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 first of 13 people to wear the No. 45, Boston forward alum Frankie Sanders. After ending his college career at Southern University and A&M College, Sanders was picked up with the 20th overall selection of the 1978 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.The Dayton, Ohio native played the first 22 games of his pro career with the Spurs before he was cut, later signing with Boston in 1979. His stay with the team lasted until he signed with the Indiana Pacers in the following offseason.During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Sanders wore only jersey No. 45 and put up 5.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.Listen to “Havlicek Stole the Pod” on:Spotify: https://tiny.ee/CdKpiTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 45 – Frankie Sanders (1979)