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 second of four people to wear the No. 22, Boston big man alum Bob Kinney. After ending his college career at Rice, Kinney joined the (then) Fort Wayne (now, Detroit) Pistons in 1948.
Midway through his rookie season, his contract was dealt to Boston, his last stop in the BAA. His stay with the team would span parts of two seasons, coming to an end in 1950.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, McKinney wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 10.8 points and 1.6 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.