As selected in 1971 by Red Auerbach, Danny Biasone, Haskell Cohen, Bob Feerick, Eddie Gottlieb, Lester Harrison, Ned Irish, Ben Kerner, Fred Schaus, and Fred Zollner.
The list excluded players who were still playing in the NBA.
Red Auerbach was selected as coach.
| Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | From | To | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| Paul Arizin | 1951 | 1962 | 713 | 38.4 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 2.3 | .421 | .810 | 108.8 | .183 | |||
| Bob Cousy | 1951 | 1970 | 924 | 35.3 | 18.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | .375 | .803 | 91.1 | .139 | |||
| Bob Davies | 1949 | 1955 | 462 | 31.3 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .378 | .759 | 49.7 | .148 | |||
| Joe Fulks | 1947 | 1954 | 489 | 23.4 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .302 | .766 | 29.2 | -0.045 | |||
| Sam Jones | 1958 | 1969 | 871 | 27.9 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 2.5 | .456 | .803 | 92.3 | .182 | |||
| George Mikan | 1949 | 1956 | 439 | 34.4 | 23.1 | 13.4 | 2.8 | .404 | .782 | 108.7 | .249 | |||
| Bob Pettit | 1955 | 1965 | 792 | 38.8 | 26.4 | 16.2 | 3.0 | .436 | .761 | 136.0 | .213 | |||
| Bill Russell | 1957 | 1969 | 963 | 42.3 | 15.1 | 22.5 | 4.3 | .440 | .561 | 163.5 | .193 | |||
| Dolph Schayes | 1950 | 1964 | 996 | 34.4 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 3.1 | .380 | .849 | 142.4 | .192 | |||
| Bill Sharman | 1951 | 1961 | 711 | 32.0 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | .426 | .883 | 82.8 | .178 | |||