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 FamerFirst overall NBA draft pickNBA All-Star
YearPickNameNationalityFrom1947 1 3G/F Purdue2 13G Toronto Huskies 3 23G/F DePaul4 33G/F Brooklyn Gothams 5 43F/C Philadelphia Sphas 6 F California7 Northwestern8 Notre Dame9 Bridgefort Newfields 1948 1 3C Harvard2 G/F Fordham3 F Tennessee4 G NYU5 C Sam Houston6 Oregon State7 G Holy Cross8 Colgate9 Denver10 Texas Wesleyan11 Iowa State1949 1 4F Yale2 16F Boston Celtics 3 G Holy Cross3 C Rice4 Denver5 Bates6 Washington7 Bowling Green8 G Indiana State9 BYU10 Colby1950 1 1C Bowling Green2 12F Duquesne3 24G/F Ohio State4 36G Louisville5 48C Oklahoma State6 60F Brown7 72G Kentucky8 84G Holy Cross9 98F Montana10 108C Holy Cross1951 1 7G/F Kansas State2 16F Indiana3 26F Pepperdine4 36G Evansville5 46C Western Kentucky6 56G St. Francis7 66G Columbia8 75G NC State1952 1 6F Missouri2 G Kansas State3 F Southwest Texas State4 G Canisius5 G Oklahoma State6 Nebraska7 F Cornell8 F Spring Hill9 F Holy Cross10 F/C Washington State1953 1 5G/F Kentucky2 12F/C Oregon3 21G/F Kentucky4 G Holy Cross5 F George Washington6 G St. Francis7 58F Kentucky8 C Colby9 G Texas State10 G Saint Louis11 G Kansas12 G Whitworth1954 1 5G/F Holy Cross2 14F/C Idaho3 23C St. Francis4 32G Holy Cross5 41F West Texas A&M6 50F Washington University7 59F Bradley8 68G Santa Clara10 85F Boston College11 94F Nebraska1955 1 3F Oregon2 10F Wake Forest3 18G Virginia4 26F Penn5 34F Tulsa6 42F William & Mary7 50F UCLA8 58C Washington9 66F Pacific10 74G UConn11 81G Alderson Broaddus12 88G Marietta13 92G Wiley14 93G Cooper Union1956 T —F/C Holy Cross2 13G San Francisco3 21G Alabama4 29F Morehead5 37C Iowa6 45C Houston7 53F Midwestern State8 61G NC State9 68F Brandeis10 75F Maryland1957 1 8G/F North Carolina Central2 16F TCU3 24F Western Illinois4 32G Mississippi State5 40F South Carolina6 48PG Kansas7 55C Denver8 62G Rhode Island9 69F Ole Miss10 75G Memphis11 78F Indiana1958 1 7F Texas Southern2 15F Franciscan3 23G Fordham4 31G Washington and Lee5 39G San Francisco6 47F Morehead State7 55G Brandeis1959 1 6F NC State2 14F George Washington3 22C Western Kentucky4 30F Scranton5 38F William & Mary6 46F Boston University1960 1 8F NYU2 16F Pacific3 24F Notre Dame4 32G Kentucky5 40F Texas A&M6 48F Kentucky1961 1 9G Houston2 17G Niagara3 31F Vanderbilt4 40G Eastern Kentucky5 49C NC State6 58G Duquesne7 67F Northern State1962 1 7G/F Ohio State2 16F Holy Cross3 25C Providence4 34F Jacksonville5 43F The Citadel6 52F Boston College7 60F Duquesne8 69G Boston College9 78G Brown1963 1 8F Colorado State3 26G Valparaiso4 35F Southeastern Oklahoma State5 44G Mississippi State6 53G Providence7 62G Philadelphia Textile1964 1 7F/C Oregon State2 16F Cincinnati3 25F Providence4 34C Bradley5 43G Seton Hall6 52G Bradley7 61G Northwestern8 70C Butler9 77G West Virginia Tech10 84G Clark1965 1 8C San Francisco2 17F Wake Forest3 26F/C UConn4 35G Saint Michael's5 44F Davidson6 53C Duke7 61F Lenoir–Rhyne1966 1 8G/F Oregon2 18F Wyoming3 28F TCU4 38G Boston College6 58G Oklahoma City7 67F Maryland8 76G San Francisco1967 1 11G NYU4 40F UTEP5 52G US Armed Forces 6 64F Princeton7 76F Allentown Jets 8 88G Canisius9 99F Lowell Tech10 110G Northeastern11 120F Maryland1968 1 12G Houston3 32F/C Eastern Kentucky4 46C Grambling State5 60F Kentucky6 74F Indiana State7 88C Duke8 102F/C Alcorn State9 116G St. Bonaventure10 130F LIU11 143F Evansville12 156F Fordham13 168F Rhode Island14 179G Holy Cross1969 1 9G Kansas3 38F/C Alcorn State4 52F/C Bradley5 66G Marquette6 80F Drake7 94F Wisconsin8 108F Notre Dame9 122G Cincinnati10 136C High Point11 150C Kenyon12 163F Boston State13 175G Boston College1970 1 4F/C Florida State2 21G Jacksonville3 38F Florida State4 55F Norfolk State5 72F Paul Quinn6 89F Jacksonville7 106G/F North Carolina8 123C Tennessee9 140G Seattle10 157F Davidson1971 1 10F Western Kentucky2 28G 3 44F/C Kansas4 61C Duke6 95F Vanderbilt7 112G Florida State8 129F South Carolina9 145G California10 161G Harvard11 176F Southern New Hampshire12 189G Suffolk13 201F Nebraska1972 1 10G USC2 27F North Carolina3 44G Michigan4 61C Long Beach State5 77G Davidson6 94C Memphis6 96G Widener7 111G North Carolina8 127F Oral Roberts10 154G Kenyon11 165F Ohio State12 173F South Carolina1973 1 17C Indiana2 35F Penn3 52G Iowa State4 69G Oral Roberts5 86F San Francisco6 103G NC State7 120C Santa Clara8 137F Sam Houston9 151F Minnesota10 165C Vanderbilt11 174G Villanova12 182F Santa Clara13 188F Montana State14 193G Iowa15 198F Florida Southern16 202F Bethune-Cookman17 206G Long Beach State18 208F Maine19 210F UMass1974 1 17G/F Long Beach State2 35G Providence3 53F Long Beach State4 71F Fairmont State5 89F Florida State6 107F Creighton7 125G Penn State8 143G Georgia Southern9 160G UMass10 177F Fairfield1975 1 17F/C South Carolina3 53G West Virginia4 72C Illinois State5 89C Fordham6 108G Jacksonville7 125G Oral Roberts8 144F Kansas9 159F Albany State10 174G UMass1976 1 16F Kansas3 51G Nebraska4 67G Kentucky State5 85G Saint Louis6 103G St. Thomas7 121C UCLA8 139G Northeastern9 156F Boston College10 172F Illinois1977 1 12F Charlotte3 56G Wake Forest4 78C Tulane5 100G Virginia6 122G Rutgers–Camden7 142F Cleveland State8 161G Bowling Green1978 1 6F Indiana State1 8 G/F Portland State2 30 G/F Utah3 50G Merrimack4 72F Bloomfield5 94G Seton Hall6 116F Minnesota7 137F Fairfield8 156G 9 173F George Washington10 188F Brandeis1979 3 53 G Drake3 61G Briar Cliff4 68G Seton Hall5 90G New Haven6 110G Athletes in Action7 130F Virginia8 149C NC State9 168F Navy10 186G Columbia1980 1 3 F/C Minnesota2 46F Purdue3 54G Holy Cross3 69G Idaho4 92G Iona5 115G Maine6 138G Norfolk State7 160F Virginia Tech8 179F Boston University9 199C Northwestern10 214G Providence1981 1 23G Wyoming2 25 G/F Notre Dame2 31 G/F BYU3 69G Michigan4 91F La Salle5 115F Indiana6 137F Iowa7 161F Holy Cross8 182F Creighton9 203F VCU10 222G NC State1982 1 23C Cleveland State2 46G Kansas3 69PG Northeastern4 92F Tulsa5 115G Saint Peter's6 138SG Richmond7 161C West Virginia8 184C Georgetown9 205G Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 10 225F Indiana1983 1 21C BYU3 52G East Tennessee State3 68F Virginia4 91SG Ole Miss5 114G Stonehill6 137F Dallas Baptist7 160G Providence8 183F Pittsburgh9 205G UMass Boston10 226G Bentley College1984 1 24G/F Houston2 47F Florida3 70G Virginia4 93F Princeton5 116F Bentley College6 139G Iowa7 162F Framingham State8 184G Holy Cross9 206F Merrimack10 228G Clark1985 1 20 SG Michigan State3 70G Loyola4 93F Liberty5 116C La Salle6 139SG 7 162F Rutgers1986 1 2 SF Maryland4 93G Texas Tech5 116C Dayton6 139F Detroit Mercy7 162C Boston University1987 1 22SG Northeastern2 45PF/C Iowa4 70C Virginia4 91F Oklahoma5 114F California6 137F Wisconsin–Stevens Point7 160C Northeastern1988 1 24SG UC Santa Barbara3 74F/G UNLV1989 1 13PF BYU2 40PF KK Split 1990 1 19SG Jacksonville1991 1 24SF North Carolina1992 1 21SG Georgia Tech2 47C Pittsburgh1993 1 19C Iowa1994 1 9C North Carolina2 36F Forum Valladolid 1995 1 14SF Providence2 33F Virginia1996 1 6F Kentucky2 38C Tennessee1997 1 3PG Colorado1 6 SF Kentucky2 56 C Newcastle Falcons 1998 1 10SF/SG Kansas1999 2 55 G Texas2000 1 11PF UCLA2001 1 10SG Arkansas1 11 SF Okaloosa-Walton1 21 SG North Carolina2002 2 49PF Wake Forest2003 1 16 PG Boston College1 20 SG Duke2 56 PF Ohio2004 1 15PF/C Prentiss HS1 24 PG Saint Joseph's1 25 SG Oklahoma State2 40SF Mississippi2005 1 18G/F Gulf Shores Academy2 50F Providence2 53 G Louisiana–Lafayette2006 1 7 SG Villanova2007 1 5 SF Georgetown2 32PG USC2008 1 30SG New Mexico2 60C Fenerbahçe Ülker 2009 2 58PG Tennessee–Martin2010 1 19SG Texas2 52PF Notre Dame2011 1 25 SG Providence2 55SG Purdue2012 1 21PF Ohio State1 22 C Syracuse2 51SF 2013 1 16 C CB Estudiantes 2014 1 6SG/PG Oklahoma State1 17 SG/SF Kentucky2015 1 16PG Louisville1 28 SG Georgia State2 33 PF LSU2 45PG William & Mary2016 1 3 SF/SG California1 16 PF Rouen Métropole Basket 1 23C Cibona Zagreb 2 31 PF/C Michigan State2 35 SG/SF Mega Basket 2 45 PG Notre Dame2 51 PF Providence2 58 SF Iowa State2017 1 3 SF Duke2 37 SF/PF SMU2 53 SG Arizona2 56 SG California2018 1 27PF/C Texas A&M2019 1 14 SG Indiana1 20 SF Washington1 22PF Tennessee2 51PG LSU2020 1 14 SF Vanderbilt1 26PG Oregon1 30 SG TCU2 47 PG Hapoel Tel Aviv 2021 2 45SG Paris Basketball 2022 2 53PG Alabama2023 2 35 SF Tennessee2024 1 30SG/SF Creighton2 54 PF Gonzaga2025 1 28SF Real Madrid 2 32 SF Le Mans Sarthe Basket 2026 1 27PF/C Houston2 40 SF St. John's
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References
Boston Celtics Draft Register at Basketball-Reference.com