Jack Givens

Jack Givens
	Givens in 2010
Personal information
Born	September 21, 1956; Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Bryan Station; (Lexington, Kentucky)
College	Kentucky (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 1st round, 16th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1978–1983
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	21
Career history
1978–1980	Atlanta Hawks
1982–1983	Akita Isuzu Motors
Career highlights and awards
	JBL2 MVP (1982); JBL2 Best5 (1982); JBL2 Scoring leader (1982); NCAA champion (1978); NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1978); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1978); Consensus second-team All-American (1978); SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1978); Third-team Parade All-American (1974); Kentucky Mr. Basketball (1974);
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,040 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds	456 (2.9 rpg)
Assists	142 (0.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jack "Goose" Givens (born September 21, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning consensus second-team All-American honors. He led the team 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 in the championship game. He was a 6'5" (1.96 m), 205 lb (93 kg) forward. Givens played professionally for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played overseas in Japan.

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