On this date in 1947, George Kaftan scored 30 points to lead us to a 60-45 victory over CCNY in the NCAA Semifinals! #TBT #WeWill pic.twitter.com/FSn9lW0S0o
— Holy Cross Men's Basketball (@HCrossMBB) March 22, 2018
In 1950, the Celtics sold the rights of small forward George “the Golden Greek” Kaftan to the New York Knicks.
Kaftan had been drafted by Boston out of Holy Cross with the fourth overall pick of the 1949 Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA).
He played for the franchise for two seasons, logging an average of 11 points and 2.7 assists per game with the Celtics.
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