Boston Celtics Profile

Boston Celtics Profile

Home Town: Boston, MA
Owner: Wyc Grousbeck
General Manager: Danny Ainge
Coach: Glenn "Doc" Rivers

Home Court

Name:TD Banknorth Garden
Opened: 1995
Seating Capacity: 18,624

Team History

The Celtics were founded in 1946 as a member of the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the NBA when the BAA and National Basketball League merged in 1949. In 1950, the Celtics became the first NBA team to draft an African-American player, Chuck Cooper.

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