Casey Owens (basketball)

Casey Owens

Ylli
Position	Head Coach
League	Kosovo Superleague
Personal information
Born	(1971-06-01) June 1, 1971 (age 53)
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Las Cruces (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
College	New Mexico State
Coaching career	2001–present
Career history
As coach:
2001–2004	Dakota Wizards (assistant)
2004–2005	Dakota Wizards
2007–2009	Colorado 14ers (assistant)
2008–2010	Shanghai Sharks (assistant)
2010–2011	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
2011–2012	Fujian Sturgeons
2012–2013	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2013–2014	Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant)
2015–2016	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2016–2018	Los Angeles Lakers(assistant)
2024–present	Ylli

Casey Owens is an American professional basketball coach currently working as head coach for Golden Eagle Ylli in the Kosovo Superleague. He has worked in coaching, player development and scouting at the NBA, NBA D-League, Continental Basketball Association, and international levels.

Early life and education

Owens graduated from Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 1994, he graduated from New Mexico State University with a bachelor's degree in English.[1] In 1996, he earned a master of fine arts in writing & poetics from Naropa University's Jack Kerouac School in Boulder, Colorado.[1][2][3]

Career

NBA and D-League

In 2015, Owens was hired as head coach of the L.A. D-Fenders.[4] During the 2013–2014 season, Casey Owens was the assistant coach of the L.A. D-Fenders.[4]

Casey Owens served an assistant coach for the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League from 2007 to 2009, and as an NBA D-League scouting consultant for the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks.[5]

On August 19, 2016, the Lakers named Owens assistant coach and advanced scout.[6]

International

Owens served as head coach of Guaiqueries in the Venezuelan Professional League for the 2012–13 season. Owens got his start in China as an assistant coach for the Shanghai Sharks in 2009–10. Owens left Shanghai after one season to take the reins as head coach of Fujian SBS for the 2010–11 season. With Owens in charge, Fujian won the Kunming Summer Invitational and the Haiygun CBA Tournament in the same season. He was an assistant coach in the 2011–12 season as for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association, where the team reached the semi-finals.[5]

References

1. Mark Rudi (August 10, 2015). "NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Las Crucen Casey Owens named head coach of L.A. D-Fenders". USA Today. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
2. Lou Babiarz (January 17, 2007). "Owens enjoying new job". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
3. "Mixing rhyme with reason". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
4. "L.A. D-Fenders hire Casey Owens as head coach". Los Angeles Times. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
5. "Los Angeles D-Fenders name Casey Owens As Head Coach". NBA.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
6. "Lakers Announce Additions To Coaching Staff". NBA.com. August 19, 2016.