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Cazzie Russell
Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. An NBA All-Star, he was selected by the New York Knicks with the first overall pick of the 1966 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the Knicks in 1970.
Russell was born on June 7, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois. He was an All-State player two years at Chicago's Carver High School. During the 1961–62 season, he averaged 25 points per game, and was the first player from Illinois to be named Mr. Basketball USA. At the end of the 1961–62 season, his junior year, Russell was also named the Chicago Sun-Times Boys' Player of the Year.
That same year, Russell led Carver to the final game of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state championship basketball tournament. After winning its first three tournament games, Carver lost by one point in the championship game, 49–48, to Stephen Decatur High School (which had double the student population of Carver), which Decatur won in the final moments. Russell scored 24 points in the game, and was the second leading scorer in the tournament. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.
He is considered one of Chicago's greatest high school basketball players of all time.
Russell played college basketball at the University of Michigan.
Along with Bill Buntin, Russell led the Wolverines to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles (1964–66) and to Final Four appearances in 1964 and 1965. In 1965, Michigan defeated Princeton and future Knicks teammate Bill Bradley in the semifinals, 93–76, with Russell scoring 28 points, and Bradley 29. However, Michigan lost in the final game 91–80 to defending national champion UCLA and John Wooden, despite Russell scoring 28 points.
In 1966, Russell averaged 30.8 points per game and was named the College Basketball Player of the Year by the Associated Press (AP). He was similarly selected the top college player by The Sporting News and UPI, as well as winning the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Oscar Robertson Trophy as best college basketball player. The University of Michigan's Crisler Arena, which opened in 1967, has been dubbed The House that Cazzie Built.
In addition to being named Player of the Year in 1966, Russell was selected first-team consensus All-American in 1965 and 1966, and second-team in 1964.
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Cazzie Russell
Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. An NBA All-Star, he was selected by the New York Knicks with the first overall pick of the 1966 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the Knicks in 1970.
Russell was born on June 7, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois. He was an All-State player two years at Chicago's Carver High School. During the 1961–62 season, he averaged 25 points per game, and was the first player from Illinois to be named Mr. Basketball USA. At the end of the 1961–62 season, his junior year, Russell was also named the Chicago Sun-Times Boys' Player of the Year.
That same year, Russell led Carver to the final game of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state championship basketball tournament. After winning its first three tournament games, Carver lost by one point in the championship game, 49–48, to Stephen Decatur High School (which had double the student population of Carver), which Decatur won in the final moments. Russell scored 24 points in the game, and was the second leading scorer in the tournament. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.
He is considered one of Chicago's greatest high school basketball players of all time.
Russell played college basketball at the University of Michigan.
Along with Bill Buntin, Russell led the Wolverines to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles (1964–66) and to Final Four appearances in 1964 and 1965. In 1965, Michigan defeated Princeton and future Knicks teammate Bill Bradley in the semifinals, 93–76, with Russell scoring 28 points, and Bradley 29. However, Michigan lost in the final game 91–80 to defending national champion UCLA and John Wooden, despite Russell scoring 28 points.
In 1966, Russell averaged 30.8 points per game and was named the College Basketball Player of the Year by the Associated Press (AP). He was similarly selected the top college player by The Sporting News and UPI, as well as winning the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Oscar Robertson Trophy as best college basketball player. The University of Michigan's Crisler Arena, which opened in 1967, has been dubbed The House that Cazzie Built.
In addition to being named Player of the Year in 1966, Russell was selected first-team consensus All-American in 1965 and 1966, and second-team in 1964.
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