NEW YORK CELTICS - 1922-1923

The New York Celtics dropped out of the Metropolitan Basketball League on November 17, 1922. The Celtics then joined the rival Eastern Basketball League playing home games in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Played home games at Madison Square Garden in New York City – Seating capacity – 18,000

 

NEW YORK ORIGINAL CELTICS		MBL	12-0     DNP			JOHNNY WHITTY
PLAYER	POS	AGE	HGT	WGT	COLLEGE	TRANSACTIONS	GA	FGM	FTM	PTS	AVG
Johnny Beckman	F	27	6:00	165	None		12	36	44	116	9.7
Nat Holman	F-G	26	5:11	160	Savage		12	31	34	96	8.0
Horse Haggerty	C	29	6:04	225	None		12	6	9	21	1.8
Dutch Dehnert	G-F	26	5:10	170	None		12	17	19	53	4.4
Pete Barry	G	26	5:10	170	None		10	11	12	34	3.4
Chris Leonard	F-G	32	6:03	190	Manhattan’12		9	11	21	43	4.8

(The Celtics dropped out of the league on November 17, 1922. Celtics joined Eastern Basketball League and represented Atlantic City, NJ.)