Nick Russell (basketball)

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Nick Russell
Personal information
Born (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 (age 32)
Duncanville, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Grace Preparatory Academy
(Arlington, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–2020
Position Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
2014–2015 ETHA Engomis
2015–2016 Walter Tigers Tübingen
2016–2017 Apollon Patras
2017–2018 Piteşti
2019–2020 KFUM Nässjö
As coach:
2021–present Indiana (graduate manager)
Career highlights and awards

Nick Russell (born March 8, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Kansas State and for SMU from 2009 until 2014.

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High school career

Russell attended Grace Preparatory Academy being regarded as one of the top point guards in the country, including the No. 89 overall prospect by ESPN Scouts, and No. 116 in the Rivals150 by Rivals.com. In his senior season, Russell led the Lions to a 31-5 overall record, including an 8-0 record in district play, averaging 17.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He was ranked among the top-40 at his position by a number of outlets, including No. 21 by Rivals.com and No. 38 by ESPN Scouts, Inc.. He was also rated as the No. 4 player in the state of Texas for the Class of 2009 by Texashoops.com. [1]

College career

After graduating Grace Preparatory, Russell attended Kansas State where he appeared in 46 games and averaged 3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.8 minutes per game, during his two years with the Wildcats. In 2011, Russell transferred to SMU, where he played from 2012 until 2014 under coach Larry Brown. [2] In 69 games, Russell managed to improve his numbers averaging 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 34.2 minutes per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Russell joined ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot Basketball League. With ETHA, he won the Cypriot Cup in 2015. [3] With the Cypriot club, he averaged 12.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.

On July 7, 2015, he signed with Walter Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga. [4] On August 23, 2016, Russell left the Tigers and signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras. [5]

Personal life

In 2021, Russell joined Indiana as a graduate manager [6]

Personal life

The son of the son of Raymond and Cindy Russell. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology at SMU in August, 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ "SMU bio". SMUmustangs.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kansas State Transfer Nick Russell is Headed to SMU". rantsports.com. July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cyprus Cup Finals: David (ETHA) beat the Goliath (APOEL) and added another trophy in its history!". all4basketball.com. March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tubingen Walter Tigers sign Nick Russell". Sportando.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nick Russell inks with Apollon Patras". Sportando.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indiana announces three graduate managers for 2021-22 season". Inside the Hall. August 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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