Fatts Russell

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Fatts Russell
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Russell with Karşıyaka in 2024
No. 11 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga Națională
ABA League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1998-05-06) May 6, 1998 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican / Romanian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolImhotep Charter
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Mornar
2023Galatasaray
2023–2024Manisa BB
2024–2025Karşıyaka Basket
2025New Taipei CTBC DEA
2025–presentU-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights
  • First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020)
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2021)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2020)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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Russell with Maryland in 2021

Daron "Fatts" Russell (born May 6, 1998) is an American-born naturalised Romanian professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională (LNBM), the ABA League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for four years for Rhode Island, and after graduating he played one season for the Maryland Terrapins.

Early life and high school career

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Russell grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and looked up to basketball player Kobe Bryant, who was born in the same city.[1][2] His mother gave him the nickname "Fatts," which he has been called his entire life, because he was chubby as a baby.[3] Russell played for Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia, where he was coached by Andre Noble.[1] Russell became its all-time leader in points, assists and steals.[4] As a senior, he led his team, which was considered one of the best in the country, to a 31–2 record and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) 4A state championship, scoring 25 points in the title game.[5] Russell was named Philadelphia Public League and Pennsylvania Class 4A most valuable player (MVP).[6] He was a consensus three-star recruit and committed to play collegiately for Rhode Island over offers from Seton Hall, SMU and Western Kentucky, among others.[7]

College career

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Russell with Rhode Island in 2020

On December 4, 2017, Russell was named Atlantic 10 freshman of the week after scoring 20 points in wins over Brown and Providence.[8] As a freshman, Russell averaged 7.0 points per game.[9] In the NCAA Tournament, he scored 15 points including two clinching free throws with 11 seconds remaining and had five assists and two steals in a 83–78 overtime win against Oklahoma.[10] Russell scored a career-high 41 points on March 5, 2019, in a 86–85 overtime win against St. Joseph's.[11] It was the highest scoring effort by a Rhode Island player in a road game. Russell finished his sophomore season averaging 14.2 points and 3.7 assists per game.[12]

On January 15, 2020, Russell scored 25 points against St. Joseph's and surpassed the 1,000 point threshold.[1] He scored 30 points on January 30, in a 87–75 win over VCU.[13] On February 13, Russell was named to the midseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy.[14] At the close of the regular season, Russell was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10 and the Defensive Team.[15] He was named the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association District I Player of the Year and was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2019–20 Division I All-District 4 First Team. Russell averaged 18.8 points and 2.9 steals per game, second in Division I. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft but intended to keep his college eligibility.[16] On February 16, 2021, in a game against Dayton, Russell became Rhode Island's all-time leader in steals.[17] As a senior, he averaged 14.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, earning Third Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. After the season, Russell transferred to Maryland.[18]

On February 27, 2022, Russell scored a career-high 27 points and surpassed the 2,000 point mark in a 75-60 win over Ohio State.[19] He was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten, after averaging 15.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.[20]

Professional career

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Mornar (2022–2023)

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On July 7, 2022, Russell signed with Mornar of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League.[21]

Galatasaray Nef (2023)

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On January 21, 2023, he signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[22]

Manisa BB (2023–2024)

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On June 21, 2023, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[23]

Karşıyaka Basket (2024–2025)

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On June 28, 2024, he signed with Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[24]

New Taipei CTBC DEA (2025)

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On February 25, 2025, Russell signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[25]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2025–present)

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On July 25, 2025, Russell signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională (LNBM), the ABA League and the EuroCup.[26]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Rhode Island 34 0 17.9 .352 .298 .810 1.6 1.6 .8 .0 7.0
2018–19 Rhode Island 32 32 34.1 .338 .223 .737 2.7 3.7 1.8 .3 14.2
2019–20 Rhode Island 30 29 35.7 .388 .357 .824 3.4 4.6 2.9 .2 18.8
2020–21 Rhode Island 23 22 33.2 .337 .235 .799 4.5 4.5 1.9 .1 14.7
Career 119 83 29.7 .356 .281 .790 2.9 3.5 1.8 .2 13.4

Personal life

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Russell's older brother DeWayne played college basketball for Grand Canyon before playing professionally overseas.[27]

References

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