Larry Owens

Larry Owens (born January 8, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Yavapai College and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

College career Yavapai College (2001–2003) Owens averaged 22.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Yavapai College. In 2003, he was named in the second team NJCAA All-American and the ACCAC MVP.

Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Oral Roberts University.

Oral Roberts (2004–2006) After sitting out the 2003–04 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Owens joined the Golden Eagles for his redshirted junior season in 2004–05. He was named in the Mid-Con All-Newcomer team after outstanding first season. In 33 games, he averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. On November 1, 2009, he was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers. He made his NBA debut on that same day against the Denver Nuggets, picking up an assist and a rebound in two minutes of playing time. On January 26, 2011, Owens signed a second 10-day contract with the Spurs. After his second 10-day contract expired, he re-joined the Tulsa 66ers.

On April 6, 2011, he signed with Washington Wizards for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. On December 28, he was re-acquired by the Tulsa 66ers.

On January 18, 2012, he signed with the New Jersey Nets. On January 31, 2012, he was waived by the Nets. On February 4, he returned to the 66ers.

2013–14 season On October 31, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Tulsa 66ers. On December 19, 2013, he was traded to the Iowa Energy.

2014–15 season On August 27, 2014, Owens signed with Halcones Rojos Veracruz of Mexico for the 2014–15 LNBP season. In November 2014, he left the team after appearing in 13 games. On January 3, 2015, he was reacquired by the Iowa Energy.

2015–16 season On August 12, 2015, Owens signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of the Japanese bj league.

Owens competes for Team 23 in The Basketball Tournament. He was a forward on the 2015 team who made it to the $1 million championship game, falling 67–65 to Overseas Elite.

2024-2025 Season

On December 2nd, 2024 Larry signed on with the Tulsa Scheels of the Retail Leagues of America (RLA).

NBA career statistics

Regular season