Kevin Owens (basketball)

Kevin Owens (born (1980-06-09)June 9, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player, writer and podcaster.

In 2009 Owens played with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Super League.[1] Prior to that Owens played for the Wellington Saints in Wellington, New Zealand and the Ulsan Mobis Phoebus in Ulsan, South Korea of the Korean Basketball League.[2] In the 2006-2007 season Owens played for the Cairns Taipans in Cairns, Australia.[3] Before playing in Australia, Owens played three seasons with the Roanoke Dazzle in the NBA Development League, a minor league system for the National Basketball Association.

Born in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Owens attended Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[4] He played Division I college basketball at Monmouth University.

At the tail end of his career and immediately after, Owens was a basketball writer/contributor for a number of publications including SLAM Online and SB Nation.[5][6]

Owens is the host of "The Matchup Zone," a podcast in which he interviews recognizable names in overseas basketball and provides a behind the scenes look at what goes on with basketball abroad.[7]