Tag: Marquis Daniels

On this day: Antoine Walker goes for career-high 49; Day, Marquis Daniels, Todd Day born

On this day, former Boston forward Antoine Walker scored a career-high 49 points, and Celtics Todd Day and Marquis Daniels were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston forward Antoine Walker put up a career-high 49 points back in 1998. Drafted by the Celtics out of the University of Kentucky, the Chicago native tried to carry the Celts past the Washington Wizards, which saw a struggling Boston team lose 110-108 in a campaign the club went 36-46 for the season.

Walker, who shot 21 of 36 that night, tried to carry the team as he did all that year, but could not bring much joy to one of the darkest eras in Boston’s storied history – that night or that year.

Despite this — or perhaps because of it –Walker remains a fan favorite to this day.

Former Celtics wing Marquis Daniels weighs in on Jayson Tatum’s leadership, title hopes

Daniels knows a thing or two about getting to the finals with the Celtics

The last time the Boston Celtics had a core of players capable of contending for an NBA title, Marquis Daniels was part of that collection of players wearing the green and white during the era that saw Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen doing the same.

So the Celtics alum knows a thing or two about the sort of play and the kinds of habits that are needed to be in the mix for hanging banners, and the Floridian wing recently sat down with the “Green With Envy” podcast to talk about that moment in time, and the insights it gives him into this current Celtics contention core.

To begin with, he is not concerned with the so-called “leadership vacuum” in the wake of the team trading away veteran point guard Marcus Smart.

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.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 7

Today’s installment focuses on the 20 players who wore No. 7 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 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 20 players who wore No. 7 over the years as of September 2023.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 8

Today’s installment focuses on the 16 players who wore No. 8 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 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 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 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: former Celtics John Thompson, Nate Archibald born; Marquis Daniels signs; Bob Kinney passes

On this day in Celtics history, John Thompson and Tiny Archibald were born, Marquis Daniels signed, and Bob Kinney left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1941, big man and NCAA coaching legend John Thompson was born in Washington D.C. A former player for the Providence College Friars and a key part of their 1963 NIT Championship squad, Thompson would be later drafted by the Celtics with the 25th overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft.

He would play just two seasons in a reserve role for Boston, nicknamed “the Caddy” for his role backing up star big man Bill Russell, winning a title for his troubles in each of his two seasons with the Celtics before starting the next phase of his career.

Thompson would retire at the end of that stretch to go into coaching, first coaching at the high school level before taking the job at Georgetown University.

Auburn basketball announces promotions to key staff memebers

Auburn basketball is promoting Chad Prewett, Mike Burgomaster, Ian Borders and Maddux Jeffreys.

A day after promoting Steven Pearl to associate head coach, Auburn basketball has announced four more promotions.

On Wednesday, the Tigers announced that [autotag]Chad Prewett[/autotag] and [autotag]Mike Burgomaster[/autotag] have been elevated to assistant coaches while [autotag]Ian Borders[/autotag] and [autotag]Maddux Jeffreys[/autotag] were promoted to director of scouting and recruiting and director of operations, respectively.

These moves come after the NCAA passed a rule that allowed basketball programs to have two more assistant coaches, however, they can not recruit off campus.

“When the NCAA rule changes took place, most schools added one or two members to their coaching staff,” head coach [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] said. “For me, I have always held the belief in promoting from within. We have a very experienced staff to lead our young men in this program including my veteran assistant, [autotag]Ira Bowman[/autotag], newest assistant, [autotag]Corey Williams[/autotag], and director of player development, [autotag]Marquis Daniels[/autotag].”

Prewett came to Auburn in Pearl’s original staff back in 2014 and has had several different jobs for the Tigers, including chief of staff, director of operations, interim assistant coach and special assistant.

“I am delighted to be able to promote Chad to assistant coach,” Pearl said. “Chad has had a tremendous impact on our program on and off the court. He is a great teacher of the game with a great basketball mind. As chief of staff, much of his focus has been off the court with the Bruce Pearl Family Foundation, AUTLIVE and Bruce Pearl Fore the Children Golf Classic, making a huge difference in the Auburn community, our program and the University.”

Burgomaster enters his eighth year with the program having started as a graduate assistant before being promoted to recruiting coordinator and assistant to the head coach. He is in charge of internal operations, scheduling, on-campus recruiting, scouting/game planning and assisting with the team’s offense.

“To be 28 years old and to be an assistant coach at the SEC level speaks volumes about Mike’s talent and work ethic,” Pearl said. “He has one of the best offensive minds of anybody I’ve been around. Therefore, his promotion to assistant coach and offensive coordinator is quite an accomplishment.”

Borders is entering his sixth season on the Plains and is in charge of editing film as well as helping with scouting and on-campus recruiting.

“Ian has done a great job as our video coordinator over the last couple of years,” Pearl said. “The importance of video, in both the scouting and recruiting areas, is vital. This was an opportunity to elevate and recognize his basketball knowledge of evaluating players. He has done a phenomenal job with that for us.”

Jeffreys enters his eighth season with Auburn after being a four-year team manager and then spending two seasons as a graduate assistant before becoming assistant director of operations under Prewett.

“Maddux has been with us the last seven years, serving as a student manager, graduate assistant and assistant director of operations,” Pearl said. “He has obviously paid his dues. He understands our operation and the importance of helping our players be successful. When it comes to Auburn Basketball, it’s always more than just the basketball. There is community service, player development and fundraising. All the things that go into being a really good program.”

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Eight Boston Celtics alumni changing places in re-draft of NBA’s 2003 class

Eight Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift in this look back at the 2003 class.

As Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon keep themselves busy reassessing the draft orders of the last few decades over the years, there are always a fair number of Boston Celtics alumni making moves in their re-drafts as a result.

In the H/H duo’s reassessment of the 2003 NBA draft class, a total of eight Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift with the benefit of hindsight lifting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this duo get their flowers, too.

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

On this day: Antoine Walker goes for career-high 49; Day, Marquis Daniels, Todd Day born

On this day, former Boston forward Antoine Walker scored a career-high 49 points, and Celtics Todd Day and Marquis Daniels were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston forward Antoine Walker put up a career-high 49 points back in 1998. Drafted by the Celtics out of the University of Kentucky, the Chicago native tried to carry the Celts past the Washington Wizards, which saw a struggling Boston team lose 110-108 in a campaign the club went 36-46 for the season.

Walker, who shot 21 of 36 that night, tried to carry the team as he did all that year, but could not bring much joy to one of the darkest eras in Boston’s storied history – that night or that year.

Despite this — or perhaps because of it –Walker remains a fan favorite to this day.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 8

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 8 jersey for at least one game as of September 2022.

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 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 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2022.