Owen Klassen

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Owen Klassen
Rostock Seawolves
Position Power forward / center
League Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 (age 33)
Kingston, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Career information
High school Bayridge Secondary
(Kingston, Ontario)
College Acadia (2009–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 MZT Skopje
2015–2016 Phoenix Hagen
2016–2017 Budućnost Podgorica
2017 PAOK
2017–2018 s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2019 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2019–2020 Antwerp Giants
2020 Hamilton Honey Badgers
2020–2021 Boulazac Basket Dordogne
2021–2022 Löwen Braunschweig
2022–2023 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2023–2025 Würzburg Baskets
2025–present Rostock Seawolves
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Shenzhen National team

Owen James Klassen [2] (born October 31, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played university basketball at Acadia University and is a current member of the Canadian national basketball team.

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Professional career

In September 2014, Owen started his professional career overseas at Macedonian Adriatic League team MZT Skopje, at the time coached by Zmago Sagadin. [3] His contract was terminated by mutual agreement in March 2015, after a prognosis that a full recovery from an already lengthy back injury of his would last longer than previously expected. [4]

On July 31, 2015, Klassen signed with Phoenix Hagen. [5] On December 1, 2015, Owen was named German BBL Round 10 Player of the Week following an impressive 17 point, 10 rebound performance in a win over EWE Baskets Oldenburg. [6]

On May 2, 2016, he re-signed with Hagen for one more season. [7] On December 8, 2016, he left Hagen and signed with Montenegrin club Budućnost Podgorica for the rest of the season. [8]

On August 3, 2017, Klassen signed with the Greek League club PAOK. [9] On December 21, 2017 PAOK announced the end of their corporation. [10] The same day he signed with German club s.Oliver Würzburg. [11]

On July 27, 2018, he signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg. [12]

In July 2019, Klassen signed with the Antwerp Giants. [13] During the 2019-20 season, he averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game.

On August 13, 2020, he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro A. [14]

On August 13, 2021, he has signed with Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga. [15]

On July 19, 2022, he has signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. [16]

On June 24, 2025, he signed with Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10 Acadia 201328.1.500.377.6847.61.51.01.110.5
2010–11 Acadia 202032.5.420.349.6869.61.7.91.918.3
2011–12 Acadia 181830.7.520.514.71710.12.2.91.516.5
2012–13 Acadia 161630.2.500.233.77510.82.51.01.416.3
2013–14 Acadia 171729.8.562.316.68310.62.4.81.220.0
Career918430.3.501.358.7109.82.1.891.4116.4

Professional

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 MZT 262616.1.579.222.5505.4.5.5.45.7
2015–16 Hagen 333322.7.516.286.5416.41.3.7.69.4
2016–17 Hagen 9927.1.647.400.5437.81.81.1.713.2
2016–17 Budućnost 151523.4.652.375.6836.31.1.8.69.5
2017–18 PAOK 181815.7.412.500.6724.7.5.5.26.1
2017–18 Würzburg 212120.8.566.000.7505.5.9.4.48.6
2018–19 Ludwigsburg 434320.6.549.259.7766.1.9.3.59.8
2019–20 Antwerp 373721.6.503.362.6356.61.7.6.89.3
2020–21 Hamilton 8820.0.442.200.6156.51.31.11.18.5
2020–21 Boulazac 181819.6.563.200.7025.31.6.9.57.0
2021–22 Braunschweig 353521.7.579.143.6296.31.6.6.711.0
2022–23 Oldenburg 333318.1.587.000.6696.01.7.6.49.7
2023–24 Würzburg 323218.1.596.500.5345.9.8.8.77.8
2024–25 Würzburg 272723.9.585.000.5116.91.91.1.67.2
Career35435420.4.560.284.6346.11.3.6.68.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017 Budućnost 3323.3.400.000.6005.01.00.0.76.0
2023 Würzburg 7720.4.529.000.6924.7.70.9.26.7
Career101021.3.489.000.6524.80.81.70.36.5

International

YearCompetitionGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011 2011 Pan American Games 4422.0.444.357.8007.51.3.5.89.8
2013 FISU Universiade 8018.8.657.000.6207.3.9.3.66.8
2019 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup 11015.6.500.182.8005.2.7.3.75.8
2020 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification 4022.8.435.000.5006.5.5.3.86.5
2023 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualification (Americas) 6012.5.722.000.7145.01.7.5.25.2
Career33018.4.552.269.6876.31.0.4.66.8

In 2014, Owen was a member of the Canadian National team's 11 game European tour.

References

  1. ↑ Phoenix Hagen: Das sind unsere beiden Teams des Jahrzehnts WAZ.de, 2 January 2020. Accessed 5 January 2020. (in German)
  2. ↑ "KLASSEN, Owen James". info.Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Овен Класен нов играч на МЗТ Скопје" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. 20 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Класен веќе не е член на МЗТ" (in Macedonian). IDIVIDI™ (idividi.com). 18 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Owen Klassen inks with Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "German BBL round 10 best performance: Owen Klassen".
  7. ↑ "Owen Classen extends with Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Owen Klassen new Budućnost VOLI center".
  9. ↑ "PAOK added Owen James Klassen". Eurohoops.net. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. ↑ sport24.gr "Τέλος" από τον ΠΑΟΚ και επίσημα ο Κλάσεν (in Greek)
  11. ↑ "Kanadischer Nationalspieler mit BBL-Erfahrung". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bivši igrač Budućnosti ostaje u Njemačkoj" (in Serbian). petnapetblog.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Former Basketball Axeman Owen Klassen signs at Antwerp". Acadia Athletics. 24 July 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (August 13, 2020). "Owen Klassen signs with Boulazac". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  15. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (August 13, 2021). "Braunschweig lands Owen Klassen". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Kanadischer Nationalspieler verstärkt EWE Baskets unter dem Korb". Sportando. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Owen Klassen wechselt von Würzburg zu den Wölfen". seawolves.de (in German). June 24, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
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