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1967–68 Boston Celtics season
Tenth NBA Championship
Head coach	Bill Russell
Arena	Boston Garden

Results
Record	54–26 (.675)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WKBG
Radio	WHDH
Boston Celtics seasons
< 1966–67	1968–69 >

The 1967–68 Boston Celtics season was their 22nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 Draft picks
2 Roster
- 2.1 Depth chart
3 Regular season
- 3.1 Season standings
- 3.2 Game log
4 Player statistics
- 4.1 Season
- 4.2 Playoffs
5 Awards, records and milestones
6 Transactions
- 6.1 Trades
7 References

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

Boston Celtics 1967–68 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
5.5 !F/C	28	USA !	Embry, Wayne	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Miami (OH)
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Graham, Mal	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	New York
2.5 !G/F	17	USA !	Havlicek, John	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Ohio State
3.0 !SF	18	USA !	Howell, Bailey	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mississippi State
4.5 !PF	27	USA !	Jones, Johnny	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Cal State, Los Angeles
2.0 !SG	24	USA !	Jones, Sam	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	North Carolina Central
4.0 !F	19	USA !	Nelson, Don	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Iowa
6.0 !C	6	USA !	Russell, Bill	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	San Francisco
3.0 !SF	16	USA !	Sanders, Satch	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	New York
2.5 !C/G	20	USA !	Siegfried, Larry	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Ohio State
2.5 !G/F	12	USA !	Thacker, Tom	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Cincinnati
1.0 !PG	26	USA !	Weitzman, Rick	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Northeastern

Head coach

Bill Russell (San Francisco)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Bill Russell	Wayne Embry
PF	Bailey Howell	Don Nelson
SF	John Havlicek	Satch Sanders	Johnny Jones
SG	Sam Jones	Tom Thacker
PG	Larry Siegfried	Mal Graham	Rick Weitzman

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers	62	20	.756	–	27–8	26–12	9–0	29–11
x-Boston Celtics	54	28	.659	8	28–9	21–16	5–3	24–16
x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19	20–17	21–16	2–6	19–21
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	22	21–11	12–23	7–8	15–25
Cincinnati Royals	39	43	.476	23	18–12	13–23	8–8	18–22
Baltimore Bullets	36	46	.439	26	17–19	12–23	7–4	15–25

Game log

Player statistics

Legend
GP Games played	GS Games started	MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage	3FG% 3-point field goal percentage	FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game	APG Assists per game	SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game	PPG Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

References

1967–68 NBA season by team

Eastern	Baltimore Boston Cincinnati Detroit New York Philadelphia

Western	Chicago Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

v t e Boston Celtics 1967–68 NBA Champions

6 Bill Russell 11 Mal Graham 12 Tom Thacker 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 18 Bailey Howell 19 Don Nelson 20 Larry Siegfried 24 Sam Jones 26 Rick Weitzman 27 Johnny Jones 28 Wayne Embry Head coach Bill Russell

Regular season • Playoffs

NBA Champions

Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 • Based in Boston, Massachusetts

The franchise

Franchise • Team history • All-time roster • Seasons • Accomplishments • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas

Boston Arena • Boston Garden • Hartford Civic Center • TD Garden

Head coaches

J. Russell • Julian • Auerbach • B. Russell • Heinsohn • Sanders • Cowens • Fitch • Jones • Rodgers • Ford • Carr • Pitino • O'Brien • Carroll • Rivers

General managers

Brown • Auerbach • Volk • Wallace • Ainge

Retired numbers

00 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 6 • 10 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • LOSCY • 19 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 35 • MIC

NBA D-League affiliates

Fayetteville Patriots • Florida Flame • Austin Toros • Utah Flash • Maine Red Claws

Rivals

Philadelphia 76ers • Los Angeles Lakers • Detroit Pistons • New York Knicks • Miami Heat

Culture

Celtics parquet floor • Celtic Pride • Greatest Game Ever Played • Tommy Points • "Love ya, Cooz!" • Close, but no cigar! • Bill Russell • Beat L.A. • Mike Gorman • Johnny Most • "Havlicek Stole the Ball!" • Henderson steals the Ball! • Bird steals the Ball! • Boston Garden • North Station • The Heat Game • Memorial Day Massacre • Larry Legend • DJ • The Chief • The Truth

Media

TV	CSN New England

Radio	WEEI

Announcers	Mike Gorman • Tom Heinsohn • Donny Marshall • Greg Dickerson • Sean Grande • Cedric Maxwell

NBA Championships (17)

1957 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 • 1974 • 1976 • 1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 2008

v t e Boston Celtics seasons
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s								1946–47	1947–48	1948–49
1950s	1949–50	1950–51	1951–52	1952–53	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59
1960s	1959–60	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69
1970s	1969–70	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79
1980s	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
1990s	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
2000s	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
2010s	2009–10	2010–11

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