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Personal information | |
Date of birth | May 31, 1969 |
Place of birth | San Francisco, California |
Nationality | American |
High school | Birmingham High |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
College | UCLA (1987–1991) |
NBA Draft | 1991 / Undrafted |
Career history | |
1991–1992 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Keith Kensel Owens (born May 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. The forward played one season with the Lakers in the 1992–92 season. He played college basketball for four season at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1987 through 1991.
Owens was born in San Francisco, California.[1] He was 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and played center in high school at Birmingham High in Van Nuys, California. Owens was more concerned with his education than being able to play basketball. He rejected athletic scholarship offers from Cal Poly Pomona and Hawaii. He attend college at UCLA instead, where he made the basketball team as a 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) walk-on. He earned a scholarship his sophomore year.[2][3]
He made the Lakers roster for the 1991–92 season after having to walk-on their Summer Pro League team.[4][5] He was waived by the Lakers prior to the start of the following season in October 1992.[6]
Owens co-hosted the show Bruin Talk on Fox Sports West in 2000, interviewing UCLA athletes and coaches.[7][8]