1996–97 Boston Celtics season

1996–97 Boston Celtics season
Antoine Walker's rookie season
Head coach	M. L. Carr
General manager	M. L. Carr
Arena	Fleet Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New England, WSBK
Radio	WRKO

The 1996–97 Boston Celtics season was the 51st season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] Due to player injuries, the Celtics struggled and finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 15-67 record, which was the team's worst record in franchise history. Rookie Antoine Walker averaged 17.5 points per game and made the All-Rookie First Team. Following the season, head coach M.L. Carr was fired and replaced by Rick Pitino, who coached Walker at the University of Kentucky.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Antoine Walker	SF/PF	United States	Kentucky
2	38	Steve Hamer	C	United States	Tennessee

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 PF 34 Brickowski, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Penn State SG 7 Brown, Dee  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jacksonville C 30 Conlon, Marty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Providence 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 42 Hamer, Steve 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Tennessee PG 5 Hawkins, Michael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Xavier C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State SF 9 Minor, Greg  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville C 40 Radja, Dino  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) C 43 Szabo, Brett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Augustana College (SD) PF 8 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Kentucky 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-Miami Heat	61	21	.744	–	29–12	32–9	16–8
x-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	4	31–10	26–15	19–6
x-Orlando Magic	45	37	.549	16	26–15	19–22	13–11
x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	17	25–16	19–22	14–10
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35	16–25	10–31	11–13
Philadelphia 76ers	22	60	.268	39	11–30	11–30	11–14
Boston Celtics	15	67	.183	46	11–30	4–37	1–23

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

Awards and records

• Antoine Walker, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1996-97 Boston Celtics

See also

• 1996–97 NBA season