Author Visit Jack "Goose" Givens

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Attention UK Fans!

 Join us for an exclusive author visit with UK Basketball star, Jack "Goose" Givens! 

Jack “Goose” Givens, one of the greatest players in the history of the NCAA and University of Kentucky men’s basketball, shares his powerful story in anew book, They Call Me Goose: My Life in Kentucky Basketball and Beyond (University Press of Kentucky, March 2024). Givens chronicles his early years, growing up in a housing project in Lexington, and his success with UK men’s basketball through his time with NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and the Japan Basketball Association, his career as a college and NBA television color analyst, and his recent appointment as a commentator for the UK Sports Network.

Mr. Givens will give a short talk, take questions from the audience, concluding with a book signing! Books will be available for purchase at the event.