Big fan of Boston basketball? Then check out this list of Boston Celtics center. It includes almost every center from throughout Boston Celtics history, including current centers and past ones. Featuring some of the greatest NBA centers of all time, the best Celtics Cs include Bill Russell, Robert Parish, Dave Cowens, and Kendrick Perkins.
In the 2021-22 NBA season, the current Boston Celtics starting Cs and backup Cs are Robert Williams III, Al Horford, Enes Kanter, and Bruno Fernando.
Who are the best centers in Boston Celtics history? Vote below and help decide the greatest Boston Celtics center of all time!
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Red Morrison
Age: 921954–1956
Dwight W. "Red" Morrison (born April 26, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" center from the University of Idaho, Morrison played in the National Basketball Association from 1954 to 1958 as a member of the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks. He averaged 3.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 155 career games. - 62Age: 34
2014–2017
Tyler Paul Zeller (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the nephew of former NBA player Al Eberhard, and the brother of fellow NBA players Cody Zeller and Luke Zeller.More Tyler Zeller
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Earl Williams
Age: 731978–1979
Earl "the Twirl" Williams is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player.More Earl Williams- Dig Deeper...The Best Basketball Players from Israel
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2003–2004
Christopher Steven Mihm (born July 16, 1979) is an American former professional basketball center. After playing college basketball at Texas, he was drafted with the 7th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.More Chris Mihm- #43 of 61 onKobe Bryant's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
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2019-2022
Enes Kanter Freedom (born Enes Kanter; May 20, 1992) is a Swiss-born American professional basketball player of Turkish descent who most recently played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as the third overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. A center, Kanter has played for five NBA teams since entering the league in 2011. He has represented the Turkish national team in international play.More Enes Kanter Freedom- #14 of 14 onThe Best NBA Players From Turkey
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2020–2021
Tristan Trevor James Thompson (born March 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Texas before being drafted fourth overall by the Cavaliers in the 2011 NBA draft. He also represents Canada in international competition. Thompson won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.More Tristan Thompson- #13 of 58 onThe Best NBA Players From Canada
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Rich Johnson
Dec. at 47 (1946-1994)1968–1971
Richard Lewis Johnson (December 18, 1946 – June 15, 1994) was an American professional basketball player.A 6' 9"center from Grambling State University, Johnson played parts of three seasons (1968–1971) with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 4.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship ring in 1969. Johnson later played for several American Basketball Association teams. - 68Age: 51
1997–1999
Andrew Donald DeClercq (born February 1, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player and current coach. He was a center and power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for ten seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. DeClercq played college basketball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Orlando Magic of the NBA. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1973, DeClercq accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played center for coach Lon Kruger's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 1991 to 1995. He was a key starter for the Gators in the run to their first NCAA Final Four appearance in 1994. DeClercq graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in history in 1995. The Golden State Warriors selected DeClercq in the second round (thirty-fourth pick overall) in the 1995 NBA Draft, and he played for the Warriors for the following two seasons. He went on to play for the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic, averaging 4.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.After retiring from the NBA, DeClerq was an assistant coach for the nationally ranked Montverde Academy boys' basketball team under head coach Kevin Sutton. In 2010, he became the head coach of the boys' varsity team and a physical education teacher at Foundation Academy.Until 2014, he owned and operated DeClercq Basketball which runs youth basketball day camps, training and clinics in central Florida.DeClercq lives in Clermont, Florida, where, as of 2017, he is the executive pastor of HighPoint Church in Ocoee, Florida.More Andrew DeClercq- #101 of 149 onThe Best Orlando Magic of All Time
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