Samme Givens Explained

Samme Givens
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:220
League:Korisliiga
Team:Kauhajoen Karhu
Number:45
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1989 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School:Academy of the New Church
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College:Drexel (2008–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:Aris Leeuwarden
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:ALM Évreux
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:S.Oliver Würzburg
Years4:2015–2018
Team4:Maccabi Ra'anana
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Maccabi Haifa
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Kauhajoki Karhu
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Ravenna
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:Oberá Tenis Club
Years9:2022
Team9:Libertadores de Querétaro
Years10:2022-2023
Team10:Stella Azzurra Roma
Years11:2023-present
Team11:Kauhajoen Karhu
Highlights:

Samme Givens (born August 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Oberá Tenis Club of the La Liga Argentina de Básquet (LLA). He played college basketball for Drexel University before playing professionally in the Netherlands, France, Germany and Israel.

Professional career

In his first season as a professional basketball player, Givens played for Aris Leeuwarden in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). The website Eurobasket.com named him the most valuable player of the regular season, however, Givens did not win the official award. With Aris, Givens reached the league finals, after surprising top-seeded EiffelTowers Den Bosch in the semi-finals. On June 19, 2013, Givens signed with ALM Évreux Basket of the Pro B in France.[1]

On September 15, 2015, Givens signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ra'anana of the Liga Leumit.[2] In his third season with Ra'anana, Givens averaged 18.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game and earned a spot in the All-Liga Leumit Second Team by the Eurobasket.com website.[3]

On July 3, 2018, Givens signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Haifa, joining his former head coach Barak Peleg.[4] Givens won the 2019 Israeli National League Championship with Haifa.

On August 15, 2019, He signed with Kauhajoki Karhu of the Korisliiga. Averaging 17.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals.[5]

In the 2020–21 season, Givens played with Ravenna of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.

In the 2021–22 season, Givens played with Oberá Tenis Club of the Argentenian La Liga Argentina de Básquet (LLA).

The Basketball Tournament

In the summer of 2017, Givens played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 14.8 points per game while also averaging 7.5 rebounds per game. Givens helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, losing then to Team Colorado, 111–95.

In TBT 2018, Givens suited up for the Talladega Knights. In 4 games, he averaged 11 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. The Talladega Knights reached the Northeast Regional Championship before falling to the Golden Eagles.[6]

Givens completed with Team Brotherly Love in the 2020 edition of the tournament.[7]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Maccabi Haifa

(2019)

Individual

(2013)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nijs/samme-givens-ferlit-aris Samme Givens leaves Aris at omropfryslan.nl
  2. News: עירוני רעננה פותחת את טורניר קדם העונה - ומשלימה את הסגל. September 15, 2015. ironiraanana.goop.co.il. he.
  3. News: Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League Awards 2018. June 1, 2018. eurobasket.com.
  4. News: מכבי Hunter חיפה מחתימה את הפורוורד סאם גיבנס על חוזה לשנתיים. July 3, 2018. mhbasket.co.il. he.
  5. Web site: Karhu sign Samme Givens, Alex Thompson. August 15, 2019. Sportando. En. August 15, 2019.
  6. Web site: Bracket The Basketball Tournament. www.thetournament.com. en. 2018-02-18.
  7. Web site: Team Brotherly Love . The Basketball Tournament (TBT) . 4 July 2020 . en.