Expert: Fabio Anderle - 5/9/2007

Question
Please give the correct spelling of Celtics player, Sing-Sing...I believe his name was Jerry Sing Sing.  What years did he play with the team and what was his position?

Answer
Hi,

well, I am sure you are talking about Jerry Sichting, the point guard from Martinsville Indiana who quickly became a star in the college ranks while playing for the Purdue Boilermakers. A sharpshooter who could perform in the clutch, Jerry was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1979, but was quickly shipped to the Indiana Pacers who were eager to add the Indiana boy to their roster both for his shooting skills and because he was a good draw at the gates. Little by little Sichting established himself as a heady player who could dish the ball very easily and at the same time could nail the outside jump-shot, and by his third season with the Pacers he was averaging 30+ minutes of play and 9.3 points and 5.6 assists per game. Red Auerbach, always tinkering to make his Boston Celtics better, saw him as the perfect first guard off the bench and dealt two second round picks for him on October 3, 1985: Jerry Sichting was a member of what is considered one of the best teams ever. With the Celtics he managed to win the 1986 NBA title, and he donned the Celtic Green for another full season. But midway through the 1987-'88 season, on February 23, 1988, he was dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jim Paxson. The injury bug at that point was already slowing down his career, and the veteran guard managed to play sparingly for the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks before calling it quits after the 1989-'90 campaign.
I hope this helps....