# Russ Critchfield

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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1946)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Russ Critchfield
| image           = 
| height_ft       = 5
| height_in       = 10
| weight_lb       = 150
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1946|6|27}}
| birth_place     = [Salinas, California](/source/Salinas%2C_California), U.S.
| highschool      = [Salinas](/source/Salinas_High_School) (Salinas, California)
| college         = [California](/source/California_Golden_Bears_men's_basketball) (1965–1968)
| draft_year      = 1968
| career_start    = 
| career_end      = 
| career_number   = 14
| career_position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard)
| coach_start     = 
| coach_end       = 
| years1          = {{abay|1968|full=y}}
| team1           = [Oakland Oaks](/source/Oakland_Oaks_(ABA))
| cyears1         = ?–1975
| cteam1          = [Salesian HS](/source/Salesian_College_Preparatory)
| cyears2         = 1975–1976
| cteam2          = [San Diego State](/source/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_basketball) (assistant)
| cyears3         = 1976–1977
| cteam3          = [San Ramon HS](/source/San_Ramon_Valley_High_School)
| cyears4         = 1977–?
| cteam4          = [California](/source/California_Golden_Bears_men's_basketball) (assistant)
| cyears5         = 1985–1986
| cteam5          = [Campolindo HS](/source/Campolindo_High_School)
| cyears6         = 1986–1989
| cteam6          = [Saint Mary’s](/source/Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball) (assistant)
| cyears7         = 1989–1994
| cteam7          = [Washington](/source/Washington_Huskies_men's_basketball) (assistant)
| cyears8         = 1994–1998
| cteam8          = [Vintage HS](/source/Vintage_High_School)
| cyears9         = 1998–present
| cteam9          = [Butte College](/source/Butte_College)
| highlights      = 
*[ABA champion](/source/ABA_champion) ([1969](/source/1969_ABA_Playoffs))
*2× First-team [All-AAWU](/source/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_men's_basketball_teams) (1967, 1968)
*Second-team All-AAWU (1966)
* [California Mr. Basketball](/source/California_Mr._Basketball) (1964)
}}
'''Russell Dean Critchfield'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/russell_dean_critchfield_born_1946_3147803|title=Russell Dean Critchfield was born on June 27, 1946 in Monterey County, California|website=californiabirthindex.org|publisher=[California Birth Index](/source/California_Birth_Index)|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> (born June 27, 1946) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.

A 5'10" [guard](/source/guard_(basketball)), Critchfield played at the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_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-America](/source/All-America)n selection in 1968.<ref>[http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210266146&DB_OEM_ID=30100 Player Bio] at Calbears.com. Retrieved on April 30, 2008.</ref> He was also selected twice to the [All-AAWU](/source/List_of_All-Pacific-12_Conference_men's_basketball_teams) first team (1967–1968). Critchfield was not drafted by an [NBA](/source/NBA) team but was drafted by and played one season (1968–69) with the [Oakland Oaks](/source/Oakland_Oaks_(ABA)) of the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association). He scored 161 points in 47 regular season games and won an [ABA Championship](/source/1969_ABA_Finals).<ref name=basketball-ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/critcru01.html | title = Russell Critchfield Stats | website = [Basketball-Reference.com](/source/Basketball-Reference.com) | access-date = June 28, 2019}}</ref>

Critchfield is currently Assistant men's basketball coach at Chico State University in Chico CA.<ref>[http://www.butte.edu/instruction/pe/athletics/mball/mbcoaches.html Russ Critchfield] at Butte College Athletics. Retrieved on April 30, 2008.</ref>

==Notes==
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{{Oakland Oaks 1968-69 ABA champions}}

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Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's basketball coaches
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball coaches from California
Category:Basketball players from Monterey County, California
Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball coaches
Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball players
Category:High school basketball coaches in the United States
Category:Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
Category:Oakland Oaks draft picks
Category:Oakland Oaks players
Category:Point guards
Category:Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball coaches
Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball coaches
Category:Sportspeople from Salinas, California
Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball coaches

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