The Season in Brief
The 1977-78 Boston Celtics went 32-50. Led by Dave Cowens, Sidney Wicks and John Havlicek, they posted a -1.86 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Dave Cowens leads at 33%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Dave Cowens | 18.6 |
| Rebounds | Dave Cowens | 14.0 |
| Assists | Charlie Scott | 4.6 |
| Steals | Charlie Scott | 1.6 |
| Blocks | Kermit Washington | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Cedric Maxwell | 62.0 |
| Def. Win Shares | Dave Cowens | 4.8 |
The Roster, by Fame
Dave CowensAll-Star5902Sidney Wicks2003John HavlicekAll-Star204Cedric Maxwell175Kermit Washington166Jo Jo White127Tom Boswell118Charlie Scott109Dave Bing810Curtis Rowe311Kevin Stacom312Don Chaney213Ernie DiGregorio114Fred Saunders115Zaid Abdul-Aziz016Bob Bigelow017Steve Kuberski018Jim Ard0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 77 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 53.3 | — | 4.8 | 59 |
| Sidney Wicks | 81 | 13.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 50.5 | — | 2.8 | 20 |
| John Havlicek | 82 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 49.5 | — | 2.1 | 20 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 72 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 62.0 | — | 1.8 | 17 |
| Kermit Washington | 32 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 58.2 | — | 1.4 | 16 |
| Jo Jo White | 46 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 45.8 | — | 1.1 | 12 |
| Tom Boswell | 65 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 56.3 | — | 1.1 | 11 |
| Charlie Scott | 31 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 46.9 | — | 1.0 | 10 |
| Dave Bing | 80 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 50.8 | — | 1.6 | 8 |
| Curtis Rowe | 51 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 50.0 | — | 0.7 | 3 |
| Kevin Stacom | 55 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 45.2 | — | 0.7 | 3 |
| Don Chaney | 42 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 43.0 | — | 0.8 | 2 |
| Ernie DiGregorio | 27 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 46.2 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Fred Saunders | 26 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37.6 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 27.9 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Bob Bigelow | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 25.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jim Ard | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.6 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.7
- Youngest: Cedric Maxwell (22)
- Oldest: John Havlicek (37)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Cedric Maxwell - rookie
- Kermit Washington - new to the team
- Dave Bing - new to the team
- Don Chaney - new to the team
- Ernie DiGregorio - new to the team
- Zaid Abdul-Aziz - new to the team
- Bob Bigelow - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Dave Cowens - pick #4 (1970)
- Sidney Wicks - pick #2 (1971)
- John Havlicek - pick #9 (1962)
- Cedric Maxwell - pick #12 (1977)
- Kermit Washington - pick #5 (1973)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Boston Celtics fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1946-472007-082025-26
18 championship seasons marked above the arc.