During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Stacom wore only jersey No. 27 and put up 5.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, and as many assists per game.
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 fifth of 13 people to wear the No. 27, Boston guard alum Kevin Stacom. After ending his college career at Providence, Stacom was picked up with the 35th overall selection of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Celtics.
The New Yorker would play the first four seasons of his pro career with Boston, then another for the Indiana Pacers, only to return to Boston when Indiana traded his contract back to them in 1979. That stint came to an end when he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1981.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Stacom wore only jersey No. 27 and put up 5.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, and as many assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 27 - Kevin Stacom (1975-79)
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