Coach of the Year in 1982. Russell later coached the Wyoming Wildcatters, Grand Rapids Hoops and Columbus Horizon of the CBA and the Mid-Michigan Great Lakers in the Global Basketball Association. He also served as assistant coach of the Atlanta Hawks for two seasons (1988–1990). Russell was the head coach of the men's basketball team at the Savannah College of Art and Design for 13 seasons, until the college eliminated the sport in 2009. He still remains at the college in an administrative capacity. He served as an assistant coach at Armstrong State University until 2017 when it was discontinued. He spent several years as head coach at Centennial High School in Columbus, Ohio, during the mid-1990s before taking the job in Georgia. He is now the assistant coach of the Flagler College Saints women's basketball team. Military service During the 1960s, while with the Knicks, Russell was in the Fighting 69th Regiment of the New York Army National Guard. He started in the army as a private. He participated in army service during the basketball season, including being recalled to active duty during national emergencies. Honors In 2006, Russell was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament. Russell received the Bobby Jones Award in 2015 at the Athletes in Action All Star Breakfast, which is held each year at the NBA All Star Weekend. In 2016 Russell was the recipient of the Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award at the Athletes in Action Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast, which is held each year at the Final Four. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 77 || – || 22.0 || .436 || – || .785 || 3.3 || 2.4 || – || – || 11.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 82 || – || 28.0 || .462 || – || .808 || 4.6 || 2.4 || – || – || 16.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 50 || – || 32.9 || .450 || – || .796 || 4.2 || 2.3 || – || – || 18.3 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 78 || – || 20.0 || .498 || – || .775 || 3.0 || 1.7 || – || – ||