Bill Russell ... team at the University of San Francisco when he won his first NCAA championship. During the 1954-55 season, "Bill The Hill" became the centerpiece of the Dons' offense ...

Stan Buchanan, who started alongside Bill Russell on USF’s 1955 national championship basketball team and later was a celebrated coach and teacher at St. Ignatius High in San Francisco and Redwood ...

"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score ... Spotted by a University of San Francisco alum, Russell got a scholarship to the school on the other side of ...