Age, Biography and Wiki
Jack Givens is a retired American basketball player who played for the University of Kentucky and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He was born on September 21, 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Givens attended the University of Kentucky, where he was a two-time All-American and a two-time SEC Player of the Year. He was also a member of the 1978 NCAA Championship team.
Givens was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1978 NBA Draft. He played for the Hawks for four seasons, averaging 11.2 points per game.
Givens is best known for his performance in the 1978 NCAA Championship game, where he scored a then-record 41 points to lead Kentucky to a 94-88 victory over Duke.
As of 2021, Jack Givens's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
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68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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21 September 1956 |
| Birthday |
21 September |
| Birthplace |
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Jack Givens Height, Weight & Measurements
At 68 years old, Jack Givens height
is 196 cm and Weight 93 kg.
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196 cm |
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93 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jack Givens Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jack Givens worth at the age of 68 years old? Jack Givens’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated
Jack Givens's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Jack Givens Social Network
Timeline
Givens is the CEO and President of Orlando Comets, a basketball organization that has placed over 60 players into NCAA basketball on full scholarships. In 2006, the Orlando Comets won the national AAU Championship in the 16 and under division. Jack and his wife Linda have two children, Jeremy and Jaimie. In September 2005, a jury acquitted Givens of sexual battery charges.
After his playing career, Givens was an NBA television color analyst for various networks and teams, most notably with the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and the Orlando Magic for both the Sun Sports and FS Florida cable stations from the team's inception in 1989 to 2004 before being replaced by Matt Guokas.
Givens played for the Akita Isuzu Motors basketball team of Japan, where he still returns regularly with his family to visit the friends he made there, in 1982-83.
Following his collegiate career, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) drafted Givens with the 16th overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft. He played two years for the Hawks, scoring 1,040 points in 156 games (6.7 ppg).
Givens earned Kentucky Mr. Basketball and Parade All-America honors after his senior year at Lexington's Bryan Station High School in 1974. UK finished Givens' freshman season as national runners-up, falling 92-85 to UCLA in the 1975 Final Four championship game. In 1978, Givens and Kentucky returned to the Final Four at the Checkerdome in Saint Louis, Missouri. After leading Kentucky to a semifinal victory over the University of Arkansas, he scored a career-high 41 points and made 18 of 27 field goal attempts against Duke to help Kentucky clinch their fifth NCAA Championship in men's basketball.
Givens lettered four times in varsity basketball from 1974–75 to 1977–78. In that span, he scored 2,038 points in 123 games (16.6 ppg), ranking third on the school's all-time scoring list. He was named first team all-Southeastern Conference three times from 1976 to 1978 and was a consensus second team All-American in 1978. Kentucky retired Givens' #21 jersey and a banner in his honor hangs in the rafters of Rupp Arena, Kentucky's home court.
Jack "Goose" Givens (born September 21, 1956) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. Givens led the University of Kentucky to the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and was named that year's Final Four Most Outstanding Player due in most part to his 41-point performance in Kentucky's 94-88 victory over Duke University in the championship game. He was a 6'5" (1.96 m), 205 lb (93 kg) forward.
