Owen Wells | |
Number: | 30 |
Position: | Small forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Birth Date: | 9 December 1950 |
Birth Place: | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
High School: | English (Boston, Massachusetts) |
College: | Detroit Mercy (1971–1974) |
Draft Year: | 1974 |
Draft Round: | 5 |
Draft Pick: | 77 |
Draft Team: | Houston Rockets |
Career Start: | 1974 |
Career End: | 1985 |
Team1: | Houston Rockets |
Years2: | 1975–1978 |
Team2: | Kinzo Amstelveen |
Years3: | 1978–1979 |
Team3: | Sinudyne Bologna |
Years4: | 1979–1980 |
Team4: | Kinzo Amstelveen |
Years5: | 1980–1981 |
Team5: | Newcastle Falcons |
Years6: | 1982–1983 |
Team6: | Sydney SuperSonics |
Years7: | 1984–1985 |
Team7: | Tampa Bay Thrillers |
Years8: | 1985 |
Team8: | Rhode Island Gulls |
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Owen Wells (December 9, 1950 – April 27, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward, he attended the University of Detroit Mercy and went to English High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Wells played 33 games for the Houston Rockets during the 1974-75 NBA season, averaging 3.0 points per game.
Wells also had a stint in Australia's National Basketball League with the Sydney Supersonics, during which time he won the NBL Most Valuable Player award in 1983.
Wells died in 1993 after suffering a stroke.[1]