Andre Owens (born October 31, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach.
High school and college basketball
A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard, he played competitively at Perry Meridian High School where he was an Indiana All-Star in his senior season.[1] Owens attended Indiana University and then transferred to the University of Houston.[1]
Professional career
Undrafted, he signed with the Utah Jazz as a free agent prior to the start of the 2005-06 NBA season. He was traded to the Golden State Warriors along with Devin Brown and Keith McLeod in exchange for Derek Fisher on July 12, 2006.[2] In October 2006, he was released by the Warriors without playing in any preseason games.[3]
The Indiana Pacers signed Owens to a one-year deal on July 4, 2007.[4]
In September 2008 he moved to Europe, signing a one-year contract with Serbian Adriatic League team Crvena zvezda.[5] In 2009, he signed with Türk Telekom B.K. in Ankara.[6] In 2009, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban in Krasnodar (Russian Basketball Super League). In October 2010 he signed a one-month contract with Bàsquet Manresa,[7] and after his contract expired in November he signed with CB Granada until the end of the 2010–11 season,[8] but left the team in March 2011.[9] He then signed with the Ukrainian club BC Donetsk.[10]
In December 2014, he signed with C.R.D. Libolo of Angola.[11] On February 27, 2015, he signed with Zepter Vienna of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga.[12]
In the summer of 2017, he played in the BIG3 League for 3's Company.[13] He was named the GM of the Indy Express.[14]
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Utah | 23 | 2 | 9.1 | .365 | .188 | .667 | .9 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 |
| 2007–08 | Indiana | 31 | 7 | 12.6 | .374 | .450 | .735 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Career | 54 | 9 | 11.1 | .370 | .375 | .712 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 3.6 | |
Notes
- ^ a b Neddenriep, Kyle (July 17, 2017). "BIG3 the perfect number for Owens". Sports. Indianapolis Star. p. 1C, 4C. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ WARRIORS: Warriors Acquire Devin Brown, Keith McLeod and Andre Owens From Utah
- ^ "Fantasy Basketball Breaking News - Rotoworld.com". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
- ^ Indiana Pacers sign Andre Owens Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andre Owens signed for Red Star Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Turk Telekom signed also Andre Owens
- ^ Assignia Manresa signs Andre Owens Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ El CB Granada ficha a Andre Owens hasta final de temporada (in Spanish)
- ^ Andre Owens, otro que decide abandonar el 'barco' (in Spanish)
- ^ ANDRE OWENS POTPISAO UGOVOR U UKRAJINI (in Serbian)
- ^ Libolo tabs Andre Owens
- ^ Vienna adds Andre Owens, Ex-NBA
- ^ "3s Company". big3.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Owens named GM for Indy Express
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