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Today in Boston Celtics history, Francis H. "Mo" Mahoney made his debut for the team in an 87-80 victory over the (then) Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors at the old Boston Garden in 1953.
Mahoney was selected from Rhode Island's Brown University by the Celtics in the 1950 NBA Draft. He spent the following two years serving in the U.S. armed forces during the Korean War before playing his first game for the team that drafted him, three years later. The Brooklyn native scored just one point and committed as many fouls as points he scored in his debut with the Celtics.
He went on to average 2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game over 6 games with the franchise.
It is also the birthday of former Celtic guard E'Twaun Donte Moore, born this day in 1989 in East Chicago, Indiana. Taken by the Celtics with the 55th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, Moore played just 38 games for Boston. He was traded to the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team deal that sent Courtney Lee to the Celtics. The former Boilermaker averaged 2.9 points per game while with Boston.
Finally, it is also the birthday of ex-Boston point guard James Blackwell, who came into this world in 1968 in Mount Kisco, New York. Blackwell went undrafted out of Dartmouth College, and after stints with the Charlotte Hornets on 10-day contracts, would sign a pair with the Celtics. He played just 9 games with Boston, over which he averaged 1.6 points per contest.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Mahoney debut; Moore, Blackwell born
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Mahoney was selected from Rhode Island's Brown University by the Celtics in the 1950 NBA Draft. He spent the following two years serving in the U.S. armed forces during the Korean War before playing his first game for the team that drafted him, three years later. The Brooklyn native scored just one point and committed as many fouls as points he scored in his debut with the Celtics.
He went on to average 2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game over 6 games with the franchise.
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It is also the birthday of former Celtic guard E'Twaun Donte Moore, born this day in 1989 in East Chicago, Indiana. Taken by the Celtics with the 55th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, Moore played just 38 games for Boston. He was traded to the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team deal that sent Courtney Lee to the Celtics. The former Boilermaker averaged 2.9 points per game while with Boston.
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Finally, it is also the birthday of ex-Boston point guard James Blackwell, who came into this world in 1968 in Mount Kisco, New York. Blackwell went undrafted out of Dartmouth College, and after stints with the Charlotte Hornets on 10-day contracts, would sign a pair with the Celtics. He played just 9 games with Boston, over which he averaged 1.6 points per contest.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Mahoney debut; Moore, Blackwell born
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