Transylvania University

Wendell Gividen played for the Transylvania men’s basketball team from 1974 through 1978 and was one of three seniors on the first 20-win team under head coach Don Lane in 1978. Gividen led the 1978 team to a 20-6 overall record and an appearance in the NCAA South Regional Tournament. At the time of his graduation, Gividen shared the record for most games played by a Pioneer men’s basketball player with 107. At the time of Gividen’s graduation, he also held the record for most points by a Transy freshman in a season with 361 points. Gividen is 35th all-time on the Pioneer scoring list with 1,210 career points.