(1944-06-07) June 7, 1944 (age 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school
Carver (Chicago, Illinois)
College
Michigan (1963–1966)
NBA draft
1966: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career
1966–1981
Position
Small forward
Number
14, 33, 32
Coaching career
1981–present
Career history
As player:
1966–1971
New York Knicks
1971–1974
Golden State Warriors
1974–1977
Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1978
Chicago Bulls
1978–1979
Great Falls Sky
1980–1981
Philadelphia Kings
1982
Lancaster Lightning
As coach:
1981–1982
Lancaster Lightning
1988–1990
Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
1996–2009
SCAD
2014–2017
Armstrong State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NBA champion (1970)
NBA All-Star (1972)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1967)
CBA Newcomer of the Year (1981)
National college player of the year (1966)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1965, 1966)
Consensus second-team All-American (1964)
No. 33 retired by Michigan Wolverines
Mr. Basketball USA (1962)
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1962)
As coach:
CBA Coach of the Year (1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points
12,377 (15.1 ppg)
Rebounds
3,068 (3.8 rpg)
Assists
1,838 (2.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2011
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.[1] He won an NBA championship with the Knicks in 1970.
^Benson, Michael (September 27, 2007). Everything You Wanted to Know About the New York Knicks: A Who's Who of Everyone Who Ever Played On or Coached the NBA's Most Celebrated Team. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 9781461734789.
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...
Branch. The arena is often called "The House that Cazzie Built", a reference to player CazzieRussell, who starred on Michigan teams that won three consecutive...
final. A controversial foul called against Smith during a jump ball put CazzieRussell on the free throw line for Michigan, where he scored the tying and winning...
No. 1 overall pick, 1966 is considered the first modern NBA draft. CazzieRussell from the University of Michigan was selected first overall by the New...
"Fred Hetzel Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2008. "CazzieRussell Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2008. "Jimmy Walker...
Rudy LaRusso – 1968, 1969 Jeff Mullins – 1969–1971 Jerry Lucas – 1971 CazzieRussell – 1972 Jamaal Wilkes – 1976 Phil Smith – 1976, 1977 Bernard King – 1982...
Robinson Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2009. "Bill Russell Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2009. "Dolph Schayes...
NBA basketball player, selected by Chicago Bulls in 1967 NBA draft. CazzieRussell – (Class of 1962), NBA and college basketball player. Former University...
grandfather had played for Michigan. His father Scott was a teammate of CazzieRussell in the 1960s and his maternal grandfather John Townsend was an All-American...
the St. Louis Hawks with the 4th pick of the 1966 NBA draft, behind CazzieRussell, New York Knicks, Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons and Clyde Lee, San Francisco...
the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. In June 1986 CazzieRussell was appointed as the new head coach, after Klucas' contract was not...
Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, CazzieRussell, Daniel Horton, Campy Russell, and Mark Hughes. During the 1990s, the program became...
pick from the Los Angeles Lakers as compensation for the signing of CazzieRussell as a free agent. The Warriors used the pick to draft Robert Parish....
career. His 505 free throws made is more than current record holder CazzieRussell who had 486 but only played three seasons due to freshmen being ineligible...
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