No team has won more NBA championships than the Boston Celtics, so it stands to reason they'd be well represented in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
On Friday night, the lengthy list of C's enshrined in Springfield will add a few more names, with Chuck Cooper, Carl Braun, Paul Westphal and Bill Fitch getting inducted as part of the Class of 2019.
Cooper broke the NBA's color barrier in 1950 when the Celtics selected him in the second round of the NBA Draft, and he wound up playing four seasons in Boston. Braun spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the Knicks before winning a championship with the Celtics in his final season of 1961-62. A first-round pick of the Celtics in 1972, Westphal spent three years in Boston and won a title in 1974 before going on to greater fame with the Suns. Fitch compiled a 242-86 record in four seasons with the Celtics, and his .738 winning percentage is the highest in team history. He was the NBA Coach of the Year in 1980 and led the C's to a championship in 1981.
So how many Celtics are in the Basketball Hall of Fame? Check out the full list of over players, head coaches and contributors (BOLD = name/number retired):
PLAYERS
- 2019
- Carl Braun (1961-62)
- Chuck Cooper (1950-54)
- Paul Westphal (1972-75)
- 2018
- Ray Allen (2007-2012)
- Dino Radja (1994-1997)
- Charlie Scott (1975-1977)
- 2016
- Shaquille O'Neal (2010-2011)
- 2015
- Jo Jo White (1969-1979)
- 2013
- Gary Payton (2004-2005)
- 2012
- Don Barksdale (1953-1955)
- Don Nelson (1965-1976)
- 2011
- Artis Gilmore (1988)
- Tom "Satch" Sanders (1960-1973)
- 2010
- Dennis Johnson (1983-1990)
- 2006
- Dominique Wilkins (1994-1995)
- 2003
- Robert Parish (1980-1994)
- 2000
- Bob McAdoo (1979)
- 1999
- Wayne Embry (1966-1968)
- Kevin McHale (1980-1993)
- John Thompson (1964-1966)
- 1998
- Larry Bird (1979-1992)
- Arnie Risen (1955-1958)
- 1997
- Bailey Howell (1966-1970)
- 1993
- Bill Walton (1985-1987)
- 1991
- Dave Cowens (1970-1980)
- Nate "Tiny" Archibald (1973-1983)
- 1990
- Dave Bing (1977-1978)
- 1989
- K.C. Jones (1968-1967)
- 1988
- Clyde Lovellette (1962-1964)
- 1987
- Pete Maravich (1980)
- Bob Houbregs (1954-1955)
- 1986
- Tom Heinsohn (1956-1965)
- 1984
- John Havlicek (1962-1978)
- Sam Jones (1957-1969)
- 1982
- Frank Ramsey (1954-1964)
- 1976
- Bill Sharman (1951-1961)
- 1975
- Bill Russell (1956-1969)
- 1971
- Bob Cousy (1950-1963)
- 1961
- Andy Phillip (1956-1958)
- 1960
- Ed Macauley (1950-1956)
COACHES
- 1964 - John "Honey" Russell
- 1968 - Alvin "Doggie" Julian
- 1969 - Red Auerbach
- 2013 - Rick Pitino
- 2015 - Tom Heinsohn
- 2019 - Bill Fitch
CONTRIBUTORS
- 1965 - Walter Brown, William Mokray
- 1999 - Wayne Embry
- 2006 - Dave Gavitt
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