1997-98 Boston Celtics Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-46
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Rick Pitino (36-46)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 743,422, Avg. 18,132 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Boston Celtics Statistics
1997-98 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 36 wins and 46 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics tossed in 7,864 points and gave up 8,079. Antoine Walker scored a team-best 1,840 points for Boston, while Ron Mercer netted 15 or more per game, too. Antoine Walker accounted for 836 boards. Dana Barros dished out 286 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Antoine Walker added 142 steals.

Rick Pitino coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Kenny AndersonGOctober 9, 19706'0"168Georgia TechCorona, NY USA
Dana BarrosGApril 13, 19675'11"163Boston CollegeBoston, MA USA
Chauncey BillupsGSeptember 25, 19766'3"202ColoradoDenver, CO USA
Bruce BowenF-GJune 14, 19716'7"185Cal. St.-FullertonMerced, CA USA
Dee BrownGNovember 29, 19686'1"160JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL USA
Andrew DeClercqF-CFebruary 1, 19736'10"230FloridaDetroit, MI USA
Tyus EdneyGFebruary 14, 19735'10"152UCLAGardena, CA USA
Pervis EllisonF-CApril 3, 19676'9"210LouisvilleSavannah, GA USA
Reggie HansonFOctober 6, 19686'8"195KentuckyCharlotte, NC USA
Dontae JonesFJune 2, 19756'8"220Mississippi StateNashville, TN USA
Travis KnightF-CSeptember 13, 19747'0"235ConnecticutSalt Lake City, UT USA
Walter McCartyFFebruary 1, 19746'10"230KentuckyEvansville, IN USA
Ron MercerF-GMay 18, 19766'7"210KentuckyNashville, TN USA
Greg MinorG-FSeptember 18, 19716'6"210LouisvilleSandersville, GA USA
Roy RogersFAugust 19, 19736'10"235AlabamaLinden, AL USA
Zan TabakCJune 15, 19707'0"245noneSplit, CRO
John ThomasF-CSeptember 8, 19756'9"265MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA
Antoine WalkerFAugust 12, 19766'8"224KentuckyChicago, IL USA



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