John Russell
John David Russell
Coaching Career: 1927-1947
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964.
John Russell compiled a record of 143 wins and 217 losses in his coaching career with the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Indians, Camden Indians/Brooklyn Indians, Chicago Bruins, Newark Mules, Trenton Tigers, Westchester Indians/New York Gothams and Wilkes-Barre Barons. He began coaching during the 1927 season and last coached during the 1947 campaign. Russell was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Coaching Record:
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
1927-28 | ABL | Chicago Bruins | 49 | 13 | 36 | .265 | ||||||
1928-29 | ABL | Chicago Bruins | 36 | 18 | 18 | .500 | ||||||
1929-30 | ABL | Chicago Bruins | 54 | 29 | 25 | .537 | ||||||
1934-35 | ABL | Newark Mules | 19 | 9 | 10 | .474 | ||||||
1939-40 | ABL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 14 | 2 | 12 | .143 | ||||||
1942-43 | ABL | Camden Indians/Brooklyn Indians | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | ||||||
1943-44 | ABL | Brooklyn Indians | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | ||||||
1944-45 | ABL | Westchester Indians/New York Gothams | 26 | 11 | 15 | .423 | ||||||
1945-46 | ABL | Trenton Tigers | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 | ||||||
1946-47 | NBA | Boston Celtics | 60 | 22 | 38 | .367 | ||||||
1947-48 | NBA | Boston Celtics | 48 | 20 | 28 | .417 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
Totals | 360 | 143 | 217 | .397 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |