It is the date of the 1967 NBA Draft, in which Boston took two players of note. The first is shooting guard Rick Weitzman, taken with the 110th overall pick out of Northeastern, Weitzman would play one season for the Celtics, winning a championship at the end of the 1967-68 season.
Rick Weitzman (HOF’82) captained the #HowlinHuskies to their best-ever record & NCAA Tournament in ’67 before becoming the first player to be selected in the NBA Draft. Just one year later, he won the NBA title w/the @Celtics.
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— Northeastern Men’s Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) January 29, 2020
Over 25 games with the team, the former Husky logged 1.3 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game with the team.