Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Russell was an NBA All-Star and the first overall pick of the 1966 NBA draft.\n', '

In 1962, while playing at Chicago\'s Carver High School, Russell was named the Chicago Sun-Times Boy\'s Player of the Year. Russell played college basketball at the University of Michigan.\n', '

Along with Bill Buntin, Russell led the Wolverines to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles (1964–66) and to Final Four appearances in 1964 and 1965, losing in the final game 91-80 to defending national champion UCLA and John Wooden in 1965. \n', '

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