Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A SENIOR IN 2021-22 AT EASTERN KENTUCKY
Saw action in all 31 games and started 19 times … averaged 7.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game … shot 38 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range … made all 14 of his free throw attempts … ranked 12th in the ASUN Conference in assists per game … scored a career-best 17 points against Midway (Dec. 15) … had a career-high eight assists against North Florida (Jan. 22).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020-21 AT EASTERN KENTUCKY
Played in 27 games and started eight times … averaged 4.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game … third on the team in assists … averaged 20.8 minutes per game … scored a season-high 11 points at Belmont (Feb. 11), hitting on 4-of-7 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range … handed out a season-best five assists against Tennessee-Martin (Jan. 21).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20 AT EASTERN KENTUCKY
Appeared in 32 games, starting 21 of them … averaged 6.2 points-per-game … ranked second on the team in three-point field goal percentage (34.6%) … shot 82.8% from the free throw line (24-of-29) … ranked third on the team in assists (67) … ranked 15^th in the OVC in steals-per-game (1.2) … had 15 points, six assists and six steals in a win over Ohio Chillicothe on Nov. 12 … posted 14 points, five assists and three steals in a victory over Alice Lloyd on Nov. 19 … delivered several big performances during conference play, including 13 points off the bench in a win over Tennessee Tech in the OVC opener on Jan. 2 … contributed nine points and six assists in a victory over SIUE on Jan. 11 … finished 5-of-8 from deep and matched his career high with 15 points in a road win at Jacksonville State on Jan. 23 … hit on 4-of-6 three-pointers in the OVC semifinals vs. No. 1 Belmont, again finishing with a career-high 15 points.

PRIOR TO EKU
Cruickshank was one of the top outside shooters in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) while playing at Garden City Community College from 2017 to 2019 ... made 162 three-pointers in his two-year JUCO career ... in 2017-18, he averaged 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists-per-game while shooting 36.9 percent from long range and 81.3 percent from the free throw line ... connected on 87 three-pointers that season ... in 2018-19, he improved his scoring average to 13.4 points-per-game, while pulling down 2.3 rebounds-per-game and dishing 2.4 assists-per-game ... shot 34 percent from three-point range and 90.9 percent from the foul line as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school ball at Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, just south of Dallas.

PERSONAL
Full name is Russhard Breon Cruickshank ... son of Tonya Easley ... majoring in sport management.


Get to Know Russhard Cruickshank ... 

Why did you choose to attend EKU?
The great vibes I got on my visit.

Your proudest accomplishment:
Going to college.

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Open up fast food joints.

Do you have any hidden talents?
I can beat anyone at 2K.

If you vou could chose one decade/time period to live in, which one would it be?
The 90s because life was easier.