Russell Cross

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Russell Cross
Personal information
Born (1961-09-05) September 5, 1961 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Manley Career Academy
(Chicago, Illinois)
College Purdue (1980–1983)
NBA draft 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1983–1990
Position Center
Number40
Career history
1983–1984 Golden State Warriors
1985–1986 Louisville / LaCrosse Catbirds
1986–1987 Alfasprint Napoli
1989 Granollers
1990 Breogán
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Russell Cross (born September 5, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors in the first round (6th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.

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College career

Russell Cross attended and played basketball at Manley High School, located on the West Side of Chicago. He led Manley to an Illinois state title; he was selected to the McDonald's All-American team and was also a first-team Parade All-American; he was also the Parade Player of the Year. [1] The 6'10" center moved on to attend Purdue University, where he played his freshman season under first year head coach, Gene Keady. In his first season as a Boilermaker, he set a freshman record with 540 points on the season and led Purdue to an NIT third-place finish and to a 21–11 record. In his sophomore season, Cross helped lead them to the NIT Finals with All-Big Ten teammate, Keith Edmonson. In his junior season, he led Purdue to a 21–9 record and onto a Second Round NCAA Tournament appearance. Russell was named First Team All-Big Ten his junior year.

Professional career

Russell Cross skipped his senior year at Purdue to enter the 1983 NBA draft, where he was selected as the 6th pick in the first round by the Golden State Warriors. Cross played in only one NBA season, averaging 3.7 points in 45 games for the Warriors in the 1983-84 NBA season. Cross then signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets, he did not appear in a game and was waived late in the 1984–85 season. He spent the remainder of the 1984–85 season and the 1985–86 season with the Louisville Catbirds and then moved to Europe, where he spent the next seven seasons in the Italian and Spanish Leagues. [2]

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References

  1. "Parade Player of the Year Awards - RealGM".
  2. "Russell Cross Player Profile, Denver Nuggets, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".