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Chris Owens

Owens at the 2011 Ukrainian Superleague All-Star game
Personal information
Born	(1979-03-01) March 1, 1979 (age 45) Akron, Ohio
Nationality	American
High school	Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Tulane (1997–1998) Texas (1999–2002)
NBA Draft	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career	2002–2015
Career history
2002–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2004	Cedar Rapids River Raiders
2004–2005	Banca Nuova Trapani
2005–2006	Granada
2006	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2006	Panionios
2006–2007	ALBA Berlin
2007–2008	Galatasaray
2008–2009	Donetsk
2010	Panellinios
2010	BCM Gravelines
2010–2011	Azovmash
2011–2012	Cedevita Zagreb
2013–2014	KTP-Basket
2014–2015	Argentino de Junín
Career highlights and awards
Second-team Parade All-American (1997) Texas Mr. Basketball (1997)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing the  United States Summer Universiade Bronze 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 before moving at The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 2002. On December 29, 2001, he suffered a season ending knee injury in a loss against Utah.

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, 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.

In 2005, he moved to CB Granada of the ACB League, but he was released in January 2006. 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. The following year, he moved to Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball League.

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

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

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

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

See also

In Spanish: Chris Owens para niños