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 second of five people to wear the No. 51, Boston guard alum Tremont Waters. After ending his college career at LSU, Waters was picked up with the 51st overall selection of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Celtics.
The New Haven, Connecticut native played the first two seasons of his pro career with Boston, coming to an end when he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Waters wore only jersey No. 51 and put up 3.8 points and 2.4 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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