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Here is the Boston Celtics 1976–77 roster and regular season player statistics. This was a transitional year for the Celtics following their 1976 championship. They finished with a 44–38 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs.

Boston Celtics 1976–77 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
10 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 lbs Nov 16, 1946 Kansas
17 John Havlicek G/F 6-5 203 lbs Apr 8, 1940 Ohio State
18 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 lbs May 15, 1940 Iowa
20 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 lbs Mar 22, 1946 Houston
26 Steve Kuberski F 6-8 215 lbs Nov 6, 1947 Bradley
27 Dave Cowens C 6-9 230 lbs Oct 25, 1948 Florida State
30 Kevin Stacom G 6-3 185 lbs Sep 4, 1951 Providence
31 Jim Ard F/C 6-8 200 lbs Sep 19, 1948 Cincinnati
33 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 lbs Jul 2, 1949 UCLA
44 Sidney Wicks F 6-8 225 lbs Sep 19, 1949 UCLA

Head Coach: Tom Heinsohn

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%
Jo Jo White PG 30 82 82 40.6 19.6 4.7 6.0 1.4 0.3 2.4 18.1 7.8 .429 0 0 .000 4.7 4.1 .869
Charlie Scott SG 28 43 0 36.8 18.2 4.4 4.6 1.4 0.3 3.6 17.1 7.6 .444 0 0 .000 4.0 3.0 .746
John Havlicek SF 36 79 0 36.9 17.7 4.8 5.1 1.1 0.2 2.6 16.2 7.3 .452 0 0 .000 3.6 3.0 .816
Dave Cowens C 28 50 0 37.8 16.4 13.9 5.0 0.9 1.0 3.6 15.1 6.6 .434 0 0 .000 4.0 3.2 .818
Sidney Wicks PF 27 82 0 32.2 15.1 10.0 2.1 0.8 0.7 4.0 12.3 5.7 .458 0 0 .000 5.7 3.8 .668
Curtis Rowe PF 27 79 0 27.7 10.1 7.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 2.7 8.0 4.0 .498 0 0 .000 3.0 2.2 .708
Tom Boswell PF 23 70 0 15.5 6.4 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.1 3.4 4.9 2.5 .515 0 0 .000 1.9 1.4 .711
Fred Saunders SF 25 68 0 15.5 5.9 3.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 2.8 5.8 2.7 .466 0 0 .000 0.8 0.5 .660
Kevin Stacom SG 25 79 0 13.3 5.1 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.8 5.5 2.3 .409 0 0 .000 0.7 0.6 .793
Jim Ard C 28 63 0 15.4 3.8 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 2.0 4.0 1.5 .378 0 0 .000 1.2 0.8 .645
Steve Kuberski SF 29 76 0 11.3 4.3 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.2 4.1 1.7 .420 0 0 .000 1.1 0.8 .759
Norm Cook SF 21 25 0 5.5 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.9 1.1 .375 0 0 .000 0.7 0.4 .529
Bobby Wilson SG 26 25 0 5.2 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.8 2.4 0.8 .322 0 0 .000 0.5 0.4 .846
Totals     82 82 241.8 104.5 51.3 24.5 6.2 3.2 24.9 94.8 42.2 .445 0 0 .000 26.6 20.1 .756

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Jo Jo White PG 30 9 0 43.9 23.3 4.3 5.8 1.6 0.0 3.0 22.3 10.1 .453 0 0 .000 3.7 3.1 .848
John Havlicek SF 36 9 0 41.7 18.3 5.4 6.9 0.9 0.4 3.7 18.6 6.9 .371 0 0 .000 5.6 4.6 .820
Dave Cowens C 28 9 0 42.1 16.6 14.9 4.0 0.9 1.4 4.1 16.4 7.3 .446 0 0 .000 2.4 1.9 .773
Charlie Scott SG 28 9 0 37.6 16.4 4.2 4.2 1.4 0.2 4.6 14.2 5.8 .406 0 0 .000 5.8 4.9 .846
Sidney Wicks PF 27 9 0 29.0 13.1 9.2 1.8 1.4 0.3 4.1 9.0 4.7 .519 0 0 .000 5.2 3.8 .723
Curtis Rowe PF 27 9 0 26.3 9.6 8.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 3.2 7.6 3.6 .471 0 0 .000 3.2 2.4 .759
Tom Boswell PF 23 9 0 9.0 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.9 .444 0 0 .000 0.7 0.4 .667
Fred Saunders SF 25 9 0 7.3 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 2.3 3.7 1.3 .364 0 0 .000 0.7 0.6 .833
Kevin Stacom SG 25 5 0 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.6 .500 0 0 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Norm Cook SF 21 1 0 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Totals     9   240.0 104.0 49.6 25.6 6.6 2.9 27.3 94.7 41.1 .434 0 0 .000 27.3 21.8 .797

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%
Jo Jo White PG 30 82 82 40.6 17.4 4.1 5.3 1.3 0.2 2.1 16.1 6.9 .429 0 0 .000 4.1 3.6 .869
John Havlicek SF 36 79 0 36.9 17.2 4.7 4.9 1.0 0.2 2.6 15.9 7.2 .452 0 0 .000 3.6 2.9 .816
Charlie Scott SG 28 43 0 36.8 17.8 4.3 4.5 1.4 0.3 3.5 16.7 7.4 .444 0 0 .000 3.9 2.9 .746
Sidney Wicks PF 27 82 0 32.2 16.9 11.2 2.3 0.9 0.8 4.5 13.8 6.3 .458 0 0 .000 6.3 4.2 .668
Curtis Rowe PF 27 79 0 27.7 13.2 9.3 1.8 0.4 0.8 3.5 10.4 5.2 .498 0 0 .000 3.9 2.8 .708
Tom Boswell PF 23 70 0 15.5 14.8 10.2 2.8 0.9 0.3 7.9 11.3 5.8 .515 0 0 .000 4.5 3.2 .711
Fred Saunders SF 25 68 0 15.5 13.8 7.6 2.9 0.9 0.2 6.5 13.5 6.3 .466 0 0 .000 1.8 1.2 .660
Kevin Stacom SG 25 79 0 13.3 13.8 3.3 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.2 15.0 6.1 .409 0 0 .000 2.0 1.6 .793
Steve Kuberski SF 29 76 0 11.3 13.6 8.7 1.6 0.3 0.2 3.7 13.1 5.5 .420 0 0 .000 3.5 2.6 .759
Jim Ard C 28 63 0 15.4 9.0 11.0 2.0 0.7 1.0 4.8 9.4 3.6 .378 0 0 .000 2.8 1.8 .645
Norm Cook SF 21 25 0 5.5 16.4 7.0 1.3 2.6 0.8 7.0 18.8 7.0 .375 0 0 .000 4.4 2.3 .529
Bobby Wilson SG 26 25 0 5.2 13.5 2.5 3.8 0.8 0.0 5.2 16.2 5.2 .322 0 0 .000 3.6 3.0 .846
Totals     82   241.8 17.4                            

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%
Jo Jo White PG 30 9 0 43.9 19.1 3.6 4.7 1.3 0.0 2.5 18.3 8.3 .453 0 0 .000 3.0 2.6 .848
Sidney Wicks PF 27 9 0 29.0 16.3 11.4 2.2 1.8 0.4 5.1 11.2 5.8 .519 0 0 .000 6.5 4.7 .723
John Havlicek SF 36 9 0 41.7 15.8 4.7 6.0 0.8 0.4 3.2 16.0 6.0 .371 0 0 .000 4.8 3.9 .820
Charlie Scott SG 28 9 0 37.6 15.8 4.0 4.0 1.4 0.2 4.4 13.6 5.5 .406 0 0 .000 5.5 4.7 .846
Curtis Rowe PF 27 9 0 26.3 13.1 10.9 1.5 0.2 0.6 4.4 10.3 4.9 .471 0 0 .000 4.4 3.3 .759
Fred Saunders SF 25 9 0 7.3 15.8 4.9 2.7 0.5 0.0 11.5 18.0 6.5 .364 0 0 .000 3.3 2.7 .833
Tom Boswell PF 23 9 0 9.0 8.9 8.9 3.1 0.4 0.0 8.0 8.0 3.6 .444 0 0 .000 2.7 1.8 .667
Kevin Stacom SG 25 5 0 5.0 10.1 2.9 5.8 0.0 0.0 4.3 8.6 4.3 .500 0 0 .000 1.4 1.4 1.000
Dave Cowens C 28 9 0 42.1 14.2 12.7 3.4 0.8 1.2 3.5 14.1 6.3 .446 0 0 .000 2.1 1.6 .773
Norm Cook SF 21 1 0 3.0 48.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 24.0 1.000 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000
Totals     9   240.0                              

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Jo Jo White G 30 82 82 3333 1609 383 492 118 22 193 1488 638 .429 – – – 383 333 .869
John Havlicek F 36 79 – 2913 1395 382 400 84 18 208 1283 580 .452 – – – 288 235 .816
Sidney Wicks F 27 82 – 2642 1238 824 169 64 61 331 1012 464 .458 – – – 464 310 .668
Dave Cowens C 28 50 – 1888 818 697 248 46 49 181 756 328 .434 – – – 198 162 .818
Curtis Rowe F 27 79 – 2190 800 563 107 24 47 215 632 315 .498 – – – 240 170 .708
Charlie Scott G 28 43 – 1581 781 191 196 60 12 155 734 326 .444 – – – 173 129 .746
Tom Boswell C 23 70 – 1083 446 306 85 27 8 237 340 175 .515 – – – 135 96 .711
Kevin Stacom G 25 79 – 1051 404 97 117 19 3 65 438 179 .409 – – – 58 46 .793
Fred Saunders G 25 68 – 1051 403 223 85 26 7 191 395 184 .466 – – – 53 35 .660
Steve Kuberski F 29 76 – 860 325 209 39 7 5 89 312 131 .420 – – – 83 63 .759
Jim Ard C 28 63 – 969 241 296 53 18 28 128 254 96 .378 – – – 76 49 .645
Norm Cook F 21 25 – 138 63 27 5 10 3 27 72 27 .375 – – – 17 9 .529
Bobby Wilson G 26 25 – 131 49 9 14 3 0 19 59 19 .322 – – – 13 11 .846
Totals – – 82 82 19830 8572 4207 2010 506 263 2039 7775 3462 .445 – – – 2181 1648 .756

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Jo Jo White G 30 9 – 395 210 39 52 14 0 27 201 91 .453 – – – 33 28 .848
John Havlicek F 36 9 – 375 165 49 62 8 4 33 167 62 .371 – – – 50 41 .820
Dave Cowens C 28 9 – 379 149 134 36 8 13 37 148 66 .446 – – – 22 17 .773
Charlie Scott G 28 9 – 338 148 38 38 13 2 41 128 52 .406 – – – 52 44 .846
Sidney Wicks F 27 9 – 261 118 83 16 13 3 37 81 42 .519 – – – 47 34 .723
Curtis Rowe F 27 9 – 237 86 72 10 1 4 29 68 32 .471 – – – 29 22 .759
Tom Boswell C 23 9 – 81 20 20 7 1 0 18 18 8 .444 – – – 6 4 .667
Fred Saunders G 25 9 – 66 29 9 5 1 0 21 33 12 .364 – – – 6 5 .833
Kevin Stacom G 25 5 – 25 7 2 4 0 0 3 6 3 .500 – – – 1 1 1.000
Norm Cook F 21 1 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 – – – 0 0 –
Totals – – 9 – 2160 936 446 230 59 26 246 852 370 .434 – – – 246 196 .797

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Dave Cowens Team Heart & Interior Catalyst 41.8 High 18.6 14.0 4.6 2.2 19.70 Anchor of Celtics inside on both ends; top team scorer and rebounder as the club battled through a 32–50 season, providing consistent all‑around production despite team struggles. AS
Jo Jo White Lead Floor General & Scoring Spur 40.6 High 19.6 4.7 6.0 1.7 16.00 Veteran point guard logging heavy minutes, leading team in scoring and facilitating offense; regularly created looks for teammates and was central to halfcourt offense. MVP‑11, AS, NBA2
John Havlicek Perimeter Two‑Way Engine 36.9 High 17.7 4.8 5.1 1.3 14.45 Ageless wing providing scoring, playmaking, and defensive activity; continued to anchor perimeter and transition offense at age 36. AS
Charlie Scott Scoring Creator & Wing Playmaker 36.8 High 18.2 4.4 4.6 1.9 14.05 Dynamic scorer off the wing when available; provided secondary offense and facilitated scoring flow, though missed a portion of the season. —
Sidney Wicks Frontcourt Scoring & Rebounding 32.2 Medium 15.1 10.0 2.1 1.5 14.35 Inside‑oriented forward with solid scoring and rebounding old‑school production; offered size and interior finishing to balance backcourt scoring. —
Curtis Rowe Frontcourt Role & Board Presence 27.7 Medium 10.1 7.1 1.4 0.9 9.75 Reliable rotation big providing boards, interior help and supplemental scoring; key second unit frontcourt piece. —
Tom Boswell Complementary Frontcourt 15.5 Low 6.4 4.4 1.2 0.5 6.25 Provided depth rebounding and complementary scoring in limited minutes, giving starters occasional rest. —
Fred Saunders Reserve Wing Contributor 15.5 Low 5.9 3.3 1.3 0.5 5.75 Bench wing with occasional scoring and hustle; helped provide rotational depth. —
Jim Ard Backup Big Board & Effort 15.4 Low 3.8 4.7 0.8 0.7 4.45 Backup frontcourt role; contributed boards and physicality in limited opportunities. —
Kevin Stacom Spot Scoring Guard 13.3 Low 5.1 1.2 1.5 0.2 4.00 Guard depth providing occasional scoring punch and backcourt relief. —
Steve Kuberski Deep Wing Role 11.3 Very Low 4.3 2.8 0.5 0.2 3.90 Veteran wing used sparingly to give bench minutes and experience. —
Norm Cook Brief Coke Wing Minutes 5.5 Very Low 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.5 2.10 Provided very limited bench scoring on occasion. —
Bobby Wilson Deep Backcourt Reserve 5.2 Very Low 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.1 1.55 Minimal court time; occasional reserve scoring. —