Casey Owens (basketball)
Casey Owens is an American professional basketball coach currently working as an assistant coach and advanced scout for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has worked in coaching, player development and scouting at the NBA, NBA D-League, Continental Basketball Association, and international levels.
| Los Angeles Lakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 1, 1971 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Las Cruces (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| College | New Mexico State |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2004 | Dakota Wizards (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2007–2009 | Colorado 14ers (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Shanghai Sharks (assistant) |
| 2010–2011 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Fujian Sturgeons |
| 2012–2013 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| 2013–2014 | Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2016–present | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
Early life and education
Owens graduated from Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 1994, he graduated from New Mexico State University with a bachelor's degree in English.[1] In 1996, he earned a master of fine arts in writing & poetics from Naropa University's Jack Kerouac School in Boulder, Colorado.[1][2][3]
Career
NBA and D-League
In 2015, Owens was hired as head coach of the L.A. D-Fenders.[4] During the 2013-2014 season, Casey Owens was the assistant coach of the L.A. D-Fenders.[4]
Casey Owens served an assistant coach for the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League from 2007–09, and as an NBA D-League scouting consultant for the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks.[5]
On August 17, 2016, the Lakers named Owens assistant coach and advanced scout.[6]
International
Owens served as head coach of Guaiqueries in the Venezuelan Professional League for the 2012–13 season. Owens got his start in China as an assistant coach for the Shanghai Sharks in 2009–10. Owens left Shanghai after one season to take the reins as head coach of Fujian SBS for the 2010–11 season. With Owens in charge, Fujian won the Kunming Summer Invitational and the Haiygun CBA Tournament in the same season. He was an assistant coach in the 2011–12 season as for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association, where the team reached the semi-finals.[5]
References
- Mark Rudi (August 10, 2015). "NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Las Crucen Casey Owens named head coach of L.A. D-Fenders". USA Today. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- Lou Babiarz (January 17, 2007). "Owens enjoying new job". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- "Mixing rhyme with reason". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- "L.A. D-Fenders hire Casey Owens as head coach". Los Angeles Times. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- "Los Angeles D-Fenders name Casey Owens As Head Coach". NBA.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- Faigen, Harrison (August 17, 2016). "Lakers add Casey Owens to Luke Walton's coaching staff". SilverScreenAndRoll.com. SB-Nation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.