The other was shooting guard Ernie Barrett, selected by the Celtics seventh overall out of Kansas State.
Ready to cheer on the Wildcats? Ernie Barrett will be joining us at the K-State Alumni Association pregame party in Atlanta before the ’Cats take on Kentucky. Barrett was a member of the 1951 K-State basketball team, which also made it to the #Sweet16. https://t.co/wKo8NrW1l5 pic.twitter.com/5FK7CjE8UP
— K-State Alumni Assoc (@KStateAlumni) March 22, 2018
Barret would play two seasons for Boston, averaging 4.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7assists per game in his Celtics tenure.