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.
E-mail handout photo of Boston Celtics’ Brandon Hunter.
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.
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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 first of two people to wear the No. 56, forward alum Brandon Hunter. After ending his college career at Ohio, Hunter was picked up with the 56th overall selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Celtics.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native played the first season of his pro career with Boston, coming to an end when he was drafted by the (then) Charlotte Bobcats (now, Hornets) in the 2004 expansion draft.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Hunter wore only jersey No. 56 and put up 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
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All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 56 – Brandon Hunter (2003-04)