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Here is the 1961–62 Boston Celtics roster and regular season player statistics:


Boston Celtics 1961–62 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

1961–62 Regular Season Player Statistics

Player GP PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
Bill Russell 78 18.9 23.6 4.5 45.7% 59.5%
Sam Jones 78 18.4 5.6 2.3 43.9% 83.3%
Tom Heinsohn 74 22.1 9.5 1.6 43.0% 83.6%
Bob Cousy 72 15.7 3.5 7.8 37.9% 82.1%
Frank Ramsey 71 13.6 4.7 1.5 40.1% 83.2%
K.C. Jones 76 8.1 3.9 3.5 41.1% 69.1%
Tom Sanders 79 6.6 6.3 1.0 40.6% 65.8%
Gene Conley 70 6.7 6.8 0.7 43.2% 76.3%
Jim Loscutoff 57 4.4 4.5 0.6 35.7% 64.7%
Gene Guarilia 18 2.0 2.0 0.3 37.5% 57.1%
Clyde Lovellette 14 4.7 2.5 0.6 41.4% 79.2%

Team Record (Regular Season):
60–20 (.750), 1st in Eastern Division
Head Coach: Red Auerbach