1965-66 Boston Celtics Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 11-6 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Cincinnati Royals 3-2
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (54-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 246,189, Avg. 7,942 in 31 home dates
1965-66 Boston Celtics Statistics
1965-66 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 54 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-6.

The Celtics topped the league with just 8,623 points allowed. Boston tossed in 9,014 points. Sam Jones scored a team-best 1,577 points for the squad, and John Havlicek contributed 18 or more per game, too. Bill Russell accounted for 1,779 boards. K.C. Jones doled out 503 assists for the team.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1965-66 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Ron BonhamFMay 31, 19426'4"192CincinnatiMuncie, IN USA
Mel CountsC-FOctober 16, 19417'0"230Oregon StateCoos Bay, OR USA
Si GreenG-FAugust 20, 19336'2"185DuquesneNew York, NY USA
John HavlicekF-GApril 8, 19406'5"203Ohio StateMartins Ferry, OH USA
K.C. JonesGMay 25, 19326'1"200San FranciscoTaylor, TX USA
Sam JonesG-FJune 24, 19336'4"198North Carolina CollegeWilmington, NC USA
Willie NaullsF-COctober 7, 19346'6"225UCLADallas, TX USA
Don NelsonFMay 15, 19406'6"210IowaMuskegon, MI USA
Bill RussellCFebruary 12, 19346'9"215San FranciscoMonroe, LA USA
Tom SandersFNovember 8, 19386'6"210NYUBrooklyn, NY USA
Woody SauldsberryF-CJuly 11, 19356'7"220Texas SouthernWinnsboro, LA USA
Larry SiegfriedFMay 22, 19396'1"190Ohio StateShelby, OH USA
John ThompsonFSeptember 2, 19416'10"225ProvidenceWashington, DC USA
Ron WattsFMay 21, 19436'6"210Wake ForestWashington, DC USA



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