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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 43

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 43 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 43 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: Kevin Garnett tries to buy the Timberwolves; Conner Henry born

Hall of Fame big man Kevin Garnett tried to buy the team that drafted him on this date in 2020, and former Celtic Conner Henry was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics shooting guard Conner Henry was born in Claremont, California in 1963. A 6-foot-7 product of the University of California Santa Barbara, Henry had been drafted 89th overall (there were more rounds to the draft than today in that era) by the Houston Rockets in the 1986 NBA draft.

That team would waive Henry by December of the same year. Picked up instead by an opportunistic Celtics franchise, he would then manage to turn a pair of 10-day contracts into a rest-of-season deal with Boston to close out the 1986-87 season.

He would play with the Celtics for a total of 46 games over two seasons, averaging 2.9 points, 0.8 boards, and as many assists per game while with the club.

On this day: Ex-Boston Celtics shooting guard Conner Henry born

On this day in 1963, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Conner Henry was born in Claremont, California.

On this day in 1963, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Conner Henry was born in Claremont, California.

A 6-foot-7 product of UC Santa Barbara, Henry had been drafted 89th overall (there were more rounds to the draft in that era) by the Houston Rockets in the 1986 NBA Draft, but would be waived by that team by December of the same year.

Picked up by the Celtics, he managed to turn a pair of 10-day contracts into a rest-of-season deal.

He would play with Boston a total of 46 games over two seasons, averaging 2.9 points, 0.8 boards and as many assists per game while with the franchise.

Santa Barbara News-Press/file

Waived by the Celtics in November of 1987, Henry would have short stints with the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings before moving on to a successful overseas and coaching career.

He is now the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers, an NBL franchise based in that same Australian city.

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