Boston Celtics 1968-69 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on June 7, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

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Here is the 1968–69 Boston Celtics roster and regular season player statistics:

No.	Player	Pos	Height	Weight	Age	College
6	Bill Russell	C	6’10”	215 lbs	34	San Francisco
17	John Havlicek	G/F	6’5″	203 lbs	28	Ohio State
24	Sam Jones	G	6’4″	198 lbs	35	North Carolina Central
15	Don Nelson	F	6’6″	210 lbs	28	Iowa
19	Bailey Howell	F	6’7″	210 lbs	32	Mississippi State
14	Larry Siegfried	G	6’3″	190 lbs	29	Ohio State
16	Tom Sanders	F	6’6″	210 lbs	30	NYU
12	Wayne Embry	C	6’8″	240 lbs	31	Miami (OH)
10	Emmette Bryant	G	6’1″	175 lbs	25	DePaul
22	Malcolm Graham	G	6’1″	185 lbs	24	NYU
11	Tom Thacker	G	6’2″	190 lbs	28	Cincinnati

Player	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	FT%
John Havlicek	82	21.6	6.7	5.4	45.0%	81.5%
Sam Jones	75	16.3	2.5	2.8	44.4%	84.8%
Bailey Howell	80	19.7	8.8	2.0	46.5%	79.8%
Don Nelson	82	15.4	4.8	2.0	47.9%	78.2%
Larry Siegfried	81	12.6	2.4	4.3	44.2%	82.7%
Bill Russell	77	9.9	19.3	4.9	43.3%	55.1%
Emmette Bryant	74	6.3	2.1	3.4	43.6%	75.0%
Wayne Embry	74	5.2	5.2	0.7	47.1%	68.4%
Tom Sanders	68	4.5	3.9	0.6	41.7%	72.0%
Tom Thacker	43	2.1	1.4	0.6	37.1%	66.7%
Mal Graham	23	2.3	0.8	0.6	38.9%	73.1%

Team Record (Regular Season):
48–34 (.585), 4th in Eastern Division
Head Coach: Bill Russell (Player-Coach, 3rd and final season)

NBA Champions – Defeated Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals (4–3)

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