Interview with Jack L. Givens, December 4, 2015

Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project

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Givens talks about how he got interested in basketball and started playing. He talks about how the basketball teams at the high schools in Lexington were good when he was in high school. He talks about how he decided on UK. Givens talks about how the cultural conflict about race was going on and how that was part of his hesitation about going to UK. He talks about what it was like playing as a freshman on a team with mostly seniors. Givens talks about each of his four seasons with the Wildcats, beginning in 1974. Givens talks about the National Invitation Tournament. He talks about transitioning from Memorial Coliseum to Rupp Arena. He talks about how not winning the championship of his junior season was motivation for the team to work hard in pre-season training. Givens talks about Coach Hall and the assistant coaches and describes working with them. He talks about why he didn't excel in the NBA. He talks about his career after leaving basketball.

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2015oh474_af828

Interviewee Name

Jack L. Givens

Interviewer Name

Kyle Macy

Interview Date

2015-12-04

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Givens, Jack L. Interview by Kyle Macy. 04 Dec. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Givens, J.L. (2015, December 04). Interview by K. Macy. University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Givens, Jack L., interview by Kyle Macy. December 04, 2015, University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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