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.
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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.
Jun 1987; Los Angeles, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson (32) shoots the ball over Boston Celtics forward Darren Daye (20) during the 1987 NBA Finals at The Forum. Mandatory Credit: MPS-USA TODAY Sports
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 16th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston forward alum Darren Daye. After ending his college career at UCLA, Daye was picked up with the 57th overall selection of the 1983 NBA draft by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards).
The Des Moines, Iowa native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with Washington, also playing for the Chicago Bulls before he would sign with Boston in 1986. His stay with the team would span his final two seasons in the NBA, ending in 1988.
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During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Daye wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 4.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 20 – Darren Daye (1986-88)