Kevin Owens (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1980 Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 118 kg (264 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) |
| College | Monmouth (1999–2021) |
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2010 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 8 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2006 | Roanoke Dazzle |
| 2006–2007 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2007 | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus |
| 2008 | Wellington Saints |
| 2009 | Sigal Prishtina |
| 2012 | BC Kalev/Cramo |
Kevin Owens (born June 9, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player, author and podcaster.
In 2009 Owens played with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Super League.[1] Prior to that Owens played for the Wellington Saints in Wellington, New Zealand and the Ulsan Mobis Phoebus in Ulsan, South Korea of the Korean Basketball League.[2] In the 2006–2007 season Owens played for the Cairns Taipans in Cairns, Australia.[3] Before playing in Australia, Owens played three seasons with the Roanoke Dazzle in the NBA Development League, a minor league system for the National Basketball Association.
Born in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Owens attended Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[4] He played Division I college basketball at Monmouth University.
At the tail end of his career and immediately after, Owens was a basketball writer/contributor for a number of publications including SLAM Online and SB Nation.[5][6]
In August 2021, Owens published a collection of stories about his overseas basketball experiences titled Overseas Famous, forwarded by former NBA star and Owens' former coach Chucky Brown, with advanced praise by Lang Whitaker.[7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ Eurobasket player profile: Kevin Owens
- ^ Kevin Owens: player profile
- ^ Kevin Owens: Player profile
- ^ NBDL Player Profile: Kevin Owens Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 24, 2006
- ^ Owens, Kevin. "Kevin Owens, Author at SLAM". SLAM. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Kevin Owens Profile and Activity - SB Nation Philly". philly.sbnation.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ McGurk, Tom. "South Jersey hoops star Owens pens book on life as a true globetrotter". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "From NCAAs to fearing for his life on the court, Kevin Owens has seen it all in basketball". www.audacy.com. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Owens, Kevin (2021-08-16). Overseas Famous: The Travels and Tribulations of a Basketball Globetrotter (1st ed.). Overseas Famous LLC.