The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the fourth of four people to wear the No. 29, Boston big man alum Pervis Ellison. After ending his college career at Louisville, Ellison was picked up with the first overall selection of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.
The Savannah, Georgia native also played for the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) before signing with Boston in 1994. His stay with the team would span parts of five seasons over six years, with injuries keeping him sidelined for an entire campaign.
His time in green and white came to an end when he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Ellison wore only jersey No. 29 and put up 4.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.