | 33 | 75 | 2114 | 1175 | 261 | 584 | 1181 | 462 | .391 | 333 | 251 | .754 | ||||||||
| Tom Sanders | 23 | 80 | 2325 | 897 | 762 | 74 | 804 | 350 | .435 | 263 | 197 | .749 | ||||||||
| K.C. Jones | 29 | 80 | 2054 | 735 | 298 | 343 | 724 | 294 | .406 | 232 | 147 | .634 | ||||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | 31 | 79 | 1146 | 421 | 329 | 51 | 519 | 188 | .362 | 84 | 45 | .536 | ||||||||
| Gary Phillips | 22 | 67 | 713 | 270 | 107 | 64 | 310 | 110 | .355 | 86 | 50 | .581 | ||||||||
| Carl Braun | 34 | 48 | 414 | 176 | 50 | 71 | 207 | 78 | .377 | 27 | 20 | .741 | ||||||||
| Gene Guarilia | 24 | 45 | 367 | 163 | 124 | 11 | 161 | 61 | .379 | 64 | 41 | .641 | ||||||||
| Al Butler | 23 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 13 | .448 | 6 | 5 | .833 | ||||||||
| Totals | 80 | 19297 | 9687 | 5326 | 2049 | 9109 | 3855 | .423 | 2715 | 1977 | .728 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 27 | 14 | 672 | 314 | 370 | 70 | 49 | 253 | 116 | .458 | 113 | 82 | .726 | |||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | 27 | 14 | 445 | 290 | 115 | 34 | 58 | 291 | 116 | .399 | 76 | 58 | .763 | |||||||
| Sam Jones | 28 | 14 | 504 | 288 | 99 | 44 | 30 | 277 | 123 | .444 | 60 | 42 | .700 | |||||||
| Bob Cousy | 33 | 14 | 474 | 224 | 64 | 123 | 43 | 241 | 86 | .357 | 76 | 52 | .684 | |||||||
| Tom Sanders | 23 | 14 | 439 | 141 | 115 | 14 | 65 | 130 | 56 | .431 | 36 | 29 | .806 | |||||||
| K.C. Jones | 29 | 14 | 329 | 126 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 102 | 44 | .431 | 53 | 38 | .717 | |||||||
| Frank Ramsey | 30 | 13 | 210 | 119 | 38 | 10 | 38 | 104 | 39 | .375 | 45 | 41 | .911 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | 31 | 14 | 212 | 66 | 59 | 6 | 59 | 86 | 31 | .360 | 10 | 4 | .400 | |||||||
| Carl Braun | 34 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | .393 | 4 | 3 | .750 | |||||||
| Gary Phillips | 22 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 11 | 8 | .727 | |||||||
| Gene Guarilia | 24 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 5 | 2 | .400 | |||||||
| Totals | 14 | 3385 | 1609 | 930 | 360 | 407 | 1536 | 625 | .407 | 489 | 359 | .734 |
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 / Offensive Connector | 45.2 | Medium Usage | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 23.5 | League MVP and defensive backbone of the Celtics’ title team; controlled pace through rebounding and outlet passing while anchoring the league’s best defense. | MVP; All-Star; All-NBA Second Team |
| Tom Heinsohn | Primary Scoring Forward | 30.2 | High Usage | 22.1 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 16.9 | Team’s leading scorer; physical interior scorer and foul-drawing forward who expanded offensive load alongside Russell. | All-Star; All-NBA Second Team |
| Sam Jones | Perimeter Scoring Engine | 30.6 | High Usage | 18.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | Primary perimeter shot creator; elite midrange shooter who handled late-game scoring responsibilities. | All-Star |
| Bob Cousy | Offensive Organizer / Lead Playmaker | 28.2 | High Usage | 15.7 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 13.5 | Veteran point guard directing offense and tempo; still elite as a passer despite declining efficiency late in career. | All-Star; All-NBA Second Team |
| Frank Ramsey | Scoring Sixth Man | 24.2 | Medium Usage | 15.3 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 10.8 | Key bench scorer who provided instant offense and spacing; among league’s best reserve scorers of the era. | — |
| Tom Sanders | Defensive Forward / Rebounder | 29.1 | Medium Usage | 11.2 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 10.8 | Defensive specialist tasked with guarding top forwards; strong rebounder who complemented Russell inside. | — |
| K.C. Jones | Defensive Guard / Ball Distributor | 25.7 | Low Usage | 9.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 8.6 | Non-scoring point guard focused on defense, ball movement, and game management within Celtics system. | — |
| Jim Loscutoff | Hustle Wing / Defensive Depth | 14.5 | Very Low Usage | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.1 | Energy forward known for physical defense and rebounding in limited minutes. | — |
| Al Butler | Short-Term Guard Contributor | 9.4 | Very Low Usage | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | Appeared briefly; provided scoring punch in very limited sample. | — |
| Gary Phillips | Developmental Guard | 10.6 | Very Low Usage | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | Young guard used sparingly; developmental minutes with limited offensive responsibility. | — |
| Carl Braun | Veteran Reserve Guard | 8.6 | Very Low Usage | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | Veteran depth guard providing experience and ball-handling in short stints. | — |
| Gene Guarilia | End-of-Bench Forward | 8.2 | Very Low Usage | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | Reserve forward with limited role; primarily depth insurance during the season. | — |