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M. Basketball: Russell Button

Russell Button

  #10
  Pos.: G  Ht.: 6-0   Wt.: 170
  Hometown: Coppell, Texas
  Previous School: Coppell HS
  Eligibility: Jr.   Major: Accounting

 

Russell Button gives the Mustangs another solid, experienced option at point guard after appearing in 53 games over the past two seasons…

2006-07

averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 assists in 8.5 minutes per game… reliable ball handler posted a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio… scored a season-high 18 points and dished out eight assists in 23 minutes as MSU claimed a 107-96 win over Angelo State on Feb. 3, 2007…

2005-06

averaged three points and 1.2 assists while playing an average of nine minutes in 25 games… posted back-to-back 10-point performances as he had 11 points at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Dec. 22, 2005 before scoring 10 points and handing out five assists against Dallas Christian on Nov. 28, 2005…

As a prep

earned first-team all-district honors and was a McDonald’s All America nominee as a two-year starter for coach Brad Chasteen at Coppell (Texas) High School where he helped the Cowboys to a district championship… averaged 17 points, seven assists, three rebounds and two steals as a senior in 2004-05…

Personal

Russell, an accounting major, is the son of Terry and Ossie Button of Coppell, Texas… he was born July 2, 1987…

Did you know?

has a younger sister, Roxana (17)… both parents have a career in fire protection…

2007-08 Game-by-Game Stats

2006-07 Game-by-Game Stats

2005-06 Game-by-Game Stats