Last Updated on January 27, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1963–64 Boston Celtics roster and regular season player statistics:
Boston Celtics 1963–64 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bill Russell | C | 6’10” | 215 lbs | 29 | San Francisco |
| 17 | John Havlicek | G/F | 6’5″ | 203 lbs | 23 | Ohio State |
| 24 | Sam Jones | G | 6’4″ | 198 lbs | 30 | North Carolina Central |
| 25 | K.C. Jones | G | 6’1″ | 200 lbs | 31 | San Francisco |
| 16 | Tom Sanders | F | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | 25 | NYU |
| 18 | Jim Loscutoff | F | 6’5″ | 220 lbs | 33 | San Francisco |
| 23 | Frank Ramsey | G/F | 6’3″ | 210 lbs | 32 | Kentucky |
| 15 | Willie Naulls | F | 6’6″ | 225 lbs | 29 | UCLA |
| 12 | Mel Counts | C | 7’0″ | 230 lbs | 22 | Oregon State |
| 14 | Larry Siegfried | G | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | 24 | Ohio State |
| 22 | Clyde Lovellette | C | 6’9″ | 234 lbs | 34 | Kansas |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | SF | 23 | 80 | 32.3 | 19.9 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 19.2 | 8.0 | .417 | 5.3 | 3.9 | .746 | |||||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 30 | 76 | 31.3 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 17.9 | 8.1 | .450 | 4.2 | 3.3 | .783 | |||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 29 | 76 | 26.8 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 16.1 | 6.4 | .398 | 4.5 | 3.7 | .827 | |||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 29 | 78 | 44.6 | 15.0 | 24.7 | 4.7 | 13.8 | 6.0 | .433 | 5.5 | 3.0 | .550 | |||||||
| Tom Sanders | PF | 25 | 80 | 29.6 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 4.4 | .417 | 3.5 | 2.7 | .761 | |||||||
| Willie Naulls | SF | 29 | 78 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 | .417 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .796 | |||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 32 | 75 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 3.0 | .374 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .841 | |||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 31 | 80 | 30.3 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 3.5 | .392 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .524 | |||||||
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 34 | 45 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 2.8 | .420 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .789 | |||||||
| Larry Siegfried | SG | 24 | 31 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .318 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .795 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 33 | 53 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .308 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .581 | |||||||
| Johnny McCarthy | PG | 29 | 28 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .385 | |||||||
| Totals | 80 | 24.7 | 113.0 | 71.7 | 22.0 | 109.6 | 45.2 | .413 | 31.1 | 22.6 | .725 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | SG | 30 | 10 | 35.6 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 18.0 | 9.1 | .506 | 6.8 | 5.0 | .735 | |||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 29 | 10 | 30.8 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 18.0 | 7.0 | .389 | 4.2 | 3.4 | .810 | |||||||
| John Havlicek | SF | 23 | 10 | 28.9 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 15.9 | 6.1 | .384 | 4.4 | 3.5 | .795 | |||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 29 | 10 | 45.1 | 13.1 | 27.2 | 4.4 | 13.2 | 4.7 | .356 | 6.7 | 3.7 | .552 | |||||||
| Tom Sanders | PF | 25 | 10 | 30.2 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 3.4 | .362 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .676 | |||||||
| Willie Naulls | SF | 29 | 10 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 3.7 | .389 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .739 | |||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 31 | 10 | 31.2 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 2.5 | .347 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .520 | |||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 32 | 10 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 2.2 | .349 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .857 | |||||||
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 34 | 5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 1.6 | .235 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 33 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Johnny McCarthy | PG | 29 | 1 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Larry Siegfried | SG | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .333 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .500 | |||||||
| Totals |
10 | 240.0 | 103.4 | 73.6 | 22.1 | 101.8 | 40.0 | .393 | 33.4 | 23.4 | .701 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 34 | 45 | 9.7 | 24.8 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 25.1 | 10.5 | .420 | 4.7 | 3.7 | .789 | |||||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 30 | 76 | 31.3 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 20.5 | 9.3 | .450 | 4.8 | 3.8 | .783 | |||||||
| John Havlicek | SF | 23 | 80 | 32.3 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 21.4 | 8.9 | .417 | 5.9 | 4.4 | .746 | |||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 29 | 76 | 26.8 | 22.2 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 21.6 | 8.6 | .398 | 6.0 | 5.0 | .827 | |||||||
| Willie Naulls | SF | 29 | 78 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 19.6 | 8.2 | .417 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .796 | |||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 32 | 75 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 17.7 | 6.6 | .374 | 6.8 | 5.8 | .841 | |||||||
| Larry Siegfried | SG | 24 | 31 | 8.4 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 15.2 | 4.8 | .318 | 5.4 | 4.3 | .795 | |||||||
| Tom Sanders | PF | 25 | 80 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 5.3 | .417 | 4.3 | 3.2 | .761 | |||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 29 | 78 | 44.6 | 12.1 | 20.0 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 4.8 | .433 | 4.4 | 2.4 | .550 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 33 | 53 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | .308 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .581 | |||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 31 | 80 | 30.3 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 4.2 | .392 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .524 | |||||||
| Johnny McCarthy | PG | 29 | 28 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 2.8 | .333 | 2.3 | 0.9 | .385 | |||||||
| Totals |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | SG | 30 | 10 | 35.6 | 23.5 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 18.2 | 9.2 | .506 | 6.9 | 5.1 | .735 | |||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 29 | 10 | 30.8 | 20.3 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 8.2 | .389 | 4.9 | 4.0 | .810 | |||||||
| John Havlicek | SF | 23 | 10 | 28.9 | 19.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 19.8 | 7.6 | .384 | 5.5 | 4.4 | .795 | |||||||
| Willie Naulls | SF | 29 | 10 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 20.5 | 8.0 | .389 | 5.0 | 3.7 | .739 | |||||||
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 34 | 5 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 30.6 | 7.2 | .235 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 32 | 10 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 16.4 | 5.7 | .349 | 5.5 | 4.7 | .857 | |||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 31 | 10 | 31.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 2.9 | .347 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .520 | |||||||
| Tom Sanders | PF | 25 | 10 | 30.2 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 4.1 | .362 | 4.1 | 2.7 | .676 | |||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 29 | 10 | 45.1 | 10.5 | 21.7 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 3.8 | .356 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .552 | |||||||
| Larry Siegfried | SG | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 9.0 | 4.5 | .500 | |||||||
| Johnny McCarthy | PG | 29 | 1 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 33 | 1 | 5.0 | 28.8 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | SF | 23 | 80 | 2587 | 1595 | 428 | 238 | 227 | 1535 | 640 | .417 | 422 | 315 | .746 | ||||||
| Sam Jones | SG | 30 | 76 | 2381 | 1473 | 349 | 202 | 192 | 1359 | 612 | .450 | 318 | 249 | .783 | ||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 29 | 76 | 2040 | 1257 | 460 | 183 | 268 | 1223 | 487 | .398 | 342 | 283 | .827 | ||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 29 | 78 | 3482 | 1168 | 1930 | 370 | 190 | 1077 | 466 | .433 | 429 | 236 | .550 | ||||||
| Tom Sanders | PF | 25 | 80 | 2370 | 911 | 667 | 102 | 277 | 836 | 349 | .417 | 280 | 213 | .761 | ||||||
| Willie Naulls | SF | 29 | 78 | 1409 | 767 | 356 | 64 | 208 | 769 | 321 | .417 | 157 | 125 | .796 | ||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 32 | 75 | 1227 | 648 | 223 | 81 | 245 | 604 | 226 | .374 | 233 | 196 | .841 | ||||||
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 34 | 45 | 437 | 301 | 126 | 24 | 100 | 305 | 128 | .420 | 57 | 45 | .789 | ||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 31 | 80 | 2424 | 654 | 372 | 407 | 253 | 722 | 283 | .392 | 168 | 88 | .524 | ||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 33 | 53 | 451 | 130 | 131 | 25 | 90 | 182 | 56 | .308 | 31 | 18 | .581 | ||||||
| Larry Siegfried | SG | 24 | 31 | 261 | 101 | 51 | 40 | 33 | 110 | 35 | .318 | 39 | 31 | .795 | ||||||
| Johnny McCarthy | PG | 29 | 28 | 206 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 42 | 48 | 16 | .333 | 13 | 5 | .385 | ||||||
| Totals | 80 | 19275 | 9042 | 5128 | 1760 | 2125 | 8770 | 3619 | .413 | 2489 | 1804 | .725 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | SG | 30 | 10 | 356 | 232 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 180 | 91 | .506 | 68 | 50 | .735 | ||||||
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 29 | 10 | 308 | 174 | 80 | 26 | 36 | 180 | 70 | .389 | 42 | 34 | .810 | ||||||
| John Havlicek | SF | 23 | 10 | 289 | 157 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 159 | 61 | .384 | 44 | 35 | .795 | ||||||
| Bill Russell | C | 29 | 10 | 451 | 131 | 272 | 44 | 33 | 132 | 47 | .356 | 67 | 37 | .552 | ||||||
| Tom Sanders | PF | 25 | 10 | 302 | 91 | 68 | 6 | 45 | 94 | 34 | .362 | 34 | 23 | .676 | ||||||
| Willie Naulls | SF | 29 | 10 | 167 | 91 | 46 | 8 | 31 | 95 | 37 | .389 | 23 | 17 | .739 | ||||||
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 32 | 10 | 138 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 63 | 22 | .349 | 21 | 18 | .857 | ||||||
| K.C. Jones | PG | 31 | 10 | 312 | 63 | 37 | 68 | 40 | 72 | 25 | .347 | 25 | 13 | .520 | ||||||
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 34 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Larry Siegfried | SG | 24 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 3 | .500 | ||||||
| Johnny McCarthy | PG | 29 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 33 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 10 | 2400 | 1034 | 628 | 221 | 275 | 1018 | 400 | .393 | 334 | 234 | .701 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | Defensive & Rebounding Anchor | 44.6 | Medium Usage | 15.0 | 24.7 | 4.7 | 22.2 | Reigning MVP-level impact; led team in rebounding and anchored defense as primary big man in Celtics’ championship run. Celtics won the 1966 NBA title with Russell as central interior force. | MVP-3; All-Star; All-NBA 2nd | |
| John Havlicek | Two-Way Wing / Secondary Scorer | 32.3 | High Usage | 19.9 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 14.2 | Emerging as a key secondary scorer; All-NBA Second Team; provided balanced offense and athletic defense. Team won NBA title. | All-NBA 2nd | |
| Sam Jones | Primary Scorer / Clutch Option | 31.3 | High Usage | 19.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 13.4 | Set Celtics’ single-game scoring record (51) this season; go-to scoring option in close games; perennial All-NBA scoring threat. | All-NBA 2nd; All-Star | |
| Tom Heinsohn | Scoring Forward / Stretch Big | 26.8 | Medium Usage | 16.5 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 12.5 | Veteran scorer who spaced the floor and added finishing around the basket; helped balance scoring load. | All-Star; All-NBA 2nd | |
| Tom Sanders | Defensive Starter / Rebounder | 29.6 | Medium Usage | 11.4 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 10.5 | Reliable defender and rebounder; essential in controlling paint presence and transition defense. | — | |
| K.C. Jones | Facilitator & Perimeter Defender | 30.3 | Medium Usage | 8.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 9.0 | Team’s point and perimeter defense leader; organized offense and pressured ball handlers; below top scoring but high assist role. | — | |
| Willie Naulls | Supporting Wing Scorer | 18.1 | Low Usage | 9.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 7.6 | Provided scoring punch in bench/starter minutes; veteran wing spacing contributor. | — | |
| Frank Ramsey | Role Scorer / Veteran Spot Minutes | 16.4 | Low Usage | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 7.1 | Veteran role with scoring spark in limited minutes; played within system fundamentals. | — | |
| Clyde Lovellette | Reserve Big | 9.7 | Very Low Usage | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 5.0 | Veteran center who provided scoring and interior presence off the bench. | — | |
| Larry Siegfried | Reserve Guard | 8.4 | Very Low Usage | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | Spot minutes guard; facilitated lightly and added perimeter composure. | — | |
| Jim Loscutoff | Hustle Forward / Bench Depth | 8.5 | Very Low Usage | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | Provided energy and physical play in short stints; defensive glue in spots. | — | |
| Johnny McCarthy | Reserve PG | 7.4 | Very Low Usage | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | Developed as backup point guard; limited court time. | — |
