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 fifth of 6 people to wear the No. 15 jersey, Boston big man alum Dwight Morrison. After ending his college career at Idaho, Morrison was picked up with the 14th overall selection of the 1954 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The Walla Walla, Washington native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with Boston, temporarily retiring from the sport afterward.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Wallace wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 3.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 15 - Dwight Morrison (1954-56)
