David Lee Russell (born January 9, 1960) is an American former

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player. From 1979 to 1983, he played four seasons under

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and alongside

Chris Mullin Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a five time NBA All-Star and four time All-NBA Team member. He is also two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time ...

as a member of the St. John's Redmen. In his four years, Russell averaged 14.6 points, 6.8

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, and 1.0 assist on 54.6%

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shooting. Russell was drafted in the second round, 37th pick overall by the

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in the

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. He was waived by the team that summer, and never played a game in the

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. Russell went on to play six years in the Spanish Basketball League

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. 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. Russell also played briefly for the

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of the

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(CBA), appearing in five games in the 1991–92 season.

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* * 1960 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Columbus Horizon players Denver Nuggets draft picks Liga ACB players Small forwards St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub