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Kentucky Basketball: Ranking the top 25 Wildcats through 2010

By Frank Spencer

LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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“Goose” Givens was in fact one of the best to ever do it. In an unbelievable career, he scored 16.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Givens helped lead the Wildcats to the 1978 National Title over the Duke Blue Devils. He has scored the seventh most points in Kentucky history in the NCAA Tournament. He has the second most points in a single NCAA Tournament Game with 41 points to lead Joe B. Hall’s Cats in the National Title Game. Givens also helped the Wildcats reach the Final Four in 1975.

  • 2,038 career points (3rd All-Time)
  • 793 career rebounds (12th All-Time)
  • 3x All-American
  • 3x All-SEC First Team
  • 1978 Final Four Most Outstanding Player
  • 1978 National Player of the Year
  • Retired Jersey No. 21
  • University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
  • State of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
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