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.
Brian Shaw #20, Point Guard and Shooting Guard for the Boston Celtics in motion dribbling the basketball down court during the NBA Midwest Division basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on 17th February 1991 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States. The Boston Celtics won the game 126 – 108. (Photo by Tim DeFrisco/Allsport/Getty Images)
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 17th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Brian Shaw. After ending his college career at UC Santa Barbara, Shaw was picked up with the 24th overall selection of the 1988 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The Oakland, California native played his first three seasons for Boston with one season in between infamously overseas, leaving the team via trade to the Miami Heat in 1992.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Shaw wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 20 – Brian Shaw (1998-92)