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The Boston Celtics signed first round draft selections Al Jefferson, Delonte West and Tony Allen today. Jefferson was selected with the 15th overall pick, West with the 24th overall pick and Allen was picked 25th in the NBA Draft held on June 24, 2004. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Jefferson, a 6-10, 265lb forward was an early entry candidate in the 2004 NBA Draft, coming out of Prentiss High School in Prentiss, Mississippi. As a senior, Jefferson averaged 42.6 points and 18.0 rebounds per game on his way to being named Mr. Basketball in the state of Mississippi. He was named All-State, All-Conference and Conference MVP all four seasons of high school. Jefferson was named to the 2004 McDonald's All-American Team and was a First Team All-American by PARADE and USA Today.

West, a 6-4, 180lb guard played three seasons at St. Joseph's before entering the 2004 NBA Draft as an early entry candidate. As a junior, West averaged 18.9 points per game on 51.0 percent shooting from the field. He was named a First Team All-American by Basketball Times on his way to becoming the 42nd player in St. Joseph's history to score 1,000 points.

Allen, a 6-4, 213lb guard played the final two seasons of his collegiate career at Oklahoma State, averaging 15.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in 67 career games. As a senior, Allen was named Big 12 Player of the Year by the league's coaches as he averaged 16.0 points per game and became the first player in school history to surpass the 1,000 career point mark in only two seasons.

All three will play in the Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando being held from July 6-10 and the Reebok Vegas Summer League from July 13-18. They will join current Celtics Marcus Banks, Ernest Brown and Kendrick Perkins. For a complete roster and more information on both Summer Leagues log onto Celtics.com.