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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Shamar Givance

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

2022-23 (GRADUATE SENIOR)
  • Started 31 of 32 games while pacing the Miners in assists (4.4-third C-USA/90th NCAA), minutes per game (33.4-fifth C-USA) and free throws made (92) and free-throw percentage (73.0 percent, min. 100 FTA, as a grad transfer from Evansville
  • Rated second on the squad in steals per game (1.9-third C-USA/47th NCAA) and scoring (11.0 ppg) and tied for fourth in rebounding (3.8 rpg)
  • Ranked eighth on UTEP’s single season lists for both total steals (62) and steals per game (1.94)
  • Led the Miners in assists in 21 games, including recording a career-high tying 10 helpers in four different contests
  • Paced the Orange and Blue in scoring in seven contests while topping the team in rebounding five times
  • Posted four double-doubles-all on assists and points- which is the most double-doubles of that variety by a Miner in six years (Dominic Artis, 2016-17)
  • The four double-doubles were at UAB (17 points and 10 assists, 12/29/22), at Rice (16 points, 10 dimes, 1/14/23) against FIU (15 points, 10 helpers, 1/19/23) and at FIU (22 points, 10 assists, 2/23/22)
  • Played all 50 minutes (career best) in the double-overtime contest against the Blazers
  • Piled up a career-high seven steals at UAB (12/29/22), which tied as the most in program history against D1 opposition and rated tied for second overall at the school against opponents of all levels
  • Reached double figures in scoring in 19 games (second on team), including 16 of the final 22 contests
  • Hit double figures in scoring in seven straight games early on in C-USA play
  • Was one of three Miners to score in every contest of the campaign
  • Flirted with a triple-double with a career-best 22 points, career-high tying 10 assists and a career-best equaling eight rebounds while adding four steals in the win at FIU (2/23/23)
  • Showed off toughness by logging all 40 minutes in that game while playing with an injury
  • Was 11-12 at the charity stripe against the Panthers, including icing the contest by going 9-10 in the final minute in the eventual 87-82 triumph
  • Scored 14 points, including sinking free throws with three seconds left, in UTEP’s 68-67 OT win against CSU Bakersfield (11/23/22)
  • Came alive from distance by burying a career-high five triples on the way to tallying 18 points at WKU (2/4/23)
  • Tallied 18 points, aided by a perfect 6-6 at the free-throw line, in the victory against NC A&T (12/21/22)
  • Added six boards, four assists and two steals against the Hilltoppers
  • Registered 12 points while grabbing six boards and making two steals at North Texas (1/28/23)
  • Scored 14 points while dropping five dimes and coming up with four steals in 22 minutes against Northern New Mexico
  • Posted two chased-down blocks (career high) against UAB (2/16/23)
  • Credited with at least five assists in 16 games
  • Nailed at least three 3-pointers in six contests
  • Logged at least 30 minutes of playing time in 22 tilts
PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Four-year letter winner for Evansville who played in 118 games, including 63 starts
  • Tallied more than 1,000 career points with the Aces
  • Primarily came off the bench his first two years before starting the past two seasons
  • Was a 2021 All-MVC second-team honoree and also earned a spot on the 2021 Most Improved Team
  • Led the squad in scoring (13.7 ppg-14th MCV), assists (3.9 apg-second MVC) and steals (1.5 spg-third MVC) in 2021-22
  • Put up similar numbers with 13.3 ppg (ninth MVC), 4.0 apg (fourth MVC) and 1.6 spg (first MVC) during the 2020-21 campaign
  • Tallied 22 double-digit scoring contests in 2021-22, including erupting for 31 against Southern Illinois (12/1/21)
  • Reached double figures in scoring in 13 of the first 16 games
  • Dished out at least five assists in 12 contests
  • Put up 26 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals at Eastern Illinois (11/28/21)
  • Registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists at Valparaiso (2/21/22)
  • Stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, eight boards and six helpers at Southeast Missouri State (12/8/21)
  • Had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists at Southern Illinois (2/12/22)
  • Tallied 21 points on 8-13 shooting against Valpo (2/19/22)
  • Registered 20 points and five dimes against Missouri State (2/26/22)
  • Compiled 19 double-digit scoring totals in 2020-21
  • Credited with at least five helpers in 10 separate outings
  • Scored 22 points against both UNI (1/2/21) and Missouri State (2/27/21)
  • Had 21 points and a season-high seven assists against Missouri State (2/26/21)
  • Posted 20 points to go along with five assists against Southeast Missouri State (12/15/20)
  • Had a 19-point showing on 8-13 shooting against Valparaiso (1/31/21)
  • Flirted with a double-double with 17 points and eight rebounds at UT-Martin (12/2/20)
  • Led the MVC with a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2019-20, with 72 assists to just 28 turnovers
  • Had 15 points in 23 minutes off the bench vs. Morgan State (11/24/19)
  • In prep he competed with First Love Christian Academy (Washington, Pa.) for two seasons, averaging 17 points, 8.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.

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