Russell is most often associated with 11, the sum of his team’s achievements, rather than six, his individual identifier.
Born in Louisiana and raised in Oakland, Calif., Russell was a lightly recruited high school prospect who signed with the University of San Francisco. Before Russell, USF had never won an NCAA title. With Russell, USF won it all in 1955 and 1956. Since Russell’s reign, USF hasn’t won again.In the 1955 title game, Russell knocked off La Salle, the defending champion, by posting 23 points and 25 rebounds to claim Most Outstanding Player honors.
After the Rochester Royals selected Duquesne’s Si Green with the top selection in 1956, the Celtics traded Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan to the St. Louis Hawks for the rights to select Russell with the second pick. Green posted modest averages of 9.2 points and 4.3 rebounds over a nine-year career, never making an All-Star Game or winning a title. Macauley, a future Hall of Famer, played just three seasons in St. Louis before retiring, while Hagan went on to join him in Springfield.
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