Red Owens

American basketball player
Red Owens
Personal information
Born(1925-09-02)September 2, 1925
Texas
DiedOctober 11, 1988(1988-10-11) (aged 63)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthside (Houston, Texas)
CollegeBaylor (1946–1949)
BAA draft1949: 2nd round, —
Selected by the Washington Capitols
PositionShooting guard
Number9, 4
Career history
1949Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1949–1950Anderson Packers
1951Baltimore Bullets
1951–1952Milwaukee Hawks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James L. "Red" Owens (September 2, 1925 – October 11, 1988) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'3" guard/forward from Baylor University, Owens played two seasons (1949–1950 and 1951–1952) in the NBA as a member of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Anderson Packers, Baltimore Bullets, and Milwaukee Hawks.[1]

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

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Tri-Cities 26 .307 .678 1.2 4.8
1949–50 Anderson 35 .291 .667 1.2 3.3
1951–52 Baltimore 19 17.9 .342 .533 3.7 1.7 7.9
1951–52 Milwaukee 10 28.5 .308 .615 3.1 3.2 8.0
Career 90 21.6 .313 .614 3.5 1.5 5.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1950 Anderson 8 .292 .683 2.4 10.0

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Red Owens Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 14 May 2023.


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