Russ Critchfield

Russ Critchfield

Personal information
Born	(1946-06-27) June 27, 1946 (age 80) Salinas, California, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Salinas (Salinas, California)
College	California (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: undrafted
Position	Point guard
Number	14
Career history
Playing
1968–1969	Oakland Oaks
Coaching
?–1975	Salesian HS
1975–1976	San Diego State (assistant)
1976–1977	San Ramon HS
1977–1985	California (assistant)
1985–1986	Campolindo HS
1986–1989	Saint Mary’s (assistant)
1989–1994	Washington (assistant)
1994–1998	Vintage HS
1998–2021	Butte College
2021–2026	Chico State (assistant)
Career highlights
ABA champion (1969) 2× First-team All-AAWU (1967, 1968) Second-team All-AAWU (1966) California Mr. Basketball (1964)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Russell Dean Critchfield^[1] (born June 27, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

A 5'10" point 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 was last an assistant men's basketball coach at Chico State University in Chico, California.^[4]

Notes

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.