During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Blount wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 7.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 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 eighth of 15 people to wear the No. 30, Boston big alum Mark Blount. After ending his college career at Pitt, Blount was picked up with the 55th overall selection of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.
The Dobbs Ferry, New York native instead played abroad and in other leagues until he signed with Boston in 2000. His first stay with the team would span two seasons, coming to an end when he signed with the Denver Nuggets in 2002, with Blount returning the following campaign for parts of another four seasons, ending with a trade the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2006.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Blount wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 7.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 30 - Mark Blount (2000-06)
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