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.
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 seventh of 13 people to wear the No. 45, Boston big man alum Ruben Wolkowyski. After starting his pro career abroad, Wolkowyski went unselected in the 1995 NBA Draft, playing in other leagues until until he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000.
The Castelli, Chaco, Argentina native played the first season of his NBA career with Seattle, returning overseas afterward until he signed with Boston in 2002 for his final NBA season.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Wolkowyski wore only jersey No. 45 and put up 0.7 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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