Andre Owens (born October 31, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach.

Andre Owens
Indy Express
PositionHead coach
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1980-10-31) October 31, 1980 (age 44)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPerry Meridian
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2015
PositionShooting guard
Number30, 20
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2006Utah Jazz
2006–2007Anaheim Arsenal
2007–2008Indiana Pacers
2008–2009Crvena zvezda
2009–2010Türk Telekom
2010Lokomotiv Kuban
2010Bàsquet Manresa
2010–2011Granada
2011Donetsk
2011–2012Lukoil Academic
2012–2013Keravnos
2014C.R.D. Libolo
2015Zepter Vienna
As coach:
2021–presentIndy Express
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place Tunis 2014 Rec do Libolo

High school and college basketball

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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

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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

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Legend
  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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ WARRIORS: Warriors Acquire Devin Brown, Keith McLeod and Andre Owens From Utah
  3. ^ "Fantasy Basketball Breaking News - Rotoworld.com". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
  4. ^ Indiana Pacers sign Andre Owens Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Andre Owens signed for Red Star Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Turk Telekom signed also Andre Owens
  7. ^ Assignia Manresa signs Andre Owens Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ El CB Granada ficha a Andre Owens hasta final de temporada (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Andre Owens, otro que decide abandonar el 'barco' (in Spanish)
  10. ^ ANDRE OWENS POTPISAO UGOVOR U UKRAJINI (in Serbian)
  11. ^ Libolo tabs Andre Owens
  12. ^ Vienna adds Andre Owens, Ex-NBA
  13. ^ "3s Company". big3.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  14. ^ Owens named GM for Indy Express
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