1967-68 Boston Celtics Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-28
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 12-7 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Bill Russell (54-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 320,788, Avg. 8,670 in 37 home dates
1967-68 Boston Celtics Statistics
1967-68 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-7.

The Celtics scored 9,523 points and yielded 9,186. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 1,700 points for Boston, while Bailey Howell and Sam Jones netted 19 or more per game also. Bill Russell contributed 1,451 boards. John Havlicek dished out 384 assists for the squad.

Bill Russell coached the team. The 1967-68 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Wayne EmbryC-FMarch 26, 19376'8"240Miami (OH)Springfield, OH USA
Mal GrahamGFebruary 23, 19456'1"185NYUParrott, GA USA
John HavlicekF-GApril 8, 19406'5"203Ohio StateMartins Ferry, OH USA
Bailey HowellFJanuary 20, 19376'7"210Mississippi StateMiddleton, TN USA
Johnny JonesFMarch 12, 19436'7"205Los Angeles StateWashington, DC USA
Sam JonesG-FJune 24, 19336'4"198North Carolina CollegeWilmington, NC 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
Larry SiegfriedFMay 22, 19396'1"190Ohio StateShelby, OH USA
Tom ThackerG-FNovember 2, 19396'2"170CincinnatiCovington, KY USA
Rick WeitzmanGApril 30, 19466'2"175NortheasternBoston, MA USA



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