RUSSELL IN THE NEWS:
CAREER HONORS:
- 2021-22 | Rated the No. 19 overall player in the Big Ten by Andy Katz
- 2021-22 | Rated the No. 59 overall player in the country by CBS Sports
- 2020 2K Empire Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2019-20 Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference
- 2019-20 Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team
- 2019-20 USBWA District I Player of the Year
- 2019-20 NABC District 4 First Team
- CBS Sports College Basketball National Player of the Week (March 11, 2019)
- 2-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (March 11, 2019 and Nov. 25, 2019)
- Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 4, 2017)
AS A GRAD STUDENT AT MARYLAND (As of March 10): Posted 20, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the second round of the Big-Ten tournament against Michigan State (3/10)... Matched his previous game stats scoring 16 points, assisting on 4 make and stealing it 3 times against Michigan State (3/6)... In his final game at Xfinity Center, Russell posted 16 points, 4 assists and 3 steals to defeat Minnesota (3/2)... The only active player in Division I with 2000 points, 500 assists and 250 steals ... Surpassed 2,000 career points vs. #22 Ohio State (2/27), posting a season-high 27 points ... Had 23 points at Indiana (2/24) ... Needs 2 points to reach 2,000 for career ... Posted third straight game with 20 points, scoring 23 at Nebraska (2/18) ... Tallied 24 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals to lead Maryland in near-upset at #3 Purdue (2/13) ... Recorded 1,900th point and 500th assist vs. Iowa (2/10) ... Has 20 points and six assists vs. Iowa (2/10) ... Matched season-high with 23 points at Rutgers (1/25) ... Had 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals vs. #17 Illinois (1/21)...Record season-highs in points (23) and assists (7) at Northwestern (1/12), and surpassed 1,800 points in career... Posted 18 points and five assists vs. Brown (12/30)... Scored 19 points, including the go-ahead “and-1” with less than a minute remaining to claim game MVP honors vs. #20 Florida (12/12) ... Surpassed 1,700 career points vs. Northwestern (12/5) ... Notched 15 points and six assists vs. Richmond (11/25) ... Scored 22 points in win vs. Vermont (11/13) ... Posted 15 points and hit dagger 3-pointer vs. George Washington (11/11) ... Scored 12 points in Maryland debut vs. Quinnipiac (11/9) ... Transferred to Maryland in April of 2021 ... put on 13 pounds between arrival on campus to start of season.
RUSSELL IN THE RHODE ISLAND RECORD BOOK:
- 1st - Career steals (213)
- 2nd - Single-season steals (86)
- 6th - Career assists (411)
- 7th - Career 3FG made (163)
- 7th - Free throws made (421)
- T-8th - Single-game points (41 - at St. Joe's, 3/5/19)
- 13th - Career points (1594)
AS A SENIOR AT RHODE ISLAND (2020-21): Started 22 of the 23 games he played ... led team with 14.7 points per game ... also averaged 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game ... had eight points, nine rebounds and eight assists against Dayton in the Atlantic 10 Championship (3/4) ... scored a season-high 27 points and had five assists at Duquesne. His second assist made him the fourth player in team history with 1,500 points and 400 assists (2/27) ... just missed a triple-double, scoring 14 points, dishing out 10 assists and grabbing nine rebounds at George Washington (2/21) ... became Rhode Island’s all-time leader in steals with four against Dayton, ending the game with 210; also scored 20 points and had seven assists (2/18) ... became the 17th player in program history to reach 1,500 career points at Dayton (1/30) ... became the third player in program history to reach 200 career steals and also had 18 points, four assists and three rebounds against George Mason (1/16) ... tied his season high with 23 points and had a career-high nine rebounds at VCU (1/9) ... scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished four assists and had two steals at Richmond (1/6) ... had 20 points, a career-high eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals against Saint Joseph's; went 10-for-10 at the free throw line (1/3) ... had 17 points and four steals against Seton Hall (12/2) ... scored 21 points including 11-for-11 at the free throw line against San Francisco (11/29) ... named to the 2K Empire Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals against No. 18 Arizona State and Boston College ... scored 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and had four steals against Boston College (11/26).
AS A JUNIOR AT RHODE ISLAND (2019-20): Appeared in all 30 games, making 29 starts ... named to Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference and All-Defensive teams ... named the USBWA District I Player of the Year ... averaged 18.8 points, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.87 steals per game ... ranked second in the country with 2.87 steals per game ... earned Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (11/25) ... had 17 points, six assists and a program-record eight steals against Saint Louis (3/1) ... scored 15 points and had four assists at Fordham (2/27) ... had 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals against Saint Joseph’s (2/15) ... had 19 points and four assists at Dayton (2/11) ... poured in 24 points at George Washington (2/8) ... had 21 points and four steals against UMass (2/4) ... had 30 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals against VCU (1/31) ... had 29 points and five assists at St. Bonaventure (1/25) ... scored 23 points to go with four steals, three assists and five rebounds against Duquesne (1/22) ... scored his 1,000th career point and had 25 overall at Saint Joseph’s (1/15) ... had 16 points and tied the single-game program record with seven steals at VCU (1/11) ... scored 26 points and had four assists against Davidson (1/8) ... had 25 points, five assists and three steals at Brown (1/2) ... recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 assists to go with five steals at Middle Tennessee (12/29) ... had 24 points and eight assists against Providence (12/6), his seventh straight game with 20+ points ... scored 32 points to go with five assists and five steals at West Virginia (12/1) ... had 20 points - his fifth straight 20-point performance - to go with five rebounds and three assists against Manhattan (11/27) ... had 26 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals against LSU (11/24)
AS A SOPHOMORE AT RHODE ISLAND (2018-19): Started all 32 games in which he played ... averaged 14.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... set a Rhode Island record for points in a road game when he scored 41 at Saint Joseph's in an 86-85 overtime win ... Russell was named the CBS Sports College Basketball National Player of the Week for his performance at Saint Joseph's ... also earned Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors for the week of March 11 after averaging 34.0 points, 4.5 steals, 4.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds in wins over Saint Joseph's and Massachusetts.
AS A FRESHMAN AT RHODE ISLAND (2017-18): Appeared off the bench in all 34 games as freshman, averaging 18.0 minutes per game ... finished the season with 237 points (7.0 per game) ... ranked second on the team in free-throw percentage (.810) and was third overall in 3-pointers made (39) ... also dished out 53 assists and added 27 steals ... was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Dec. 4.
BEFORE COLLEGE: Finished career as Imhotep Charter’s all-time leader in points (1,813), assists, and steals ... as a senior (alongside current teammate Donta Scott), helped lead the Panthers to the Philadelphia Public League and City titles before capturing the PIAA 4A State Championship, scoring a team-high 25 points in the victory over Strong Vincent ... starting point guard for head coach Andre Noble’s squad that finished the 2016-17 season with a 31-2 record ... team was ranked No. 3 by MaxPreps and No. 5 by USA Today ... earned Philadelphia Public League and Pennsylvania Class 4A Player of the Year honors ... Honorable Mention All-America selection by MaxPreps ... was named MVP of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, Montverde Invitational in Florida, Philadelphia Public League Championship, and the Donofrio Classic ... also was a first team All-State selection as a junior.
PERSONAL: Name is Daron "Fatts" Russell ... has been called "Fatts" his whole life and the nickname was given to him by his mother, because he was a chubby baby ... son of Terri Sutton and stepson of Tahar Sutton ... has two brothers, DeWayne and Dejuan, and one sister, Taahira ... brother DeWayne played collegiately at Grand Canyon University ... favorite NBA player is Kobe Bryant and favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
