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1951-1952 Boston Celtics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Bob Brannum FC 6-5 215 1 Michigan State 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Chuck Cooper GF 6-5 210 1 Duquesne 1950 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Bob Cousy PG 6-1 175 1 Holy Cross 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dick Dickey G 6-1 175 0 NC State 1950 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Bob Donham G 6-2 190 1 Ohio State 1950 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Bob A. Harris F 6-7 195 2 Oklahoma State 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Ed Macauley FC 6-8 185 2 Saint Louis 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
John Mahnken C 6-8 220 5 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Bones McKinney FC 6-6 185 5 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 1 USC 1950 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States

1951-1952 Boston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Cousy B. Donham C. Cooper B. Harris E. Macauley
Rotation   B. Sharman   B. Brannum J. Mahnken
Rotation   D. Dickey   B. McKinney  

1951-1952 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Syracuse Nationals40-26-
2Boston Celtics39-271
3New York Knicks37-293
4San Francisco Warriors33-337
5Baltimore Bullets (BAA)20-4620

1951-1952 Boston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ed Macauley All-NBA First Team (1952)
Bob Cousy All-NBA First Team (1952)
Bob Cousy Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1952)
Ed Macauley Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1952)

1951-1952 Boston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Cousy 66 40.6 21.7 6.4 6.7
Ed Macauley 66 39.9 19.2 8.0 3.5
Bill Sharman 63 22.0 10.7 3.5 2.4
Bob Donham 66 30.0 8.3 5.0 3.5
Chuck Cooper 66 29.9 8.2 7.6 2.0
Bob A. Harris 66 28.8 7.8 8.0 1.8
Bob Brannum 66 20.1 6.1 6.2 1.2
Bones McKinney 63 17.2 5.3 2.8 1.8
John Mahnken 60 9.7 3.0 2.2 1.1
Dick Dickey 45 9.8 2.8 1.8 1.1

1951-1952 Boston Celtics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Chuck Cooper was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Chuck Cooper signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1950.

Bob Donham was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Bob Donham signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1950.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Bob Cousy, the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1950 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Chicago Stags from the Tri-Cities Blackhawks on September 1, 1950. Bob Cousy signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics on November 1, 1950.

Draft Rights to Dick Dickey, the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1950 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on August 1, 1951. Dick Dickey signed a contract with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1951.

Acquired via Trade

Bob Brannum was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Sheboygan Red Skins on September 23, 1950.

Bob A. Harris was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Fort Wayne Pistons on December 20, 1950.

Bones McKinney was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Washington Capitols on December 1, 1950.

Bill Sharman was acquired in a trade by the Boston Celtics from the Fort Wayne Pistons on April 26, 1951.

Acquired via Free Agency

Ed Macauley signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1950.

John Mahnken signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1951.

1951-1952 Boston Celtics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Walter Brown Owner 1946-1947 N/A
Lou Pieri Owner 1950-1951 N/A
Red Auerbach Head Coach, General Manager 1950-1951 Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1949 to 1950)