Carven Holcombe
college basketball player (1984–1987) Texas Christian
Carven Holcombe (born September 10, 1964) is an American former basketball player known for his college career at Texas Christian University (TCU) between 1983 and 1987. He also played professionally in Belgium, France, and Israel at the shooting guard position.
High school and college careers
Born in Houston, Texas, Holcombe attended Yates High School in his hometown, where he was a teammate of Rickie Winslow. As a senior in 1982–83, he was named "Who's Who" in basketball and was selected as the Texas High School Player of the Year after averaging 25 points and nine rebounds per game while leading Yates to a 37–3 record.
Holcombe went on to play college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs from 1983 to 1987. In his collegiate debut against UT Arlington, he scored 26 points. In 1982–83, he was selected as the Southwest Conference (SWC) Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He continued to improve throughout the rest of his career, garnering further personal accolades while also leading the Horned Frogs to team success as well. When Holcombe was a sophomore in 1984–85, TCU won five more games than the previous season, and he was selected to the All-SWC Second Team after averaging 16.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Prior to his junior season, Holcombe was switched from small forward to shooting guard by head coach Jim Killingsworth.
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