| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Rice |
| Conference | American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 28, 1960 Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1980 | Arkansas |
| 1981–1984 | Central Arkansas |
| 1984–1988 | Spirit Express |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Pittsburg State (volunteer asst.) |
| 1990–1992 | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
| 1992–1998 | Ole Miss (assistant) |
| 1998–2004 | Arizona State (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Arizona (interim HC) |
| 2009–2013 | Grand Canyon |
| 2013 | Phoenix Mercury (interim HC) |
| 2014–2020 | Central Arkansas |
| 2022–present | Rice (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 143–174 (college) 9–4 (WNBA) |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA Division I) 0–2 (NCAA Division II) 1–1 (CBI) |
Russell Edwin Pennell (born November 28, 1960) is an American basketball coach, who was last the head coach for the University of Central Arkansas.
Pennell was born in Pittsburg, Kansas and graduated from Pittsburg High School. He played college basketball at the University of Arkansas and at the University of Central Arkansas, where he was two-year starter at point guard. Pennell later received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Pittsburg State University.[1]