The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 15th of 35 people to wear the No. 12 jersey, Boston guard alum Chris Corchiani. After ending his college career at NC State, Corchiani was picked up with the 36th overall selection of the 1991 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
The Coral Gables, Florida native would play parts of the first 2 seasons of his pro career with the Magic, as well as a stint with the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) before he signed with Boston in 1993.
His stay with the team would span 51 games in what would be his final season in the league. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Corchiani wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 2.3 points and 1.7 assists per game.
