Horace Owens

Horace Owens
Delaware State Hornets
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1961-10-09) October 9, 1961 (age 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDobbins Technical
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeRhode Island (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As coach:
2004–2018La Salle (assistant)
2021–presentDelaware State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Horace G. “Pappy” Owens (born October 9, 1961) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Delaware State Hornets men's team.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he played for Dobbins Technical High School and was a McDonald's All-American in 1979.[1] Owens played collegiately for the Rhode Island Rams, where he ranks seventh on the school's all-time scoring list.[2] He was an honorable mention All-American and first team All-Atlantic 10 selection during his senior season.[2] Owens was drafted by the New Jersey Nets as the 44th overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft. His rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers during training camp that year and he was one of the team's last preseason cuts.[1] Owens never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Owens worked as a juvenile probation officer for the City of Philadelphia for fourteen years.[2] In 2004, he joined the La Salle Explorers as an assistant coach and served that role for fourteen years.[2] In 2018, he shifted roles to become a special assistant to head coach Ashley Howard.[2] Owens joined the Delaware State Hornets as an assistant coach in July 2021.[3]

Owens was inducted into the Philadelphia Black Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.[4]

Career statistics

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Rhode Island 28 – 31.6 .473 – .756 2.6 2.5 .8 .1 12.3
1980–81 Rhode Island 29 29 34.3 .471 – .729 3.0 2.9 1.2 .1 12.6
1981–82 Rhode Island 27 27 38.0 .452 – .763 2.9 3.0 .9 .3 15.4
1982–83 Rhode Island 28 28 35.9 .447 – .800 6.7 2.0 1.1 .1 22.3
Career 112 84 34.9 .458 – .763 3.8 2.6 1.0 .2 15.6

References

  1. ^ a b Silary, Ted (1 April 2009). "Horace Owens fondly remembers McDonald's All American Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Horace Owens". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Horace Owens". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Hunt, Donald (February 18, 2019). "Philadelphia Black Basketball Hall of Fame immortalizes 25 more outstanding contributors and legends". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2021.