Boston Celtics draft history explained

In their -year history, the Boston Celtics have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft and previously in the Basketball Association of America draft.

Key

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer

First Overall NBA Draft Pick

Selected for an NBA All-Star Game

Year	Round	Pick	Name	From
2024	1	30	Baylor Scheierman	Creighton
2024	2	54 (from DAL via SAC)	Anton Watson	Gonzaga
2023	2	35 (from POR via ATL, LAC, DET, CLE, traded to CHI via WAS)	Julian Phillips	Tennessee
2022	2	53	JD Davison	Alabama
2021	2	45		Paris Basketball (France)
	1	14 (from MEM)		Vanderbilt University
	1	26		University of Oregon
	1	30 (from MIL via PHX, traded to MEM)		Texas Christian University
	2	47 (from BKN via PHI, ORL, and CHA)		Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
	1	14 (from SAC via PHI)		Indiana University
	1	20 (from LAC via MEM, traded to PHI)		University of Washington
	1	22		University of Tennessee
	2	51		Louisiana State University
	1	27		Texas A&M University
	1	3 (from PHI)		Duke University
	2	37 (from MIN via PHX)		Southern Methodist University
	2	53 (from CLE)		University of Arizona
	2	56 (from LAC)		University of California, Berkeley
	1	3 (from BKN)		University of California, Berkeley
	1	16 (from DAL)		Rouen Métropole Basket (France)
	1	23		Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
	2	31 (from PHI via MIA, traded to MEM)		Michigan State University
	2	35 (from MIN via NO via PHX, traded to MEM)		Mega Basket (Serbia)
	2	45 (from MEM via DEN and DAL)		University of Notre Dame
	2	51 (from MIA)		Providence College
	2	58 (from CLE)		Iowa State University
	1	16		University of Louisville
	1	28 (from LAC)		Georgia State University
	2	33		Louisiana State University
	2	45		College of William & Mary
	1	6		Oklahoma State
	1	17		University of Kentucky
	1	16		CB Estudiantes (Spain)
	1	21		Ohio State University
	1	22		Syracuse University
	2	51		Syracuse University
	1	25		Providence College
	2	55		Purdue University
	1	19		University of Texas at Austin
	2	52		University of Notre Dame
	2	58		University of Tennessee at Martin
	1	30		University of New Mexico
	2	60		Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
	1	5		Georgetown University
	2	32		University of Southern California
	1	7		Villanova University
	1	18		Gulf Shores Academy
	2	50		Providence College
	2	53		University of Louisiana at Lafayette
	1	15		Prentiss
	1	24		Saint Joseph's University
	1	25		Oklahoma State University
	2	40		University of Mississippi
	1	16		Boston College
	1	20		Duke University
	2	56		Ohio University
	2	49		Wake Forest University
	1	10		University of Arkansas
	1	11		Okaloosa-Walton Community College
	1	21		University of North Carolina
	1	11		University of California, Los Angeles
	2	55		University of Texas at Austin
	1	10		University of Kansas
	1	3		University of Colorado
	1	6		University of Kentucky
	2	56		Newcastle Falcons (Australia)
	1	6		University of Kentucky
	2	38		University of Tennessee
	1	14		Providence College
	2	33		University of Virginia
	1	9		University of North Carolina
	2	36		CB Valladolid (Spain)
	1	19		University of Iowa
	1	21		Georgia Institute of Technology
	2	47		University of Pittsburgh
	1	24		University of North Carolina
	1	19		Jacksonville University
	1	13		Brigham Young University
	2	40		KK Split (Yugoslavia)
	1	24		University of California, Santa Barbara
	3	74		University of Nevada, Las Vegas
	1	22		Northeastern University
	2	45		University of Iowa
	4	70		University of Virginia
	4	91		University of Oklahoma
	5	114		University of California
	6	137		University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
	7	160		Northeastern University
	1	2		University of Maryland
	4	93		Texas Tech University
	5	116		University of Dayton
	6	139		University of Detroit Mercy
	7	162		Boston University
	1	20		Michigan State University
	3	70		Loyola University Chicago
	4	93		Liberty University
	5	116		La Salle University
	6	139		La Salle University
	7	162		Rutgers University
	1	24		University of Houston
	2	47		University of Florida
	3	70		University of Virginia
	4	93		Princeton University
	5	116		Bentley College
	6	139		University of Iowa
	7	162		Framingham State College
	8	184		College of the Holy Cross
	9	206		Merrimack College
	10	228		Clark University
	1	21		Brigham Young University
	3	52		East Tennessee State University
	3	68		University of Virginia
	4	91		University of Mississippi
	5	114		Stonehill College
	6	137		Houston Baptist University
	7	160		Providence College
	8	183		University of Pittsburgh
	9	205		University of Massachusetts Boston
	10	226		Bentley College
	1	23		Cleveland State University
	2	46		University of Kansas
	3	69		Northeastern University
	4	92		University of Tulsa
	5	115		Saint Peter's College (New Jersey)
	6	138		University of Richmond
	7	161		West Virginia University
	8	184		Georgetown University
	9	205		Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greece)
	10	225		Indiana University
	1	23		University of Wyoming
	2	25		University of Notre Dame
	2	31		Brigham Young University
	3	69		University of Michigan
	4	91		La Salle University
	5	115		Indiana University
	6	137		University of Iowa
	7	161		College of the Holy Cross
	8	182		Creighton University
	9	203		Virginia Commonwealth University
	10	222		North Carolina State University
	1	3		University of Minnesota
	2	46		Purdue University
	3	54		College of the Holy Cross
	3	69		University of Idaho
	4	92		Iona College
	5	115		University of Maine
	6	138		Norfolk State University
	7	160		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
	8	179		Boston University
	9	199		Northwestern University
	10	214		Providence College
	3	53		Drake University
	3	61		Briar Cliff University
	4	68		Seton Hall University
	5	90		University of New Haven
	6	110		University of Arkansas
	7	130		University of Virginia
	8	149		North Carolina State University
	9	168		United States Naval Academy
	10	186		Columbia University
	1	6		Indiana State University
	1	8		Portland State University
	2	30		University of Utah
	3	50		Merrimack College
	4	72		Bloomfield College
	5	94		Seton Hall University
	6	116		University of Minnesota
	7	137		Fairfield University
	8	156		Fairfield University
	9	173		George Washington University
	10	188		Brandeis University
	1	12		University of North Carolina at Charlotte
	3	56		Wake Forest University
	4	78		Tulane University
	5	100		University of Virginia
	6	122		Rutgers University-Camden
	7	142		Cleveland State University
	8	161		Bowling Green State University
	1	16		University of Kansas
	3	51		University of Nebraska
	4	67		Kentucky State University
	5	85		Saint Louis University
	6	103		St. Thomas University
	7	121		University of California, Los Angeles
	8	139		Northeastern University
	9	156		Boston College
	10	172		University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
	1	17		University of South Carolina
	3	53		West Virginia University
	4	72		Illinois State University
	5	89		Fordham University
	6	108		Jacksonville University
	7	125		Oral Roberts University
	8	144		University of Kansas
	9	159		Albany State University
	10	174		University of Massachusetts Amherst
	1	17		California State University, Long Beach
	2	35		Providence College
	3	53		California State University, Long Beach
	4	71		Fairmont State University
	5	89		Florida State University
	6	107		Creighton University
	7	125		Pennsylvania State University
	8	143		Georgia Southern University
	9	160		University of Massachusetts Amherst
	10	177		Fairfield University
	1	17		Indiana University
	2	35		University of Pennsylvania
	3	52		Iowa State University
	4	69		Oral Roberts University
	5	86		University of San Francisco
	6	103		North Carolina State University
	7	120		Santa Clara University
	8	137		Sam Houston State University
	9	151		University of Minnesota
	10	165		Vanderbilt University
	11	174		Villanova University
	12	182		Santa Clara University
	13	188		Montana State University
	14	193		University of Iowa
	15	198		Florida Southern College
	16	202		Bethune-Cookman College
	17	206		California State University, Long Beach
	18	208		University of Maine
	19	210		University of Massachusetts Amherst
	1	10		University of Southern California
	2	27		University of North Carolina
	3	44		University of Michigan
	4	61		California State University, Long Beach
	5	77		Davidson College
	6	94		University of Memphis
	6	96		Widener University
	7	111		University of North Carolina
	8	127		Oral Roberts University
	10	154		Kenyon College
	11	165		Ohio State University
	12	173		South Carolina State University
	1	10		Western Kentucky University
	2	28		Western Kentucky University
	3	44		University of Kansas
	4	61		Duke University
	6	95		Vanderbilt University
	7	112		Florida State University
	8	129		University of South Carolina
	9	145		California University of Pennsylvania
	10	161		Harvard University
	11	176		Southern New Hampshire University
	12	189		Suffolk University
	13	201		University of Nebraska
	1	4		Florida State University
	2	21		Jacksonville University
	3	38		Florida State University
	4	55		Norfolk State University
	5	72		Paul Quinn College
	6	89		Jacksonville University
	7	106		University of North Carolina
	8	123		University of Tennessee
	9	140		Seattle University
	10	157		Davidson College
	1	9		University of Kansas
	3	38		Alcorn State University
	4	52		Bradley University
	5	66		Marquette University
	6	80		Drake University
	7	94		University of Wisconsin
	8	108		University of Notre Dame
	9	122		University of Cincinnati
	10	136		High Point University
	11	150		Kenyon College
	12	163		Boston State College
	13	175		Boston College
	1	12		University of Houston
	3	32		Eastern Kentucky University
	4	46		Grambling State University
	5	60		University of Kentucky
	6	74		Indiana State University
	7	88		Duke University
	8	102		Alcorn State University
	9	116		St. Bonaventure University
	10	130		Long Island University
	11	143		University of Evansville
	12	156		Fordham University
	13	168		University of Rhode Island
	14	179		College of the Holy Cross
	1	11		New York University
	4	40		University of Texas at El Paso
	5	52		Kentucky Wesleyan College
	6	64		Princeton University
	7	76		University of California, Los Angeles
	8	88		Canisius College
	9	99		University of Massachusetts Lowell
	10	110		Northeastern University
	11	120		University of Maryland
	1	8		University of Oregon
	2	18		University of Wyoming
	3	28		Texas Christian University
	4	38		Boston College
	6	58		Oklahoma City University
	7	67		University of Maryland
	8	76		University of San Francisco
	1	8		University of San Francisco
	2	17		Wake Forest University
	3	26		University of Connecticut
	4	35		Saint Michael's College
	5	44		Davidson College
	6	53		Duke University
	7	61		Lenoir-Rhyne College
	1	7		Oregon State University
	2	16		University of Cincinnati
	3	25		Providence College
	4	34		Bradley University
	5	43		Seton Hall University
	6	52		Bradley University
	7	61		Northwestern University
	8	70		Butler University
	9	77		West Virginia University Institute of Technology
	10	84		Clark University
	1	8		Colorado State University
	3	26		Valparaiso University
	4	35		Southeastern Oklahoma State University
	5	44		Mississippi State University
	6	53		Providence College
	7	62		Philadelphia University
	1	7		Ohio State University
	2	16		College of the Holy Cross
	3	25		Providence College
	4	34		Jacksonville University
	5	43		The Citadel
	6	52		Boston College
	7	60		Duquesne University
	8	69		Boston College
	9	78		Brown University
	1	9		University of Houston
	2	17		Niagara University
	3	31		Vanderbilt University
	4	40		Eastern Kentucky University
	5	49		North Carolina State University
	6	58		Duquesne University
	7	67		Northern State University
	1	8		New York University
	2	16		University of the Pacific
	3	24		University of Notre Dame
	4	32		University of Kentucky
	5	40		Texas A&M University
	6	48		University of Kentucky
	1	6		North Carolina State University
	2	14		George Washington University
	3	22		Western Kentucky University
	4	30		University of Scranton
	5	38		College of William & Mary
	6	46		Boston University
	1	7		Texas Southern University
	2	15		Franciscan University of Steubenville
	3	23		Fordham University
	4	31		Washington & Lee University
	5	39		University of San Francisco
	6	47		Morehead State University
	7	55		Brandeis University
	1	8		North Carolina Central University
	2	16		Texas Christian University
	3	24		Western Illinois University
	4	32		Mississippi State University
	5	40		University of South Carolina
	6	48		University of Kansas
	7	55		University of Denver
	8	62		University of Rhode Island
	9	69		University of Mississippi
	10	75		University of Memphis
	11	78		Indiana University
	T			College of the Holy Cross
	2			University of San Francisco
	3			University of Alabama
	4			Morehead State University
	5			University of Iowa
	6			University of Houston
	7			Midwestern State University
	8			North Carolina State University
	9			Brandeis University
	10			University of Maryland
	1	3		University of Oregon
	2	10		Wake Forest University
	3	18		University of Virginia
	4	26		University of Pennsylvania
	5	34		University of Tulsa
	6			College of William & Mary
	7			University of California, Los Angeles
	8			University of Washington
	9			University of the Pacific
	10			University of Connecticut
	11			Alderson Broaddus College
	12			Marietta College
	13			Wiley College
	14			Cooper Union
	1	5		College of the Holy Cross
	2	14		University of Idaho
	3	23		St. Francis College
	4	32		College of the Holy Cross
	5	41		West Texas A&M University
	6	50		Washington University in St. Louis
	7	59		Bradley University
	8	68		Santa Clara University
	10	85		Boston College
	11	94		University of Nebraska
	1	5		University of Kentucky
	2			University of Oregon
	3	24		University of Kentucky
	4			College of the Holy Cross
	5		^[1]	George Washington University
	6			St. Francis College
	7			University of Kentucky
	8			Colby College
	9			Southwest Texas State University
	10			Saint Louis University
	11			University of Kansas
	12			Whitworth University
	1	6		University of Missouri
	2			Kansas State University
	3			Southwest Texas State University
	4			Canisius College
	5			Oklahoma State University
	6			University of Nebraska
	7			Cornell University
	8			Spring Hill College
	9			College of the Holy Cross
	10			Washington State University
	1	7		Kansas State University
	2	16		Indiana University
	3	26		Pepperdine University
	4	36		University of Evansville
	5	46		Western Kentucky University
	6	56		St. Francis College
	7	66		Columbia University
	8	75		North Carolina State University
	1	1		Bowling Green State University
	2			Duquesne University
	3			Ohio State University
	4			University of Louisville
	5			Oklahoma State University
	6			Brown University
	7			University of Kentucky
	8			College of the Holy Cross
	9			University of Montana
	10			College of the Holy Cross
	1	4		Yale University
	2			College of the Holy Cross
	3			College of the Holy Cross
	8			Indiana State University
				University of Denver^[2]
				Bates College
				Bowling Green State University
				Rice University
				University of Washington
				Colby College
				Brigham Young University
	1	3		Harvard University
				Fordham University
				Oregon State University
				College of the Holy Cross
				Colgate University
				University of Denver
				University of Tennessee
				New York University
				Sam Houston State University
				Texas Wesleyan University
				Iowa State University
	1	3		Purdue University
			^[3]	University of California
				Long Island University
				University of Rhode Island
				Northwestern University
				Temple University
				University of Notre Dame
				Bridgefort Newfields^[4] (ABL)
				DePaul University

References

• Boston Celtics Draft Register at Basketball-Reference.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: draft Choices. NBA.
2. Book: Grundman, Adolph H.. The golden age of amateur basketball: The AAU tournament, 1921-1968. 2004. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln, Nebraska. 0-8032-7117-4. 123. registration.
3. Book: Bradley, Robert D.. The basketball draft fact book: A history of professional basketball's college drafts. 2013. Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield). Lanham, Maryland. 978-0-8108-9069-5. 3.
4. News: Bridgeport Cagers Boast Strong Team. February 25, 2014. The Daily Gazette. February 24, 1948. Schenectady, New York. 7.