Samme Givens
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Samme Givens
| image = Samme Givens.jpg
| caption = Givens with Maccabi Ra'anana in January 2017
| 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 = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|8|9}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| high_school = Academy of the New Church
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college = Drexel (2008–2012)
| draft_year = 2012
| career_start = 2012
| career_end =
| 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.[http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nijs/samme-givens-ferlit-aris Samme Givens leaves Aris at omropfryslan.nl]
On September 15, 2015, Givens signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ra'anana of the Liga Leumit.{{cite news|title=עירוני רעננה פותחת את טורניר קדם העונה - ומשלימה את הסגל|url=http://ironiraanana.goop.co.il/Web/?PageType=0&ItemID=291751|date=September 15, 2015|work=ironiraanana.goop.co.il|language=he}} 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.{{cite news|title=Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League Awards 2018|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/533931/Eurobasket.com-All-Israeli-National-League-Awards-2018|date=June 1, 2018|work=eurobasket.com}}
On July 3, 2018, Givens signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Haifa, joining his former head coach Barak Peleg.{{cite news|title=מכבי Hunter חיפה מחתימה את הפורוורד סאם גיבנס על חוזה לשנתיים|url=http://mhbasket.co.il/12207/מכבי-hunter-חיפה2/מכבי-הנטר-חיפה-מחתימה-את-הפורוורד-סאם-ג|date=July 3, 2018|work=mhbasket.co.il|language=he}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/karhu-sign-samme-givens-alex-thompson/|title=Karhu sign Samme Givens, Alex Thompson|date=August 15, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 15, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-18}}
Givens completed with Team Brotherly Love in the 2020 edition of the tournament.{{cite web |title=Team Brotherly Love |url=https://www.thetournament.com/teams/team-brotherly-love |website=The Basketball Tournament (TBT) |accessdate=4 July 2020 |language=en}}
Awards and accomplishments
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References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Samme_Givens/163346 Eurobasket.com profile]
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Samme-Givens-20166/stats/ Profile at draftexpress.com]
- [https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2326449/samuel-givens ESPN.com profile]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Samme-Givens/Summary/18548 RealGM profile]
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Category:ALM Évreux Basket players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Aris Leeuwarden players
Category:Basketball players from Philadelphia
Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball players
Category:Dutch Basketball League players
Category:Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
Category:Maccabi Ra'anana players