FIBA Hall of Fame
    Bill RUSSELL (USA)

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    2007
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    Category | Player Date of Birth | 12.02.1934 Date of Death | 31.07.2022 Position | Center Height | 213cm (6'11") Country | USA

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    Clubs

    • University of San Francisco (NCAA): 1953-1956

    • Boston Celtics: 1956-1969

    • As a coach: head coach and player of the Boston Celtics (1966-1969),head coach and general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics (1973-1977) and head coach of the Sacramento Kings (1987-1988)

    Club Highlights

    • 2 times NCAA Champion: 1955 and 1956

    • 11 times NBA Champion: 1957,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1968 and 1969

    National Team

    • Olympic Gold medalist in Melbourne 1956

    Individual Highlights

    • 1955 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

    • 5 times MVP of the NBA: 1958,1961,1962,1963 and 1965

    • Member of 3 All-NBA First Teams (1959,1963 and 1965),8 All-NBA Second Teams and of the 1969 NBA All-Defensive First Team

    • 12 times NBA All-Star: 1958-1969

    • MVP of the 1963 NBA All-Star Game

    • 2nd all-time leading rebounder in NBA history (21,620 rebounds in total/22.5 per game)

    • The Boston Celtics retired his #6 jersey on 12th March 1972

    • Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996