Russell Dean Critchfield (born June 27, 1946) is an American former professional

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player. A 5'10"

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, Critchfield played at the

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in the late 1960s, earning team MVP honors in 1966, 1967, and 1968. He scored 1,437 points in his college career and was a first-team

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n selection in 1968. He was also selected twice to the All-AAWU first team (1967–1968). Critchfield was not drafted by an

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team but was drafted by and played one season (1968–69) with the

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of the

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. He scored 161 points in 47 regular season games and won an ABA Championship. Critchfield is currently Assistant men's basketball coach at Chico State University in Chico CA.Russ Critchfield
at Butte College Athletics. Retrieved on April 30, 2008.

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