T here was no greater winner in NBA history than the late Bill Russell. Russell won 11 championships as the pillar of the ...

For fans, the debate over the GOAT often hinges on two key metrics - individual accolades and numbers or the championships won. By both measures, Bill Russell stands on the top of the pinnacle.

"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if we won. The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says former teammate ...

UConn has been to six championship games and has won every time. No other team with at least three appearances is undefeated in title games. In 1957, a year after Bill Russell and San Francisco ...

He would not "shut up and dribble." Bill Russell was the most dominant basketball player of his era, leading the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships. But his experience as a Black athlete in ...

Bill Russell didn't wait for the game to start ... As a player-coach, Russell led the Boston Celtics to the 1968 NBA championship, becoming the first African-American head coach to win an NBA ...

One hundred and seven NBA championship rings ... George Mikan and Bill Russell. The announcement was made at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which occupies the site of the former Commodore Hotel, where ...

Only seven teams in the history of college basketball have won an NCAA tournament championship with a perfect record. The first came in 1956, when Bill Russell averaged 20.6 points and 21 rebounds ...

You talk about winning, it's Bill Russell. The man has 13 world championships. Michael Jordan is not the leading scorer in the history of the game. He's not the winningest player in the history of ...

If you go by rings, it's Bill Russell with his 11 championships and five MVP awards. Many believed that because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the league's all-time scoring champion, his six rings ...

Bill Russell and coach Red Auerbach celebrated nine championships with the Celtics, and Russell added two more as Boston's player-coach. AP Photo There was no greater winner in NBA history than ...