▁Red ▁Sk ins ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Professional ▁Basketball ▁League . ▁The ▁Red ▁Sk ins ▁finished ▁with ▁the ▁league ' s ▁best ▁record ▁at ▁ 2 9 - 1 6 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁league ▁dissol ved . ▁G iv ens ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁most ▁electric ▁perform ers ▁and ▁finished ▁sevent h ▁in ▁N P BL ▁scoring ▁with ▁ 5 6 9 ▁points ▁in ▁ 4 4 ▁games , ▁a ▁ 1 2 . 9 ▁per - game ▁average . ▁ ▁G iv ens ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Col on els ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Basketball ▁Association ' s ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 6 8 . ▁G iv ens ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁coach ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁A BA ▁to ▁be ▁fired , ▁after ▁a ▁ 5 - 1 2 ▁start . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Col on els ▁by ▁Gene ▁Rh odes . ▁ ▁G iv ens ▁later ▁co ached ▁at ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Fern ▁Creek ▁High ▁School , ▁both ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁Kentucky , ▁before ▁he ▁retired . ▁ ▁G iv ens ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁E ld ora . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Remember ▁the ▁A BA . com ▁ ▁Basketball reference . com ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 6