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On this day: Celtic Frankie Sanders born; lowest-scoring opponent game

On this day in Celtics history, Boston small forward Frankie Sanders was born, and the Celtics held the Ironmen to just 43 points.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Frankie Sanders was born in Dayton, Ohio back in 1957. Sanders had been a college star who averaged 26 points and ten rebounds per game when he played for Southern University and was picked up with the 20th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

Something of a tragic story, Sanders trashed what looked to be a promising career with substance abuse, effectively parting his way out of the NBA. This was likely a major factor behind the poor play (6 points and 2.7 boards per game).

This led the Spurs to waive the rookie just 22 games into his first season in the league.

On this day: Celtic center Marty Conlon born; Frankie Sanders signed

On this day in 1968, Boston big man Marty Conlon was born; 11 years later, the Celtics signed forward Frankie Sanders.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Frankie Sanders signed with the team as a free agent after having been cut by the team that drafted him that very year.

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Sanders played his college ball at Southern University and then later transferred to A&M College, from which he was picked up by the San Antonio Spurs with the 20th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft. He would play a mere 22 games for that club before getting in trouble with drugs and nightlife, finding the NBA much more challenging to function in than at the collegiate level.

There, his handlers looked out for him at every step of the way.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 45

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 45 jersey for at least one game 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 dozen players who wore No. 45 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: Celtic Frankie Sanders born; lowest-scoring opponent game

On this day in Celtics history, Boston small forward Frankie Sanders was born, and the Celtics held the Ironmen to just 43 points.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Frankie Sanders was born in Dayton, Ohio back in 1957. Sanders had been a college star who averaged 26 points and ten rebounds per game when he played for Southern University and was picked up with the 20th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

Something of a tragic story, Sanders trashed what looked to be a promising career with substance abuse, effectively parting his way out of the NBA. This was likely a major factor behind the poor play (6 points and 2.7 boards per game).

This led the Spurs to waive the rookie just 22 games into his first season in the league.

On this day: Celtic center Marty Conlon born; Frankie Sanders signed

On this day in 1968, Boston big man Marty Conlon was born; 11 years later, the Celtics signed forward Frankie Sanders.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Frankie Sanders signed with the team as a free agent after having been cut by the team that drafted him that very year.

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Sanders played his college ball at Southern University and then later transferred to A&M College, from which he was picked up by the San Antonio Spurs with the 20th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft. He would play a mere 22 games for that club before getting in trouble with drugs and nightlife, finding the NBA much more challenging to function in than at the collegiate level.

There, his handlers looked out for him at every step of the way.

On this day: Celtic center Marty Conlon born; Frankie Sanders signed

On this day in 1968, Boston big man Marty Conlon was born; 11 years later, the Celtics signed forward Frankie Sanders.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Frankie Sanders signed with the team as a free agent after having been cut by the team that drafted him that very year.

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Sanders played his college ball at Southern University and then later transferred to A&M College, from which he was picked up by the San Antonio Spurs with the 20th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft. He would play a mere 22 games for that club before getting in trouble with drugs and nightlife, finding the NBA much more challenging to function in than at the collegiate level.

There, his handlers looked out for him at every step of the way.