
1967-68 Boston Celtics Roster
Team Record: 54-28
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 12-7 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Bill Russell (54-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 320,788, Avg. 8,670 in 37 home dates
1967-68 Boston Celtics Results
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-7.
The Celtics scored 9,523 points and yielded 9,186. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 1,700 points for Boston, while Bailey Howell and Sam Jones netted 19 or more per game also. Bill Russell contributed 1,451 boards. John Havlicek dished out 384 assists for the squad.
Bill Russell coached the team. The 1967-68 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Wayne Embry | C-F | March 26, 1937 | 6'8" | 240 | Miami (OH) | Springfield, OH USA |
Mal Graham | G | February 23, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | NYU | Parrott, GA USA |
John Havlicek | F-G | April 8, 1940 | 6'5" | 203 | Ohio State | Martins Ferry, OH USA |
Bailey Howell | F | January 20, 1937 | 6'7" | 210 | Mississippi State | Middleton, TN USA |
Johnny Jones | F | March 12, 1943 | 6'7" | 205 | Los Angeles State | Washington, DC USA |
Sam Jones | G-F | June 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 198 | North Carolina College | Wilmington, NC USA |
Don Nelson | F | May 15, 1940 | 6'6" | 210 | Iowa | Muskegon, MI USA |
Bill Russell | C | February 12, 1934 | 6'9" | 215 | San Francisco | Monroe, LA USA |
Tom Sanders | F | November 8, 1938 | 6'6" | 210 | NYU | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Larry Siegfried | F | May 22, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Ohio State | Shelby, OH USA |
Tom Thacker | G-F | November 2, 1939 | 6'2" | 170 | Cincinnati | Covington, KY USA |
Rick Weitzman | G | April 30, 1946 | 6'2" | 175 | Northeastern | Boston, MA USA |