Larry Owens (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional basketball player. He played

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for

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and

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College career

Yavapai College (2001–2003)

Owens averaged 22.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore at

. In 2003, he was named in the second team NJCAA All-American and the ACCAC MVP.Larry Owens Biography
/ref> Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Oral Roberts University.

Oral Roberts (2004–2006)

After sitting out the 2003–04 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Owens joined the Golden Eagles for his redshirted junior season in 2004–05. He was named in the Mid-Con All-Newcomer team after outstanding first season. In 33 games, he averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. In his senior season, he was named in the 2006 All-MCC first team as well as being named the 2006 All-MCC Defensive Player of the Year. In 33 games, he averaged 12.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Professional career

2006–07 season

Owens went undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft. He was later drafted by the

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of the

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(WBA). He left the Hardhats after pre-season. He then moved to Stade Clermontois BA of France for the 2006–07 season.

2007–08 season

Owens joined the Miami Heat for the 2007 NBA Summer League. Later that year, he signed with

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of Belgium for the 2007–08 season.

2008–09 season

Owens joined the New Orleans Hornets for the 2008 NBA Summer League. Later that year, he re-signed with Liège Basket for the 2008–09 season.

2009–10 season

Owens re-joined the New Orleans Hornets for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On September 28, 2009, he signed with the Hornets. However, he was later waived by the Hornets on October 21, 2009.Larry Owens Player Profile – RealGM
/ref> On November 1, 2009, he was acquired by the

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2010–11 season

Owens joined the NBA D-League Select team for the 2010 NBA Summer League. He later signed with Türk Telekom B.K. of Turkey but left before the playing in a game for them. On October 30, 2010, he was re-acquired by the Tulsa 66ers. On January 16, 2011, he signed with the

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on a 10-day contract. He made his NBA debut on that same day against the

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, picking up an assist and a rebound in two minutes of playing time. On January 26, 2011, Owens signed a second 10-day contract with the Spurs. After his second 10-day contract expired, he re-joined the Tulsa 66ers. On April 6, 2011, he signed with

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for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.

2011–12 season

On December 10, 2011, Owens re-signed with the Wizards. However, he was later waived by the Wizards on December 21, 2011. On December 28, he was re-acquired by the Tulsa 66ers. On January 18, 2012, he signed with the New Jersey Nets. On January 31, 2012, he was waived by the Nets. On February 4, he returned to the 66ers.

2012–13 season

Owens joined the Boston Celtics for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In August 2012, he joined BCM Gravelines of France but left after pre-season. In September 2012, he had a try-out with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukraine but was not signed. In November 2012, he signed with

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France for the 2012–13 season.

2013–14 season

On October 31, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Tulsa 66ers. On December 19, 2013, he was traded to the Iowa Energy.

2014–15 season

On August 27, 2014, Owens signed with

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of Mexico for the 2014–15 LNBP season. In November 2014, he left the team after appearing in 13 games. On January 3, 2015, he was reacquired by the Iowa Energy.

2015–16 season

On August 12, 2015, Owens signed with

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of the Japanese

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. Owens competes for

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. He was a forward on the 2015 team who made it to the $1 million championship game, falling 67-65 to

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

NBA D-League ProfileESPN.com ProfileOral Roberts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Larry 1983 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Basketball players from Arizona Halcones Rojos Veracruz players Iowa Energy players JDA Dijon Basket players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Kyoto Hannaryz players Liège Basket players New Jersey Nets players Nishinomiya Storks players Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball players San Antonio Spurs players Shooting guards Small forwards Tulsa 66ers players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Washington Wizards players Yavapai College alumni Stade Clermontois BA players