During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Washington wore only jersey No. 26, and put up 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.3 blocks 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 fourth of 10 people to wear the No. 26, Boston big man alum Kermit Washington. After ending his college career at American University, Washington was picked up with the fifth overall selection of the 1973 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Washington, District of Columbia native would play parts of the first five seasons of his pro career with the Lakers before he was dealt to Boston in 1977. His stay with the team would span just 32 games before he'd be traded again, this time to the (then) San Diego (now, Los Angeles) Clippers.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Washington wore only jersey No. 26, and put up 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 26 - Kermit Washington (1977)
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