Ranking every No. 52 pick made in the NBA draft by the Boston Celtics
Our sixth installment of ranking every pick from Nos. 1 to 60, we compare the seven picks the Boston Celtics have made 52nd overall.
Mike Redd – guard – Kentucky Wesleyan College
Not to be confused with Michael Redd of Ohio State, Mike Redd was the first Black man named Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1963.
The 1963 Kentucky All-State tournament team. Front row from left: James Smith, Dunbar; Danny Shearer, Oldham County; Dwight Smith, Princeton Dotson, and George Wilson, Dunbar. Top row: Charles Taylor, Owensboro; Pearl Hicks, Clay County; Clem Haskins, Taylor County; Wesley Unseld, Seneca; Mike Redd, Seneca and George Davis (Lexington Herald/file).
Despite being drafted by the Celtics, Redd enlisted in the Marines during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, he played professionally in Europe for several seasons, even starting a basketball school in Austria after his playing career ended.
