Bill Russell C

Born: Feb 12, 1934 (Passed away Jul 31, 2022, aged 88)

Birthplace/Hometown: West Monroe, Louisiana

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-10 (208cm)     Weight: 215 (98kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1956 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, St. Louis Hawks

Draft Rights Trade: STH to BOS, Apr 30, 1956

Pre-Draft Team: San Francisco (Sr)

High School: McClymonds High School [Oakland, California]

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NBA Career

13 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, Hall of Fame Player, 11x NBA Champion, 5x MVP, 3x All-NBA 1st, All-NBA Defensive 1st, 12x All-Star, #6 retired by BOS#6 retired across entire NBA

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 48 - 35.3 14.71 5.77 13.52 .427 - - - 3.17 6.44 .492 - - 19.65 1.83 - - - 2.98
1957-58 ★ BOS 69 - 38.3 16.55 6.61 14.96 .442 - - - 3.33 6.42 .519 - - 22.67 2.93 - - - 2.62
1958-59 ☆ BOS 70 - 42.6 16.69 6.51 14.24 .457 - - - 3.66 6.11 .598 - - 23.03 3.17 - - - 2.30
1959-60 ☆ BOS 74 - 42.5 18.24 7.50 16.07 .467 - - - 3.24 5.30 .612 - - 24.03 3.74 - - - 2.84
1960-61 ★ BOS 78 - 44.3 16.95 6.82 16.03 .426 - - - 3.31 6.01 .550 - - 23.95 3.44 - - - 1.99
1961-62 ★ BOS 76 - 45.2 18.89 7.57 16.55 .457 - - - 3.76 6.33 .595 - - 23.55 4.49 - - - 2.72
1962-63 ★ BOS 78 - 44.9 16.78 6.55 15.15 .432 - - - 3.68 6.63 .555 - - 23.63 4.46 - - - 2.42
1963-64 ☆ BOS 78 - 44.6 14.97 5.97 13.81 .433 - - - 3.03 5.50 .550 - - 24.74 4.74 - - - 2.44
1964-65 ★ BOS 78 - 44.4 14.13 5.50 12.56 .438 - - - 3.13 5.46 .573 - - 24.08 5.26 - - - 2.62
1965-66 ☆ BOS 78 - 43.4 12.88 5.01 12.09 .415 - - - 2.86 5.19 .551 - - 22.81 4.76 - - - 2.83
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - 40.7 13.27 4.88 10.74 .454 - - - 3.52 5.77 .610 - - 20.99 5.83 - - - 3.19
1967-68 ☆ BOS 78 - 37.9 12.53 4.68 11.00 .425 - - - 3.17 5.90 .537 - - 18.60 4.58 - - - 3.10
1968-69 ☆ BOS 77 - 42.7 9.90 3.62 8.38 .433 - - - 2.65 5.04 .526 - - 19.27 4.86 - - - 3.00
CAREER   963 - 42.3 15.08 5.91 13.43 .440 - - - 3.27 5.83 .561 - - 22.45 4.26 - - - 2.69

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 48 - 1,695 706 277 649 .427 - - - 152 309 .492 - - 943 88 - - - 143
1957-58 ★ BOS 69 - 2,640 1,142 456 1,032 .442 - - - 230 443 .519 - - 1,564 202 - - - 181
1958-59 ☆ BOS 70 - 2,979 1,168 456 997 .457 - - - 256 428 .598 - - 1,612 222 - - - 161
1959-60 ☆ BOS 74 - 3,146 1,350 555 1,189 .467 - - - 240 392 .612 - - 1,778 277 - - - 210
1960-61 ★ BOS 78 - 3,458 1,322 532 1,250 .426 - - - 258 469 .550 - - 1,868 268 - - - 155
1961-62 ★ BOS 76 - 3,433 1,436 575 1,258 .457 - - - 286 481 .595 - - 1,790 341 - - - 207
1962-63 ★ BOS 78 - 3,500 1,309 511 1,182 .432 - - - 287 517 .555 - - 1,843 348 - - - 189
1963-64 ☆ BOS 78 - 3,482 1,168 466 1,077 .433 - - - 236 429 .550 - - 1,930 370 - - - 190
1964-65 ★ BOS 78 - 3,466 1,102 429 980 .438 - - - 244 426 .573 - - 1,878 410 - - - 204
1965-66 ☆ BOS 78 - 3,386 1,005 391 943 .415 - - - 223 405 .551 - - 1,779 371 - - - 221
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - 3,297 1,075 395 870 .454 - - - 285 467 .610 - - 1,700 472 - - - 258
1967-68 ☆ BOS 78 - 2,953 977 365 858 .425 - - - 247 460 .537 - - 1,451 357 - - - 242
1968-69 ☆ BOS 77 - 3,291 762 279 645 .433 - - - 204 388 .526 - - 1,484 374 - - - 231
CAREER   963 - 40,726 14,522 5,687 12,930 .440 - - - 3,148 5,614 .561 - - 21,620 4,100 - - - 2,592

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 BOS 48 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 - - 0.48 28 20 .583 1.60 4.60 6.20
1957-58 ★ BOS 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.43 49 20 .710 3.70 7.70 11.30
1958-59 ☆ BOS 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.43 50 20 .714 4.70 8.20 12.90
1959-60 ☆ BOS 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.33 59 15 .797 4.90 8.90 13.80
1960-61 ★ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 - - 0.38 57 21 .731 1.70 11.30 13.00
1961-62 ★ BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 - - 0.38 60 16 .789 3.90 11.60 15.50
1962-63 ★ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 - - 0.44 57 21 .731 1.00 12.60 13.50
1963-64 ☆ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 - - 0.40 58 20 .744 1.30 16.00 17.30
1964-65 ★ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.43 61 17 .782 2.40 14.40 16.90
1965-66 ☆ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.43 53 25 .679 0.30 11.40 11.70
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 - - 0.54 60 21 .741 3.00 9.20 12.20
1967-68 ☆ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 - - 0.54 52 26 .667 0.40 7.80 8.20
1968-69 ☆ BOS 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 - - 0.60 46 31 .597 1.00 9.90 10.90
CAREER   963 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.43 690 273 .717 29.90 133.60 163.40

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 BOS 48 - .450 .427 - - - - - - - - 91.87 - 1.09 - - 19.75
1957-58 ★ BOS 69 - .465 .442 - - - - - - - - 96.10 - 1.11 - - 21.03
1958-59 ☆ BOS 70 - .493 .457 - - - - - - - - 105.55 - 1.17 - - 19.16
1959-60 ☆ BOS 74 - .496 .467 - - - - - - - - 107.90 - 1.14 - - 18.56
1960-61 ★ BOS 78 - .454 .426 - - - - - - - - 97.57 - 1.06 - - 16.25
1961-62 ★ BOS 76 - .489 .457 - - - - - - - - 105.17 - 1.14 - - 17.63
1962-63 ★ BOS 78 - .464 .432 - - - - - - - - 98.74 - 1.11 - - 16.36
1963-64 ☆ BOS 78 - .461 .433 - - - - - - - - 98.28 - 1.08 - - 17.00
1964-65 ★ BOS 78 - .472 .438 - - - 14.76 - - - - 101.05 - 1.12 - - 18.16
1965-66 ☆ BOS 78 - .448 .415 - - - 13.84 - - - - 96.53 - 1.07 - - 16.51
1966-67 ☆ BOS 81 - .500 .454 - - - 17.26 - - - - 106.43 - 1.24 - - 18.32
1967-68 ☆ BOS 78 - .461 .425 - - - 14.89 - - - - 96.24 - 1.14 - - 16.29
1968-69 ☆ BOS 77 - .467 .433 - - - 13.88 - - - - 95.83 - 1.18 - - 14.56
CAREER   963 - .471 .440 - - - 14.93 - - - - 100.06 - 1.12 - - 20.49

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1956 - The St. Louis Hawks selected Bill Russell in Round 1 with Pick 2 in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Apr 30, 1956 - The Boston Celtics acquired the Draft Rights to Bill Russell from the St. Louis Hawks in a trade.
Dec 20, 1956 - Bill Russell signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1969 - Bill Russell, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Jul 31, 2022 - Bill Russell passed away. He was 88 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player - 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
All-NBA First Team - 1959, 1963, 1965
All-NBA Second Team - 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1969
NBA Lifetime Achievement Award - 2017

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 10 - 40.9 13.90 5.40 14.80 .365 - - - 3.10 6.10 .508 - - 24.40 3.20 - - - 4.10
1957-58 BOS 9 - 39.4 15.11 5.33 14.78 .361 - - - 4.44 7.33 .606 - - 24.56 2.67 - - - 2.67
1958-59 BOS 11 - 45.1 15.55 5.91 14.45 .409 - - - 3.73 6.09 .612 - - 27.73 3.64 - - - 2.55
1959-60 BOS 13 - 44.0 18.54 7.23 15.85 .456 - - - 4.08 5.77 .707 - - 25.85 2.92 - - - 2.92
1960-61 BOS 10 - 46.2 19.10 7.30 17.10 .427 - - - 4.50 8.60 .523 - - 29.90 4.80 - - - 2.40
1961-62 BOS 14 - 48.0 22.43 8.29 18.07 .458 - - - 5.86 8.07 .726 - - 26.43 5.00 - - - 3.50
1962-63 BOS 13 - 47.5 20.31 7.38 16.31 .453 - - - 5.54 8.38 .661 - - 25.08 5.08 - - - 2.77
1963-64 BOS 10 - 45.1 13.10 4.70 13.20 .356 - - - 3.70 6.70 .552 - - 27.20 4.40 - - - 3.30
1964-65 BOS 12 - 46.8 16.50 6.58 12.50 .527 - - - 3.33 6.33 .526 - - 25.17 6.33 - - - 3.58
1965-66 BOS 17 - 47.9 19.06 7.29 15.35 .475 - - - 4.47 7.24 .618 - - 25.18 5.00 - - - 3.53
1966-67 BOS 9 - 43.3 10.56 3.44 9.56 .360 - - - 3.67 5.78 .635 - - 22.00 5.56 - - - 3.56
1967-68 BOS 19 - 45.7 14.42 5.21 12.74 .409 - - - 4.00 6.84 .585 - - 22.84 5.21 - - - 3.84
1968-69 BOS 18 - 46.1 10.83 4.28 10.11 .423 - - - 2.28 4.50 .506 - - 20.50 5.44 - - - 3.61
CAREER   165 - 45.4 16.20 6.08 14.15 .430 - - - 4.04 6.70 .603 - - 24.87 4.67 - - - 3.31

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 10 - 409 139 54 148 .365 - - - 31 61 .508 - - 244 32 - - - 41
1957-58 BOS 9 - 355 136 48 133 .361 - - - 40 66 .606 - - 221 24 - - - 24
1958-59 BOS 11 - 496 171 65 159 .409 - - - 41 67 .612 - - 305 40 - - - 28
1959-60 BOS 13 - 572 241 94 206 .456 - - - 53 75 .707 - - 336 38 - - - 38
1960-61 BOS 10 - 462 191 73 171 .427 - - - 45 86 .523 - - 299 48 - - - 24
1961-62 BOS 14 - 672 314 116 253 .458 - - - 82 113 .726 - - 370 70 - - - 49
1962-63 BOS 13 - 617 264 96 212 .453 - - - 72 109 .661 - - 326 66 - - - 36
1963-64 BOS 10 - 451 131 47 132 .356 - - - 37 67 .552 - - 272 44 - - - 33
1964-65 BOS 12 - 561 198 79 150 .527 - - - 40 76 .526 - - 302 76 - - - 43
1965-66 BOS 17 - 814 324 124 261 .475 - - - 76 123 .618 - - 428 85 - - - 60
1966-67 BOS 9 - 390 95 31 86 .360 - - - 33 52 .635 - - 198 50 - - - 32
1967-68 BOS 19 - 869 274 99 242 .409 - - - 76 130 .585 - - 434 99 - - - 73
1968-69 BOS 18 - 829 195 77 182 .423 - - - 41 81 .506 - - 369 98 - - - 65
CAREER   165 - 7,497 2,673 1,003 2,335 .430 - - - 667 1,106 .603 - - 4,104 770 - - - 546

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.41 7 3 .700 -0.10 1.50 1.40
1957-58 BOS 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 - - 0.50 5 4 .556 0.20 1.00 1.20
1958-59 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 - - 0.42 8 3 .727 0.30 1.60 1.90
1959-60 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 - - 0.36 8 5 .615 1.10 1.80 3.00
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 - - 0.50 8 2 .800 0.40 1.60 1.90
1961-62 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 - - 0.45 8 6 .571 1.40 2.20 3.60
1962-63 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 - - 0.51 8 5 .615 0.70 1.80 2.50
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 - - 0.51 8 2 .800 -0.30 2.20 1.90
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 - - 0.51 8 4 .667 1.00 2.40 3.30
1965-66 BOS 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 - - 0.47 11 6 .647 1.00 2.20 3.20
1966-67 BOS 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 - - 0.60 4 5 .444 - 0.70 0.70
1967-68 BOS 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 - - 0.54 12 7 .632 0.10 1.60 1.60
1968-69 BOS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.45 12 6 .667 0.20 1.20 1.40
CAREER   165 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 - - 0.47 107 58 .648 6.00 21.80 27.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 BOS 10 - .398 .365 - - - 11.44 - - - - 87.31 - 0.94 - - 15.94
1957-58 BOS 9 - .420 .361 - - - 10.18 - - - - 96.70 - 1.02 - - 17.17
1958-59 BOS 11 - .454 .409 - - - 9.55 - - - - 102.07 - 1.08 - - 16.78
1959-60 BOS 13 - .504 .456 - - - 8.68 - - - - 116.30 - 1.17 - - 16.85
1960-61 BOS 10 - .457 .427 - - - 13.29 - - - - 95.02 - 1.12 - - 17.13
1961-62 BOS 14 - .519 .458 - - - 13.88 - - - - 118.42 - 1.24 - - 17.53
1962-63 BOS 13 - .508 .453 - - - 13.57 - - - - 111.34 - 1.25 - - 16.67
1963-64 BOS 10 - .406 .356 - - - 13.38 - - - - 90.83 - 0.99 - - 13.92
1964-65 BOS 12 - .540 .527 - - - 16.63 - - - - 105.30 - 1.32 - - 20.22
1965-66 BOS 17 - .514 .475 - - - 14.16 - - - - 109.30 - 1.24 - - 19.75
1966-67 BOS 9 - .436 .360 - - - 14.78 - - - - 99.51 - 1.10 - - 15.04
1967-68 BOS 19 - .458 .409 - - - 14.28 - - - - 99.37 - 1.13 - - 15.92
1968-69 BOS 18 - .448 .423 - - - 15.14 - - - - 92.92 - 1.07 - - 14.45
CAREER   165 - .474 .430 - - - 14.91 - - - - 103.26 - 1.14 - - 19.41

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1963

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958 East 1 - 26 11 5 12 .417 - - - 1 3 .333 - - 11 2 - - - 5
1959 East 1 - 27 7 3 10 .300 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 9 1 - - - 4
1960 East 1 - 27 6 3 7 .429 - - - 0 2 .000 - - 8 3 - - - 1
1961 East 1 - 28 24 9 15 .600 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 11 1 - - - 2
1962 East 1 - 27 12 5 12 .417 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 12 2 - - - 2
1963 East 1 - 37 19 8 14 .571 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 24 5 - - - 3
1964 East 1 - 42 13 6 13 .462 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 21 2 - - - 4
1965 East 1 - 33 17 7 12 .583 - - - 3 9 .333 - - 13 5 - - - 6
1966 East 1 - 23 2 1 6 .167 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 10 2 - - - 2
1967 East 1 - 22 2 1 2 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 5 5 - - - 2
1968 East 1 - 23 4 2 4 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 9 8 - - - 5
1969 East 1 - 28 3 1 4 .250 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 6 3 - - - 1
TOTAL   12 - 343 120 51 111 .459 - - - 18 34 .529 - - 139 39 - - - 37
AVERAGES   12 - 28.6 10.00 4.25 9.25 .459 - - - 1.50 2.83 .529 - - 11.58 3.25 - - - 3.08

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NCAA Career

College: San Francisco (1956)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1952-53 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 San Francisco So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 San Francisco Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1955-56 San Francisco Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Helms Foundation Player of the Year - 1955, 1956
Consensus All-American First Team - 1955, 1956
AP All-American First Team - 1955, 1956
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1955, 1956
UPI Player of the Year - 1956
UPI All-American First Team - 1955, 1956
NEA All-American First Team - 1955, 1956
International News Service All-American First Team - 1955, 1956
Collier's Magazine All-American First Team - 1956
Collier's Magazine All-American Second Team - 1955
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 1955
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1955, 1956


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell is 90 years old.

What is the height of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell is 6-10 (208cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell is 215 lbs (98kg).

What is the birthday of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell was born on Feb 12, 1934.

What position does Bill Russell play?

Bill Russell plays the C position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell was drafted out of San Francisco.

What high school did Bill Russell attend?

Bill Russell attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California.

What nationality is Bill Russell?

Bill Russell has a United States nationality.

Where was Bill Russell born?

Bill Russell was born in West Monroe, Louisiana.

How many NBA seasons has Bill Russell played?

Bill Russell played 13 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell had career averages 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists in 963 games.

What are the career totals of Bill Russell?

Bill Russell had career totals of 14,522 points, 21,620 rebounds, 4,100 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 963 games.

How many teams has Bill Russell been on?

Bill Russell played their entire career for the Boston Celtics.

When was Bill Russell drafted?

Bill Russell was drafted in the 1st round (#3 overall) of the 1956 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks.

What is Bill Russell's career high in points?

Bill Russell averaged a career high 18.9 points per game in 1961-1962.

What is Bill Russell's career high in rebounds?

Bill Russell averaged a career high 24.7 rebounds per game in 1963-1964.

What is Bill Russell's career high in assists?

Bill Russell averaged a career high 5.8 assists per game in 1966-1967.

What is the career PER of Bill Russell's?

Bill Russell had a career PER of 20.5.

Is Bill Russell in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bill Russell was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.

How many championships has Bill Russell won?

Bill Russell has won 11 NBA championships.

How many times did Bill Russell win Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player?

Bill Russell won MVP 5 times.

How many times did Bill Russell win All-NBA First Team?

Bill Russell won All-NBA 1st 3 times.

How many times did Bill Russell win All-NBA Defensive First Team?

Bill Russell won All-NBA Defensive 1st 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Bill Russell been on?

Bill Russell is a 12x All-Star.

Is Bill Russell's jersey retired?

Bill Russell's #6 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.

Is Bill Russell's jersey retired?

Bill Russell's jersey #6 has been retired across entire NBA.