Samme Givens
 Givens plays for Maccabi Ra'anana, 2017 | |
| No. 5 – Maccabi Haifa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | Liga Leumit |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 9, 1989 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Academy of the New Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Drexel (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2013–2014 | ALM Évreux |
| 2014–2015 | S.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2015–2018 | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| 2018–present | Maccabi Haifa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Samme Givens (born August 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for Drexel University.
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]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Givens played in The Basketball Tournament 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. [5]
Honors
References
- ↑ Samme Givens leaves Aris at omropfryslan.nl
- ↑ "עירוני רעננה פותחת את טורניר קדם העונה - ומשלימה את הסגל". ironiraanana.goop.co.il (in Hebrew). September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League Awards 2018". eurobasket.com. June 1, 2018.
- ↑ "מכבי Hunter חיפה מחתימה את הפורוורד סאם גיבנס על חוזה לשנתיים". mhbasket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.