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.
18 Apr 1999: A close up of Marlon Garnett #20 of the Boston Celtics as he shoots a free throw during the game against the Washington Wizards at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The Celtics defeated the Wizards 101-98. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport
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 20th of 31 people to wear the No. 20 jersey, Boston guard alum Marlon Garnett. After ending his college career at Santa Clara, Garnett would go unselected in the 1997 NBA draft, instead signing with the Celtics in 1999.
His stay with the team would span a single season, the Los Angeles, California native playing abroad and in other domestic leagues afterward.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Garnett wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 2.1 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 20 – Marlon Garnett (1999)