BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Celtics will retire Cedric Maxwell’s No. 31 at halftime of their Dec. 15 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced Wednesday.

Maxwell, an analyst on Celtics radio broadcasts, will be the 22nd player to have his number retired by the Celtics. He spent eight seasons with Boston after being drafted in the first round in 1977. The 6-foot-8 forward was on championship teams in 1981 and 1984 and averaged 13.7 points and 6.6 rebounds in his Celtics’ career.

The ceremony will feature tributes from Celtics players and management, and will be hosted by former Celtics player and coach Tom Heinsohn.

Maxwell finished his 11-year NBA career playing one season with the Los Angeles Clippers and two with the Houston Rockets.

Maxwell, still Boston’s career leader with a field-goal percentage of 55.9, was named MVP of the NBA finals in 1981 and scored 24 points in the seventh-game victory in 1984 over the Los Angeles Lakers.