University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Russell, Cedric
Jersey Number 0
Cedric Russell
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, La.
- High School:
- Peabody Magnet
Bio
• 2021 First-Team All-Louisiana
• 2021 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2021 Lou Henson All-America
• 2021 NABC First-Team All-District
• SBC Player of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
• 2x LSWA Player of the Week
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2019-20 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (Third team)
2020-21 (Senior): Team leader in scoring (17.2) and ranked among the national leaders in 3-point shooting ... sank 42 percent (152-363) of his total attempts on the season and was 76-for-190 (40.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line ... made 66 of 86 attempts (76.7 percent) from the free throw line ... played in all 26 games with 25 starts ... named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference and NABC All-District 23 ... ranked 20th among all Division I players in 3-pointers made per game (2.92) and was 27th in total 3-pointers made ... ranked 31st nationally in both 3-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal percentage ... was 48th in total field goal attempts ... scored in double figures in 22 games with 10 game scoring 20 points or more ... opened the season with 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting against eventual national champion Baylor (Nov. 28) in the Vegas Bubble ... scored 12 points at New Orleans (Dec. 2) to become the 49th player to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career ... scored 19 points in a win over LSU Alexandria (Dec. 8) before reaching the 20-point mark in games against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), New Orleans (Dec. 15) and McNeese (Dec. 19) ... scored 25 points against Louisiana Tech and helping the Ragin' Cajuns rally from a 16-point deficit in a 61-56 win ... scored 20 points, despite going 0-for-7 from behind the 3-point line, in a win over New Orleans before scoring 23 points in a win over McNeese ... scored 17 points in back-to-back games against Little Rock (Jan. 9) and UT Arlington (Jan. 15) ... added 16 points in the series finale at UTA (Jan. 16) after coming off the bench in his previous game ... poured in 26 points in helping Louisiana rally past Arkansas State (Jan. 22) ... averaged 22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in a two-game series at Texas State, beginning on Jan. 29 with a 21-point performance with three 3-pointers in a 62-60 win ... capped off the week with his seventh 20-point game of the season, scoring 24 points with a season-high six 3-pointers in a 74-73 thriller on Jan. 30 that catapulted Louisiana into the SBC West Division lead ... went 9-for-17 from the floor and 6-for-9 from long range in the finale ... had 19 points in the opening game at A-State (Feb. 5) before responding the following day with a season-high 30 on 11 of 19 shooting against the Red Wolves ... went 7-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-7 from long range to score 26 points in a win over UT Arlington (Feb. 22) ... added 20 points against Georgia State (March 7) in the semifinals of the SBC Championships to move 22nd place on the school's all-time scoring list (1,409) ... 76 made 3-pointers increased his career total to 266 - five shy of the school record set by Brad Boyd from 2000-03 ... grabbed season-high seven rebounds against LSU-S (Dec. 5) ... had 17 games with three of more 3-pointers with season-high six coming at Texas State (Jan. 30) ... sank five 3-pointers in games against Arkansas State (Feb. 6) and UTA (Feb. 22) with four coming in games against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), Little Rock (Jan. 9), Arkansas State (Jan. 23 & Feb. 5) and Georgia State (March 7).
2019-20 (Junior): Second-leading scorer at 14.4 points per game while leading the Ragin' Cajuns with 74 3-pointers ... grabbed 3.7 rebounds while averaging 2.1 assists per game ... started in all 32 games played ... went 159-388 (.410) from the floor and 74-for-129 (.338) from behind the 3-point line ... converted on 68 of 87 attempts (.782) from the free throw line ... a preseason third-team All-Sun Belt Conference recipient ... finished ninth in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring, was third in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.3) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.338) ... ranked 64th among Division I players in 3-point field goal attempts (219) ... made at least one 3-pointer in 30 games during the 2019-20 season, including 24 of final 25 games ... scored 20 or more points six times during the season, including three times in Louisiana's final five games ... scored 22 of his season-high 29 points, with career-high seven 3-pointers at South Alabama (2/13) ... went 10-for-16 from the floor and was 7-for-13 from behind the 3-point line ... scored 23 points against Georgia Southern (2/8) ... recorded 15 games with three or more made 3-pointers ... scored 19 points in the second half, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of a come-from-behind 77-74 win over Arkansas State (2/26), helping Louisiana rally from a 14-point deficit ... scored in double figures in 14 of Louisiana's first 15 games before battling a foot injury during a four-game stretch in early January ... went 5-for-11 from long distance and scored 22 points in win over McNeese (11/9) ... led Louisiana in regular-season finale against Coastal Carolina (3/3) scoring 28 points, shooting 8-for-20 from the floor and 9 of 10 from the free throw line in a 108-101 victory ... posted a 23-point game at Georgia Southern (3/9) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships going 9-for-19 from the floor ... reached double figures in nine of the Ragin' Cajuns last 10 games ... averaged 19.0 points on 46-percent aim from the floor (42-for-91) over his final six games ... scored six of his 12 points in the final minute of Louisiana's 73-66 win over Arkansas State (3/7) in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... missed the Texas State (1/18) with a foot injury ... averaged 15.7 points in his first six games before being held scoreless against UC Irvine (11/26) ... averaged 14.8 points over next eight contests that began with back-to-back 16-point games against Southeastern Louisiana (12/3) and Arizona State (12/7) ... scored 12 points and dished out career-high six assists against South Alabama (1/2) ... grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at ULM (2/22).
2018-19 (Sophomore): Averaged 9.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game ... played in all 32 games for the Ragin' Cajuns with 28 starts ... led team in 3-point field goal attempts (174) and 3-pointers made (61) ... was third for the Ragin' Cajuns at the free throw line converting on 46 of 57 attempts (.807), and in minutes played (859) ... second on the team in scoring during Sun Belt Conference play (12.3) while finishing 37 of 45 (.822) from the free throw line ... made at least two 3-pointers in 19 games during the season with season-high five coming in games against South Alabama (1/24), Texas State (2/23) and Little Rock (3/7) ... averaged 17.7 points in his final seven games of the season, which included his top-two career scoring games ... scored 10 points against the University of the Virgin Islands (11/6) and at No. 2-ranked Kansas (11/16) before being held in single-digits until an 11-point performance against Little Rock (1/5) ... scored 14 points, including a 7-for-7 performance from the free throw line, at ULM (1/19) before scoring all 15 points from behind the 3-point line in an 88-84 SBC victory over South Alabama (1/24) ... scored 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting against Georgia Southern (2/6) before scoring 14 points with four 3-pointers in a nationally-televised victory over Georgia State (2/8) ... scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds in a SBC win at UT Arlington (2/21) ... scored a then-career high 25 points at Texas State (2/23) going 9-for-15 from the floor and 5-for-9 from long distance ... scored 14 points each in the Ragin' Cajuns homestand against Coastal Carolina (2/28) and Appalachian State (3/3), going a combined 8-for-9 from the free throw line ... scored 21 of his career-high 34 points in the second half and Louisiana rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to defeat Little Rock (3/7) ... his 3-pointer from the right corner with 3:13 remaining put Louisiana back up for good, 72-70 ... finished 10-for-15 from the floor, 5-for-8 from behind the 3-point line and was 9-for-11 from the charity stripe ... played 38 minutes, tying his career-high, and scored 13 points with three 3-pointers in a 90-87 overtime win at Arkansas State (3/9) ... scored 10 points and an assist, block and career-best five steals against South Alabama (3/14) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2017-18 (Freshman): Had a stellar first season for Louisiana, playing in all 34 games and averaging 5.7 points per game ... finished as the team leader in 3-point percentage, converting on 55 of 127 attempts from behind the arc ... spent time as the backup to Marcus Stroman at point guard ... had an impressive collegiate debut against Ole Miss (11/10), scoring 15 points with a pair of steals and two assists ... sank five 3-pointers against the Rebels and finished 5-for-9 from the field ... came back with a near-repeat performance in the Ragin' Cajuns home opener against Louisiana College (11/14) scoring 15 points on 5 of 8 aim from the floor ... finished 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point line and added two steals ... scored a season-high 20 points in his third collegiate game, burying 7 of 11 attempts from the floor and going 6-for-7 from behind the arc against Savannah State (11/17) ... grabbed three rebounds and added three assists and a season-high three steals against SSU ... sank three of more 3-pointers in seven games during the season ... poured in five 3-pointers in seven attempts at Georgia State (2/8) and sank four 3-pointers in the first half against UT Arlington (2/17) ... went 3-for-5 from behind the arc in a win at Louisiana Tech (12/12) ... finished 3-for-4 from long range in scoring nine points against Texas State (3/9) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals ... capped off the season with 10 points against LSU (3/14) in the first round of the NIT ... named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School: A top-5 national combo guard and a three-star prospect at perennial state basketball power Peabody Magnet ... coached by Charles Smith ... rated No. 5 in the state of Louisiana by ESPN.com ... a two-time Class 3A All-State selection ... averaged 22.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior ... led the Warhorses to a 38-3 record and the 2017 Class 3A state title ... named the state championship game MVP after scoring 22 points and leading Peabody to its overall eighth state title and first since 2012 ... earned both District 3-3A and All-Cenla MVP honors and selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game ... averaged 23.1 points per game as a junior ... shot 52 percent from the floor while helping the Warhorses back the Louisiana Boy's Top 28 for the first time in three seasons.
Personal: Born March 6, 1999 in Alexandria ... the son of Cedric and Felisa Russell ... has two sisters ... mother is a UL graduate ... graduated 10th in his class at Peabody Magnet ... named a second-team member to the All-Cenla Team of the 2010s by the Alexandria Town Talk ... a sports management major.
• 2021 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2021 Lou Henson All-America
• 2021 NABC First-Team All-District
• SBC Player of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
• 2x LSWA Player of the Week
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2019-20 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (Third team)
2020-21 (Senior): Team leader in scoring (17.2) and ranked among the national leaders in 3-point shooting ... sank 42 percent (152-363) of his total attempts on the season and was 76-for-190 (40.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line ... made 66 of 86 attempts (76.7 percent) from the free throw line ... played in all 26 games with 25 starts ... named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference and NABC All-District 23 ... ranked 20th among all Division I players in 3-pointers made per game (2.92) and was 27th in total 3-pointers made ... ranked 31st nationally in both 3-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal percentage ... was 48th in total field goal attempts ... scored in double figures in 22 games with 10 game scoring 20 points or more ... opened the season with 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting against eventual national champion Baylor (Nov. 28) in the Vegas Bubble ... scored 12 points at New Orleans (Dec. 2) to become the 49th player to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career ... scored 19 points in a win over LSU Alexandria (Dec. 8) before reaching the 20-point mark in games against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), New Orleans (Dec. 15) and McNeese (Dec. 19) ... scored 25 points against Louisiana Tech and helping the Ragin' Cajuns rally from a 16-point deficit in a 61-56 win ... scored 20 points, despite going 0-for-7 from behind the 3-point line, in a win over New Orleans before scoring 23 points in a win over McNeese ... scored 17 points in back-to-back games against Little Rock (Jan. 9) and UT Arlington (Jan. 15) ... added 16 points in the series finale at UTA (Jan. 16) after coming off the bench in his previous game ... poured in 26 points in helping Louisiana rally past Arkansas State (Jan. 22) ... averaged 22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in a two-game series at Texas State, beginning on Jan. 29 with a 21-point performance with three 3-pointers in a 62-60 win ... capped off the week with his seventh 20-point game of the season, scoring 24 points with a season-high six 3-pointers in a 74-73 thriller on Jan. 30 that catapulted Louisiana into the SBC West Division lead ... went 9-for-17 from the floor and 6-for-9 from long range in the finale ... had 19 points in the opening game at A-State (Feb. 5) before responding the following day with a season-high 30 on 11 of 19 shooting against the Red Wolves ... went 7-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-7 from long range to score 26 points in a win over UT Arlington (Feb. 22) ... added 20 points against Georgia State (March 7) in the semifinals of the SBC Championships to move 22nd place on the school's all-time scoring list (1,409) ... 76 made 3-pointers increased his career total to 266 - five shy of the school record set by Brad Boyd from 2000-03 ... grabbed season-high seven rebounds against LSU-S (Dec. 5) ... had 17 games with three of more 3-pointers with season-high six coming at Texas State (Jan. 30) ... sank five 3-pointers in games against Arkansas State (Feb. 6) and UTA (Feb. 22) with four coming in games against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), Little Rock (Jan. 9), Arkansas State (Jan. 23 & Feb. 5) and Georgia State (March 7).
2019-20 (Junior): Second-leading scorer at 14.4 points per game while leading the Ragin' Cajuns with 74 3-pointers ... grabbed 3.7 rebounds while averaging 2.1 assists per game ... started in all 32 games played ... went 159-388 (.410) from the floor and 74-for-129 (.338) from behind the 3-point line ... converted on 68 of 87 attempts (.782) from the free throw line ... a preseason third-team All-Sun Belt Conference recipient ... finished ninth in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring, was third in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.3) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.338) ... ranked 64th among Division I players in 3-point field goal attempts (219) ... made at least one 3-pointer in 30 games during the 2019-20 season, including 24 of final 25 games ... scored 20 or more points six times during the season, including three times in Louisiana's final five games ... scored 22 of his season-high 29 points, with career-high seven 3-pointers at South Alabama (2/13) ... went 10-for-16 from the floor and was 7-for-13 from behind the 3-point line ... scored 23 points against Georgia Southern (2/8) ... recorded 15 games with three or more made 3-pointers ... scored 19 points in the second half, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of a come-from-behind 77-74 win over Arkansas State (2/26), helping Louisiana rally from a 14-point deficit ... scored in double figures in 14 of Louisiana's first 15 games before battling a foot injury during a four-game stretch in early January ... went 5-for-11 from long distance and scored 22 points in win over McNeese (11/9) ... led Louisiana in regular-season finale against Coastal Carolina (3/3) scoring 28 points, shooting 8-for-20 from the floor and 9 of 10 from the free throw line in a 108-101 victory ... posted a 23-point game at Georgia Southern (3/9) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships going 9-for-19 from the floor ... reached double figures in nine of the Ragin' Cajuns last 10 games ... averaged 19.0 points on 46-percent aim from the floor (42-for-91) over his final six games ... scored six of his 12 points in the final minute of Louisiana's 73-66 win over Arkansas State (3/7) in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... missed the Texas State (1/18) with a foot injury ... averaged 15.7 points in his first six games before being held scoreless against UC Irvine (11/26) ... averaged 14.8 points over next eight contests that began with back-to-back 16-point games against Southeastern Louisiana (12/3) and Arizona State (12/7) ... scored 12 points and dished out career-high six assists against South Alabama (1/2) ... grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at ULM (2/22).
2018-19 (Sophomore): Averaged 9.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game ... played in all 32 games for the Ragin' Cajuns with 28 starts ... led team in 3-point field goal attempts (174) and 3-pointers made (61) ... was third for the Ragin' Cajuns at the free throw line converting on 46 of 57 attempts (.807), and in minutes played (859) ... second on the team in scoring during Sun Belt Conference play (12.3) while finishing 37 of 45 (.822) from the free throw line ... made at least two 3-pointers in 19 games during the season with season-high five coming in games against South Alabama (1/24), Texas State (2/23) and Little Rock (3/7) ... averaged 17.7 points in his final seven games of the season, which included his top-two career scoring games ... scored 10 points against the University of the Virgin Islands (11/6) and at No. 2-ranked Kansas (11/16) before being held in single-digits until an 11-point performance against Little Rock (1/5) ... scored 14 points, including a 7-for-7 performance from the free throw line, at ULM (1/19) before scoring all 15 points from behind the 3-point line in an 88-84 SBC victory over South Alabama (1/24) ... scored 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting against Georgia Southern (2/6) before scoring 14 points with four 3-pointers in a nationally-televised victory over Georgia State (2/8) ... scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds in a SBC win at UT Arlington (2/21) ... scored a then-career high 25 points at Texas State (2/23) going 9-for-15 from the floor and 5-for-9 from long distance ... scored 14 points each in the Ragin' Cajuns homestand against Coastal Carolina (2/28) and Appalachian State (3/3), going a combined 8-for-9 from the free throw line ... scored 21 of his career-high 34 points in the second half and Louisiana rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to defeat Little Rock (3/7) ... his 3-pointer from the right corner with 3:13 remaining put Louisiana back up for good, 72-70 ... finished 10-for-15 from the floor, 5-for-8 from behind the 3-point line and was 9-for-11 from the charity stripe ... played 38 minutes, tying his career-high, and scored 13 points with three 3-pointers in a 90-87 overtime win at Arkansas State (3/9) ... scored 10 points and an assist, block and career-best five steals against South Alabama (3/14) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2017-18 (Freshman): Had a stellar first season for Louisiana, playing in all 34 games and averaging 5.7 points per game ... finished as the team leader in 3-point percentage, converting on 55 of 127 attempts from behind the arc ... spent time as the backup to Marcus Stroman at point guard ... had an impressive collegiate debut against Ole Miss (11/10), scoring 15 points with a pair of steals and two assists ... sank five 3-pointers against the Rebels and finished 5-for-9 from the field ... came back with a near-repeat performance in the Ragin' Cajuns home opener against Louisiana College (11/14) scoring 15 points on 5 of 8 aim from the floor ... finished 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point line and added two steals ... scored a season-high 20 points in his third collegiate game, burying 7 of 11 attempts from the floor and going 6-for-7 from behind the arc against Savannah State (11/17) ... grabbed three rebounds and added three assists and a season-high three steals against SSU ... sank three of more 3-pointers in seven games during the season ... poured in five 3-pointers in seven attempts at Georgia State (2/8) and sank four 3-pointers in the first half against UT Arlington (2/17) ... went 3-for-5 from behind the arc in a win at Louisiana Tech (12/12) ... finished 3-for-4 from long range in scoring nine points against Texas State (3/9) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals ... capped off the season with 10 points against LSU (3/14) in the first round of the NIT ... named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School: A top-5 national combo guard and a three-star prospect at perennial state basketball power Peabody Magnet ... coached by Charles Smith ... rated No. 5 in the state of Louisiana by ESPN.com ... a two-time Class 3A All-State selection ... averaged 22.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior ... led the Warhorses to a 38-3 record and the 2017 Class 3A state title ... named the state championship game MVP after scoring 22 points and leading Peabody to its overall eighth state title and first since 2012 ... earned both District 3-3A and All-Cenla MVP honors and selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game ... averaged 23.1 points per game as a junior ... shot 52 percent from the floor while helping the Warhorses back the Louisiana Boy's Top 28 for the first time in three seasons.
Personal: Born March 6, 1999 in Alexandria ... the son of Cedric and Felisa Russell ... has two sisters ... mother is a UL graduate ... graduated 10th in his class at Peabody Magnet ... named a second-team member to the All-Cenla Team of the 2010s by the Alexandria Town Talk ... a sports management major.
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