Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
Russ was an outstanding off-guard for the Eagles, starting three years and earning all-RMAC first-team honors as both a junior and a senior. He averaged 19.5 points a game both seasons, and finished with 1,520 points, eighth best on CSC’s all-time list. He holds both the Chadron State and the RMAC records for most 3-pointers in a game with 12. He sank 40.7 percent of his 3-point attempts during his career, and scored as many as 48 points in a game, second high in CSC annals. He also tallied 40 points once and 38 twice.
Russ also was a capable defender. He came up with 62 steals as a junior and 58 as a senior. Russ lives in Overland Park, Kan., and is an accounting manager for an advertising agency. He and his wife, Emily, have two boys, Ryder and Avner, and a daughter, Olympia.
