| Width | 165 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 8 |
| Weight lb | 215 |
| Birth date | January 12, 1952 (age 74) |
| Birth place | Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| High school | Pontiac Central (Pontiac, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan (1972–1974) |
| Draft year | 1974 |
| Draft round | 1 |
| Draft pick | 8 |
| Draft team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career start | 1974 |
| Career end | 1985 |
| Career number | 20, 21, 4 |
| Years 1 | – |
| Team 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Years 2 | – |
| Team 2 | New York Knicks |
| Team 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Years 4 | 1984–1985 |
| Team 4 | Detroit Spirits |
| Highlights |
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| Stats league | NBA |
| Stat1label | Points |
| Stat1value | 8,953 (15.8 ppg) |
| Stat2label | Rebounds |
| Stat2value | 2,696 (4.8 rpg) |
| Stat3label | Assists |
| Stat3value | 1,684 (3.0 apg) |
Michael Campanella "Campy" Russell (born January 12, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for nine years (1975–1982, 1985) and played in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.[1]
College
Before joining the NBA, Russell was a star player at the University of Michigan. Russell played three seasons at Michigan, and in his junior year he averaged 23.7 points per game. He was named an All American that year.[2]
Professional career
During his All Star season in the NBA in 1978–1979, Russell averaged 21.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game for the Cavaliers.[1]
After basketball
Today, Russell works in the Cavaliers' front office as Director of Alumni Relations.[3] He served as a co-host of the Cavaliers' pregame and postgame show (Cavaliers Live, alongside Cayleigh Griffin) on Bally Sports Ohio.[4] ending with the 2023-2024 season. On March 26, 2022, Russell was honored with a spot on the Cavaliers Wall of Honor along with former players World B. Free and Lenny Wilkens and former owner Gordon Gund.[5]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 68 || || 11.1 || .411 || – || .752 || 2.2 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 82 || || 23.9 || .482 || – || .773 || 4.2 || 1.3 || .8 || .1 || 15.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 70 || || 30.1 || .434 || – || .778 || 6.0 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .3 || 16.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 72 || || 35.0 || .448 || – || .751 || 6.4 || 3.9 || 1.2 || .2 || 19.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 74 || || 38.6 || .476 || – || .797 || 6.8 || 4.7 || 1.3 || .3 || 21.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 41 || || 32.5 || .451 || .111 || .745 || 5.5 || 4.2 || 1.8 || .5 || 18.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 79 || || 36.3 || .464 || .308 || .781 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 1.3 || .1 || 16.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 77 || 63 || 30.6 || .478 || style="background:#cfecec;"|.439* || .776 || 3.1 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 3 || 0 || 8.0 || .286 || .000 || .667 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 566 || 63 || 29.6 || .459 || .366 || .772 || 4.8 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 15.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star | 1 || 0 || 13.0 || .250 || – || – || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 4.0
Playoffs
|- |style="text-align:left;"|1976 |style="text-align:left;”|Cleveland |13||||25.2||.404||–||.855||5.5||1.1||.6||.5||13.6 |- |style="text-align:left;"|1977 |style="text-align:left;”|Cleveland |3|| ||33.3||.389||–||.733||8.7||3.3||1.0||.3||17.7 |- |style="text-align:left;"|1978 |style="text-align:left;”|Cleveland |2|| ||44.0||.487||–||.810||7.5||5.5||1.5||.5||27.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"|1981 |style="text-align:left;”|New York |2|| ||44.5||.441||.000||.941||4.5||4.5||2.0||.5||23.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 20 || || 30.3 || .417 || .000 || .843 || 6.1 || 2.2 || .9 || .5 || 16.6
See also
References
- ^ "Basketball Reference". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Free Press". DPress. November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ Nason, Gerry (October 2014). "Cleveland Cavaliers Flashback: Campy Russell". Fansided. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Cavs Home Opener coverage on FOX Sports Ohio". NBA.com. NBA. October 28, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ Withers, Tom. "LaVine's 25 lead Bulls to 98-94 win over young Cavaliers". NBA.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.