David Russell (basketball)

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = David Russell

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|9}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| highschool = Bellport (Brookhaven, New York)

| college = St. John's (1979–1983)

| draft_year = 1983

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 37

| draft_team = Denver Nuggets

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number =

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = 1983–1984

| team1 = Joventut Massana

| years2 = 1984–1989

| team2 = CB Estudiantes

| years3 = 1991–1992

| team3 = Columbus Horizon

| highlights =

• Spanish All-Star Game MVP (1986)
• First-team All-Big East (1982)
• 3× Second-team All-Big East (1980, 1981, 1983)

}}

David Lee Russell (born January 9, 1960{{cite book |author= |title=The Sporting News 1983–84 NBA Register |url=https://archive.org/details/sportingnewsoffi00spor_0/page/267 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |publisher=The Sporting News |page=[https://archive.org/details/sportingnewsoffi00spor_0/page/267 267] |date=1983 |isbn=0892041242 |url-access=registration }}) is an American former professional basketball player. From 1979 to 1983, he played four seasons under Lou Carnesecca and alongside Chris Mullin as a member of the St. John's Redmen. In his four years, Russell averaged 14.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assist on 54.6% field goal shooting.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

Russell was drafted in the second round, 37th pick overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1983 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://stats.nba.com/player/83008/career/|title=David Russell|website=NBA Stats|accessdate=22 November 2018}} He was waived by the team that summer, and never played a game in the NBA.

Russell went on to play six years in the Spanish Basketball League Liga ACB.{{cite web |title=El Estudiantes suplirá a Russell durante dos meses con otro norteamericano |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1988/10/14/deportes/592786811_850215.html |website=El Pais |publisher=El Pais |accessdate=22 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=David Russell renueva por tres temporadas con el Estudiantes |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1987/02/13/deportes/540169211_850215.html |website=El Pais |publisher=El Pais |accessdate=22 November 2018}} He played for several teams, averaging 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists on 58% shooting in his 127 games. He retired from professional basketball in 1989.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/euro/players/david-russell-1.html|title=David Russell Europe Stats - Basketball-Reference.com|website=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=22 November 2018}} Russell also played briefly for the Columbus Horizon of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), appearing in five games in the 1991–92 season.{{cite magazine |author= |title= 1992–93 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide and Register, page 336|publisher= Continental Basketball Association|date= Fall 1991 }}