1995–96 Boston Celtics season

1995–96 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	M. L. Carr
General manager	M. L. Carr
Arena	Fleet Center
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New England, WSBK
Radio	WRKO

The 1995–96 Boston Celtics season was the 50th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A new era began for the Celtics as they moved into a state of the art new arena known as the Fleet Center. The team signed free agent Dana Barros, who won the Most Improved Player award last season with the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the magic was clearly gone for the Celtics as they finished fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 33-49 record under new head coach M.L. Carr.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Eric Williams	SF	United States	Providence
2	33	Junior Burrough	SF	United States	Virginia

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 11 Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Boston College SG 7 Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jacksonville PF 5 Burrough, Junior 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Virginia SG 13 Day, Todd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Arkansas PF 29 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville SF 44 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State SG 9 Minor, Greg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville C 0 Montross, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) North Carolina C 51 Mundt, Todd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Delta State PF 40 Radja, Dino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) PF 34 Smith, Doug 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri PG 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Baylor SF 55 Williams, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Providence	Head coach M.L. Carr Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	–	37–4	23–18	21–3
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	13	26–15	21–20	16–8
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	18	26–15	16–25	13–12
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	21	25–16	14–27	10–14
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	27	18–23	15–26	12–12
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	30	20–21	10–31	8–17
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42	11–30	7–34	5–19

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Transactions

Main article: List of 1995-96 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Junior Burrough Eric Williams Via free agency Dana Barros Thomas Hamilton Todd Mundt Doug Smith Via trade Todd Day Alton Lister

Players Lost Via free agency Jay Humphries Xavier McDaniel Derek Strong Via trade Sherman Douglas Waived Charles Claxton Larry Sykes Fred Vinson Dominique Wilkins

Trades

November 25, 1995	To Boston Celtics Todd Day Alton Lister	To Milwaukee Bucks Sherman Douglas
June 21, 1996	To Boston Celtics 1996 First-Round Pick 1997 First-Round Pick	To Dallas Mavericks Eric Montross 1996 First-Round Pick

See also

• 1995–96 NBA season