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Today in Boston Celtics history, the team hired its current President of Basketball Operations as head coach, Brad Stevens. The Indiana native previously held the position at Butler University for six years, and later became Danny Ainge's replacement in his current role. During his tenure at Butler, Stevens guided the team to consecutive NCAA national championship games against Duke and UConn, winning no fewer than 22 wins per season.
Stevens native spent a total of eight seasons coaching the Celtics after inking an initial six-year, $22 million contract to leave Butler and join Boston in a surprise hire for Boston; Stevens' initial contract was extended in 2016 for an undisclosed term and salary.
He won Eastern Conference Coach of the Month three times in that span, and the Eastern Conference Finals with Boston in that role as many times as well.
Before becoming the team's latest team president at the end of the 2020-21 NBA season, he would amass a 354-282 regular season and 38-40 postseason coaching record, good for .557 and .487 winning percentages respectively.
He has since become one of the most respected team presidents in the league, winning Executive of the Year in 2024 and 2026.
It is also the birthday of former Boston point guard Marlon Garnett, born this day in 1975 in Los Angeles, California. And before you ask – no, he is not related to Hall of Fame Celtics big man Kevin Garnett.
An alum of Santa Clara, Garnett was undrafted in the 1997 NBA Draft and signed with the Celtics as a free agent. He played 24 games for the team in the 1998-99 NBA season, averaging 2.1 points per game over that stretch.
Finally, it is also the day that Boston point guard Dick Dickey left us in 2006. An alumnus of NC State, the Grand County, Indiana native was born in 1926 and played 45 games for the Celtics in the 1951-52 season. Dickey averaged 2.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists over that stretch, but is far better known for a tradition he started while playing for NC State ahead of the 1950 NCAA Tournament's Final Four.
The Indiana native cut down the nets after his Wolfpack won their Elite Eight matchup (the term had yet to be coined, of course), sparking a tradition that remains with us today – rest in peace.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Today in Boston Celtics history: Brad Stevens hired as coach; Marlon Garnett born
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Stevens native spent a total of eight seasons coaching the Celtics after inking an initial six-year, $22 million contract to leave Butler and join Boston in a surprise hire for Boston; Stevens' initial contract was extended in 2016 for an undisclosed term and salary.
He won Eastern Conference Coach of the Month three times in that span, and the Eastern Conference Finals with Boston in that role as many times as well.
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Before becoming the team's latest team president at the end of the 2020-21 NBA season, he would amass a 354-282 regular season and 38-40 postseason coaching record, good for .557 and .487 winning percentages respectively.
He has since become one of the most respected team presidents in the league, winning Executive of the Year in 2024 and 2026.
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It is also the birthday of former Boston point guard Marlon Garnett, born this day in 1975 in Los Angeles, California. And before you ask – no, he is not related to Hall of Fame Celtics big man Kevin Garnett.
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An alum of Santa Clara, Garnett was undrafted in the 1997 NBA Draft and signed with the Celtics as a free agent. He played 24 games for the team in the 1998-99 NBA season, averaging 2.1 points per game over that stretch.
Gone too soon
Finally, it is also the day that Boston point guard Dick Dickey left us in 2006. An alumnus of NC State, the Grand County, Indiana native was born in 1926 and played 45 games for the Celtics in the 1951-52 season. Dickey averaged 2.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists over that stretch, but is far better known for a tradition he started while playing for NC State ahead of the 1950 NCAA Tournament's Final Four.
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The Indiana native cut down the nets after his Wolfpack won their Elite Eight matchup (the term had yet to be coined, of course), sparking a tradition that remains with us today – rest in peace.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Today in Boston Celtics history: Brad Stevens hired as coach; Marlon Garnett born
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