Campy Russell

Not to be confused with Cazzie Russell.

Campy Russell
Russell from the 1973 Michiganensian
Personal information
Born (1952-01-12) January 12, 1952 (age 72)
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolPontiac Central (Pontiac, Michigan)
CollegeMichigan (1972–1974)
NBA draft1974: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1974–1985
PositionSmall forward
Number20, 21, 4
Career history
1974–1980Cleveland Cavaliers
1980–1982New York Knicks
1984Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1985Detroit Spirits
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points8,953 (15.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,696 (4.8 rpg)
Assists1,684 (3.0 apg)
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Michael Campanella "Campy" Russell (born January 12, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the 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

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Cleveland 68 11.1 .411 – .752 2.2 .7 .3 .0 6.2
1975–76 Cleveland 82 23.9 .482 – .773 4.2 1.3 .8 .1 15.0
1976–77 Cleveland 70 30.1 .434 – .778 6.0 2.7 1.0 .3 16.5
1977–78 Cleveland 72 35.0 .448 – .751 6.4 3.9 1.2 .2 19.4
1978–79 Cleveland 74 38.6 .476 – .797 6.8 4.7 1.3 .3 21.9
1979–80 Cleveland 41 32.5 .451 .111 .745 5.5 4.2 1.8 .5 18.2
1980–81 New York 79 36.3 .464 .308 .781 4.5 3.3 1.3 .1 16.4
1981–82 New York 77 63 30.6 .478 .439* .776 3.1 3.7 1.0 .2 13.9
1984–85 Cleveland 3 0 8.0 .286 .000 .667 1.7 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 566 63 29.6 .459 .366 .772 4.8 3.0 1.0 .2 15.8
All-Star 1 0 13.0 .250 – – 1.0 .0 .0 .0 4.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976 Cleveland 13 25.2 .404 – .855 5.5 1.1 .6 .5 13.6
1977 Cleveland 3 33.3 .389 – .733 8.7 3.3 1.0 .3 17.7
1978 Cleveland 2 44.0 .487 – .810 7.5 5.5 1.5 .5 27.5
1981 New York 2 44.5 .441 .000 .941 4.5 4.5 2.0 .5 23.0
Career 20 30.3 .417 .000 .843 6.1 2.2 .9 .5 16.6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Basketball Reference". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Detroit Free Press". DPress. November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Nason, Gerry (October 2014). "Cleveland Cavaliers Flashback: Campy Russell". Fansided. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cavs Home Opener coverage on FOX Sports Ohio". NBA.com. NBA. October 28, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Withers, Tom. "LaVine's 25 lead Bulls to 98-94 win over young Cavaliers". NBA.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.