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.
Sherman Douglas #20, Point Guard for the Boston Celtics dribbles the basketball during the NBA Atlantic Division basketball game against the Miami Heat on 18th January 1995 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. The Miami Heat won the game 121 – 93. (Photo by 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 18th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Sherman Douglas. After ending his college career at Syracuse, Douglas was picked up with the 28th overall selection of the 1989 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
The Washington, District of Columbia native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the heat, coming to an end when he was dealt to Boston in 1992. His stay with the team would span parts of five seasons, ending when he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1995.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Douglas wore only jersey Nos. 4 and 20 and put up 11.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 20 – Sherman Douglas (1992-95)