Owen Wells (basketball) explained

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
Highlights:

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]

Notes and References

  1. Bob Ryan. "Wells was a fine ballplayer and a world-class citizen; Former English star expanded horizons". Boston Globe. April 30, 1993. 81.