Russell Westbrook facts for kids

Russell Westbrook
	Westbrook with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017
No. 0 – Houston Rockets
	Point guard
Personal information
Born	November 12, 1988 (age 31); Long Beach, California
Nationality	American
High school	Leuzinger (Lawndale, California)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	UCLA (2006–2008)
NBA Draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
	Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career	2008–present
League	NBA
Career history
2008–2019	Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–present	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Most Valuable Player (2017); 8× NBA All-Star (2011–2013, 2015–2019); 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2016); 2× All-NBA First Team (2016, 2017); 5× All-NBA Second Team (2011–2013, 2015, 2018); All-NBA Third Team (2019); 2× NBA scoring champion (2015, 2017); 2× NBA assists leader (2018, 2019); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2009); Third-team All-Pac-10 (2008); Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2008);
	Stats at NBA.com
Men's basketball
Competitor for United States
Olympic Games
World Championship/World Cup

Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is an eight-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the 2016–17 season. He is also an eight-time All-NBA Team member, led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17, and won back-to-back NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, the year he won the league MVP award, Westbrook became one of two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, along with Oscar Robertson in 1962. He also set a record for the most triple-doubles in a season, with 42. He went on to average a triple-double the following two seasons also, as well as lead the league in assists and become the first player to lead the league in points and assists in multiple seasons. He is currently second all-time in career triple-doubles in NBA history.

Westbrook played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and earned third-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10. He was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, who then relocated to Oklahoma City six days later. Westbrook has represented the United States national team twice, winning gold medals in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics.

Images for kids

Westbrook playing defense on USC's O. J. Mayo
Westbrook (left) looks at teammate Kevin Durant in the post against Boston in 2010.
Westbrook in March 2011
Westbrook drives to the basket in March 2011
Westbrook goes up for a layup against Cleveland in 2015
Westbrook defending Damian Lillard in January 2016.
Westbrook with André Roberson.
Westbrook dribbling in 2015.