Keith Owens

Keith Owens
No. 25
Forward
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]

References

  1. ^ "Keith Owens ABA & NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/owenske01.html. Retrieved November 17, 2011. 
  2. ^ Heisler, Mark (October 11, 1991). "So Far, They Can't Find a Way to Get Rid of Keith Owens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HDsjfEj. 
  3. ^ Dodds, Tracy (October 20, 1987). "Long Shot Is Missing for Bruins : With Miller Gone, UCLA Thinking Big". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HE5Kk8B. 
  4. ^ Heisler, Mark (October 31, 1991). "New Laker Keith Owens Still Beating the Odds". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HECq9Or. 
  5. ^ Herbert, Steven (July 21, 1991). "The Stars Come Out at Summer League : Basketball". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HFTb3Mh. 
  6. ^ Heisler, Mark (October 9, 1992). "New Day on the Beach Dawns for Lakers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HGU0UPd. 
  7. ^ "UCLA 'Bruin Talk' Cable Television Show". uclabruins.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HR2zlLs. 
  8. ^ Mason, Jason (April 4, 2000). "Bruins Talking". The Daily Bruin. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63HRDfjHf.