Samme Givens (born August 9, 1989) is an American professional

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player for Oberá Tenis Club of the

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(LLA). He played

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for

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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

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of the regular season, however, Givens did not win the official award. With Aris, Givens reached the league finals, after surprising top-seeded

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in the semi-finals. On June 19, 2013, Givens signed with ALM Évreux Basket of the Pro B in

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. On September 15, 2015, Givens signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ra'anana of the

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. 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. On July 3, 2018, Givens signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Haifa, joining his former head coach Barak Peleg. Givens won the 2019 Israeli National League Championship with Haifa. On August 15, 2019, He signed with Kauhajoki Karhu of the

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. Averaging 17.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals. In the 2020–21 season, Givens played with

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of the Italian

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. In the 2021–22 season, Givens played with Oberá Tenis Club of the Argentenian

(LLA).

The Basketball Tournament

In the summer of 2017, Givens played in

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(TBT) on

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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

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

Awards and accomplishments

Club

;Maccabi Haifa * Israeli National League: (

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Individual

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References

External links

Eurobasket.com profileProfile at draftexpress.comESPN.com profileRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Givens, Samme 1989 births Living people ALM Évreux Basket players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American men's basketball players Aris Leeuwarden players Basketball players from Philadelphia Drexel Dragons men's basketball players Dutch Basketball League players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Ra'anana players Power forwards Würzburg Baskets players Small forwards