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On this day: ex-Celtics Kenny Rollins signed; Todd Mundt waived

On this day, the Boston Celtics signed point guard Kenny Rollins and waived big man Todd Mundt.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Kenneth Herman Rollins joined the team as a free agent in 1952. Rollins was a product of the University of Kentucky who competed for the United States in the 1948 London Olympics, winning a gold medal.

Before joining the Celtics, the Charleston, Missouri native had played for two professional clubs. Rollins had previously played for the Chicago Stags in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a predecessor league of the NBA) until they folded at the end of the 1949-50 season, and after that, the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League in their sole 1950-51 season.

Rollins, the older brother of (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors 1956 NBA draft selection Phil, would take the 1951-52 season off from basketball altogether.

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On this day: Henry Walker, Arnie Risen, Kenny and Jerome Anderson born; Kenny Rollins passes

On this day, former Celtics Henry Walker, Arnie Risen, and Jerome, and Kenny Anderson (no relation) were born, and Kenny Rollins passed away.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Boston alumnus point guard Kenny Anderson was born in Queens, New York in 1970. Anderson was a highly sought-after recruit as a teenager and would play his college ball with Georgia Tech, where he would earn two consecutive All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors among several others.

He was taken with the second overall pick of the 1991 NBA draft by the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets, where he would play five seasons before being dealt to the Charlotte Hornets in January of 1996. He would sign with the Portland Trail Blazers at the end of that season as a free agent, who would later deal him to the Toronto Raptors in 1998.

Anderson would finally find his way to Boston when the Raps dealt him to the Celtics five days later with Popeye Jones and Žan Tabak for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers, and John Thomas.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 4

Today’s installment focuses on the 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 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 or 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 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 2023.

On this date: former Celtic Jim Barnes passes; Kenny Rollins born

On this day, former Celtics big man Jim Barnes passed, and ex- Boston point guard Kenny Rollins was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Jim Barnes passed away at age 61 in 2002. Barnes, a native of Tuckerman, Arkansas, played his college basketball at the University of Texas-El Paso and was selected as the top overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.

“Bad News” Barnes (as he was sometimes called) played with that team, the (then) Baltimore Bullets (now, Washington Wizards), Los Angeles Lakers, and Chicago Bulls before having his rights sold by the Bulls to the Celtics in 1968. Hampered by injury at this point in his career, Hampton still helped the Celtics in the regular season on their way to a title in 1969, backing up Bill Russell in his two seasons with the team.

Barnes averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a Celtic.

On this day: ex-Celtics Kenny Rollins signed; Todd Mundt waived

On this day, the Boston Celtics signed point guard Kenny Rollins and waived big man Todd Mundt.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Kenneth Herman Rollins joined the team as a free agent in 1952. Rollins was a product of the University of Kentucky who competed for the United States in the 1948 London Olympics, winning a gold medal.

Before joining the Celtics, the Charleston, Missouri native had played for two professional clubs. Rollins had previously played for the Chicago Stags in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a predecessor league of the NBA) until they folded at the end of the 1949-50 season, and after that, the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League in their sole 1950-51 season.

Rollins, the older brother of (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors 1956 NBA draft selection Phil, would take the 1951-52 season off from basketball altogether.

On this date: former Celtic Jim Barnes passes; Kenny Rollins born

On this day, former Celtics big man Jim Barnes passed, and ex- Boston point guard Kenny Rollins was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Jim Barnes passed away at age 61 in 2002. Barnes, a native of Tuckerman, Arkansas, played his college basketball at the University of Texas-El Paso and was selected with the top overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.

“Bad News” Barnes (as he was sometimes called) played with that team, the (then) Baltimore Bullets (now, Washington Wizards), Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls before having his rights sold by the Bulls to the Celtics in 1968. Hampered by injury at this point in his career, Hampton still helped the Celtics in the regular season on their way to a title in 1969, backing up Bill Russell in his two seasons with the team.

Barnes averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a Celtic.