2016-17 Men's Basketball

30 Landon Russell

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • Highschool Nolan Catholic

Biography

2016-17: Injuries limited him to three games… Recipient of the team’s Dick Derby Scholarship Award.

2015-16: Missed the season with an injury.

2014-15: Appeared in six games off the bench… Scored eight points in 11 minutes in win over Daniel Webster… First career points came in win over Newbury.

Off the Court:

  • Summer intern at the Texas Rangers'' ballpark

Before Yale: TAPPS (largest private school association in Texas) first team all-state selection as a senior at Nolan Catholic High School… District Offensive Player of the Year… Three-time first team all-district selection… Averaged 18.2 points, four assists, 3.5 rebounds and two steals per game as a senior… Shot 84 percent from the free throw line as a junior which led all private schools in Texas… Helped Nolan Catholic reach the championship game of the state tournament as a junior where it lost in overtime to a team led by NBA lottery pick Julius Randle…Played for FV 5:17 and Texas Select AAU teams…With the Select, started alongside two 2015 NBA lottery selections - Emmanuel Mudiay, who was taken by the Denver Nuggets with the seventh pick, and Myles Turner, who the Indiana Pacers selected with the 11th pick.

Personal: Volunteered at Mission Arlington, a local food bank… Grandfather attended Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, graduating in 1955… Father was born in New Haven… Son of Karen and Greg Russell.

Why Yale? “Because I felt that it presented an unmatched variety of opportunities and also opened many new doors. I love the idea of receiving a world class education while also being able to play Division I basketball at a high level. I really like the coaching staff and feel very comfortable at Yale.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2014-15First Year

    G
    6'2" 180 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2015-16Sophomore

    G
    6'2" 180 lbs
    23
  • 30

    2016-17Junior

    G
    6'2" 175 lbs
    30