Professional career
Undrafted, he signed with the Utah Jazz as a free agent prior to the start of the 2005-06 NBA season. He was traded to the Golden State Warriors along with Devin Brown and Keith McLeod in exchange for Derek Fisher on July 12, 2006. [2] In October 2006, he was released by the Warriors without playing in any preseason games. [3]
The Indiana Pacers signed Owens to a one-year deal on July 4, 2007. [4]
In September 2008 he moved to Europe, signing a one-year contract with Serbian Adriatic League team Crvena zvezda. [5] In 2009, he signed with Türk Telekom B.K. in Ankara. [6] In 2009, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban in Krasnodar (Russian Basketball Super League). In October 2010 he signed a one-month contract with Bàsquet Manresa, [7] and after his contract expired in November he signed with CB Granada until the end of the 2010–11 season, [8] but left the team in March 2011. [9] He then signed with the Ukrainian club BC Donetsk. [10]
In December 2014, he signed with C.R.D. Libolo of Angola. [11] On February 27, 2015, he signed with Zepter Vienna of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. [12]
In the summer of 2017, he played in the BIG3 League for 3's Company. [13] He was named the GM of the Indy Express. [14]
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