Carven Holcombe

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. Prior to his junior season, Holcombe was switched from small forward to shooting guard by head coach Jim Killingsworth. That year, Holcombe's numbers dipped a bit to 12.7 points and 5.0 rebounds, respectively, but he had a career-high 3.3 assists per game. He did not play in the NBA, however, instead he pursued a professional career abroad in Belgium, France, and Israel which lasted six years. After his basketball career, Holcombe worked in management for two large grocery chains and then opened A-1 Powerwash Services. He also coaches high school basketball in the Dallas, Texas area.