Chris Owens
Owens at the 2011 Ukrainian Superleague All-Star game
Personal information
Born (1979-03-01) March 1, 1979 (age 44)
Akron, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolDuncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
College
NBA draft2002: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2002–2015
PositionPower forward
Number20
Career history
2002–2003Memphis Grizzlies
2004Cedar Rapids River Raiders
2004–2005Banca Nuova Trapani
2005–2006Granada
2006Sioux Falls Skyforce
2006Panionios
2006–2007ALBA Berlin
2007–2008Galatasaray
2008–2009Donetsk
2010Panellinios
2010BCM Gravelines
2010–2011Azovmash
2011–2012Cedevita Zagreb
2013–2014KTP-Basket
2014–2015Argentino de Junín
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing the  United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing Team competition

Haywood Christopher Owens (born March 1, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played the power forward position.

College career

Owens played one year at Tulane University[1] before moving at The University of Texas at Austin,[2] where he graduated in 2002.[3] On December 29, 2001, he suffered a season ending knee injury in a loss against Utah.[4][5]

Professional career

Owens at the Ukrainian All-Star game in 2011

Owens was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round of the 2002 NBA draft,[6] but he was then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. He played in one NBA game with the Grizzlies.

Owens' first and only NBA game was played on April 15, 2003 in a 86 - 97 loss to the Houston Rockets where he recorded 4 points and 1 rebound.

He then played in the United States Basketball League with the Cedar Rapids River Raiders. He arrived in Europe in 2004, signing with Banca Nuova Trapani, with whom he played 30 games, averaging 19.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.[7]

In 2005, he moved to CB Granada of the ACB League, but he was released in January 2006.[8] He spent the rest of the season in the Continental Basketball Association with the Sioux Falls Skyforce and in the Greek Basket League with Panionios.

For the 2006–07 season he signed with ALBA Berlin of Germany.[9] The following year, he moved to Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball League.[10]

In 2008, he moved to BC Donetsk in Ukraine. He stayed there until February 2010, when he signed with Panellinios.[11]

In September 2010. Owens signed with Gravelines in France,[12] but he played only 4 games in the French League.[13] In November 2010, he returned to Ukraine and signed with Azovmash for the rest of the season.[14]

For the 2011–12 season he signed with KK Cedevita of Croatia.[15] In July 2013, he signed a one-year deal with KTP-Basket of Finland.[16]

In September 2014, he signed with Argentino de Junín of Argentina.[17]

Personal life

He is the great-nephew of 1930s African-American track and field star, Jesse Owens,[9] who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.[18]

Career statistics

NBA

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Memphis 1 0 6.0 .667 – – 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0

References

  1. ^ J. Douglas Foster (July 28, 1997). "Top stars in unison for game - Owens, Sasser lead North squad". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 37. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Mark Rosner (December 5, 1999). "Mystery solved: Owens will be a force in debut season". Austin American-Statesman. p. C15. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Chris Owens at Texas Longhorns.
  4. ^ Jim Vertuno (January 5, 2002). "Bad timing - Horns limp into Big 12 season with Owens out". The Monitor. p. 4B. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Mike Jones (January 4, 2002). "Horns facing new test of will". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 10D. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "NBA Draft Board". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "Chris Owens at Legaduebasket.it". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "Granada splits with Chris Owens". Hoopbets.com. January 18, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Jesse Owens's great-nephew to play in Berlin.
  10. ^ "Galatasaray signs Chris Owens". Eurocupbasketball.com. October 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Panellinios tabs Haywood Chris Owens". Sportando.net. February 18, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "Gravelines Dunkerque land Haywood Owens". Eurobasket.com. September 5, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  13. ^ Chris Owens at French League.
  14. ^ "AZOVMASH tabs veteran Owens". Eurocupbasketball.com. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  15. ^ "KK Cedevita lands Chris Owens". Sportando.net. July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  16. ^ "Haywood Owens next to Finland". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  17. ^ Haywood Chris Owens es el nuevo extranjero de Argentino
  18. ^ David Hancock (August 30, 2006). "An Owens Returns To Berlin". CBC News. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

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