 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Russell akaita zvishomanene kuoneka pachena mukuvamba kwama 1990, achirarama somunhu ari pedyo nokuvharirwa paMercer Island pedyo neSeattle. Pashure porufu rwaChamberlain muna October 1999, Russell akadzoka kuva nomukurumbira pakuchinja kwemireniyumu. Mitemo yaRussell yakabudiswa muna 2001, uye muna Ndira 2006, akagombedzera Miami Heat superstar centre Shaquille ONeal kuti avige chibhakera ne NBA superstar uye aimbove Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, uyo ONeal aive neruvengo rwakaipa paruzhinji. Gare gare gore iroro, musi waNovember 17, 2006, mukundi weNCAA kaviri Russell akazivikanwa nokuda kwekukanganisa kwake pakoreji basketball senhengo yekirasi yekutanga yeNational Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Akanga ari mumwe wavashanu, pamwe chete naJohn Wooden, Oscar Robertson, Dean Smith naDr. James Naismith, vakasarudzwa kuti vamiririre kirasi yokutanga. Musi waMay 20, 2007, Russell akapiwa dhigirii rokuremekedza neSuffolk University, kwaakashanda somutauri wokutanga. Russell akagamuchirawo madhigirii ekuremekedzwa kubva kuHarvard University musi waJune 7, 2007, uye kubva kuDartmouth College musi waJune 14, 2009. Musi waJune 18, 2007, Russell akaiswa senhengo yekirasi yekutanga yeFIBA Hall of Fame. Muna 2008, Russell akagamuchira mubairo weGolden Plate weAmerican Academy of Achievement. Russell akaremekedzwawo panguva ye2009 NBA All-Star WeekendmuPhoenix. 