Russ Critchfield

Russ Critchfield
Personal information
Born (1946-06-27) June 27, 1946 (age 78)
Salinas, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolSalinas (Salinas, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Number14
Career history
As player:
1968–1969Oakland Oaks
As coach:
?–1975Salesian HS
1975–1976San Diego State (assistant)
1976–1977San Ramon HS
1977–?California (assistant)
1985–1986Campolindo HS
1986–1989Saint Mary’s (assistant)
1989–1994Washington (assistant)
1994–1998Vintage HS
1998–presentButte College
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

Russell Dean Critchfield[1] (born June 27, 1946, in Salinas, California) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 5'10" guard, Critchfield played at the University of California, Berkeley 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 All-American selection in 1968.[2] He was also selected twice to the All-AAWU first team (1967–1968). Critchfield was not drafted by an NBA team but was drafted by and played one season (1968–69) with the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association. He scored 161 points in 47 regular season games and won an ABA Championship.[3]

Critchfield is currently Assistant men's basketball coach at Chico State University in Chico CA.[4]

  1. ^ "Russell Dean Critchfield was born on June 27, 1946 in Monterey County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Player Bio at Calbears.com. Retrieved on April 30, 2008.
  3. ^ "Russell Critchfield Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Russ Critchfield at Butte College Athletics. Retrieved on April 30, 2008.