The 1978-79 roster for the Celtics included Nate Archibald at point guard, Chris Ford at shooting guard, Jeff Judkins at small forward, Cedric Maxwell at power forward and Dave Cowens at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  | N. Archibald | PG | 6'1" | 150 | 9/2/1948 | 30 | Texas-El Paso |
| 2 | 34 |  | D. Awtrey | C | 6'10" | 235 | 2/22/1948 | 30 | Santa Clara |
| 3 | 35 | | T. Barker | C | 6'11" | 225 | 3/11/1955 | 23 | Hawaii |
| 4 | 27 | | M. Barnes | PF | 6'8" | 210 | 7/27/1952 | 26 | Providence |
| 5 | 12 | | D. Chaney | SG | 6'5" | 210 | 3/22/1946 | 32 | Houston |
| 6 | 18 |  | D. Cowens | C | 6'9" | 230 | 10/25/1948 | 30 | Florida State |
| 7 | 42 | | C. Ford | SG | 6'5" | 190 | 1/11/1949 | 30 | Villanova |
| 8 | 32 | | J. Judkins | SF | 6'6" | 185 | 3/23/1956 | 22 | Utah |
| 9 | 35 | | B. Knight | SF | 6'6" | 195 | 6/9/1952 | 26 | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | 30 | | C. Maxwell | PF | 6'8" | 205 | 11/21/1955 | 23 | Charlotte |
| 11 | 11 |  | B. McAdoo | C | 6'9" | 210 | 9/25/1951 | 27 | North Carolina |
| 12 | 53 | | R. Robey | C | 6'11" | 230 | 1/30/1956 | 23 | Kentucky |
| 13 | 41 | | C. Rowe | SF | 6'7" | 225 | 7/2/1949 | 29 | UCLA |
| 14 | 45 | | F. Sanders | SF | 6'6" | 200 | 1/23/1957 | 22 | Southern University |
| 15 | 27 | | K. Stacom | SG | 6'3" | 185 | 9/4/1951 | 27 | Providence |
| 16 | 43 | | E. Tatum | SG | 6'5" | 185 | 7/26/1953 | 25 | Marquette |
| 17 | 10 |  | J. Jo White | PG | 6'3" | 190 | 11/16/1946 | 32 | Kansas |
| 18 | 52 | | E. Williams | C | 6'7" | 230 | 3/24/1951 | 27 | Winston-Salem State |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
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| 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
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| 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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