2001-02: Played in all 32 games, coming off the bench ... fifth on the team in scoring at 8.1 ppg ... had 14 double-digit scoring efforts ... scored career-high 23 points on 10-14 shooting in personal-best 37 minutes vs. Temple ... scored 16 straight points in a span of 4:15 of the second half against Northwestern, finishing with 20 points on 7-8 shooting ... scored 18 points in first round NCAA Tournament win over St. John’s ... scored all 12 of his points in the second half, including the game-winning basket with 25 seconds left, at Michigan State ... best penetrator on the team and streaky shooter, shot 50 percent or better from the field in 15 games ... grabbed personal-best nine rebounds at Ohio ... 2000-01: Played in 18 of 29 games as a true freshman ... scored five points and added an assist in college debut at No. 9 Tennessee ... made 60-foot heave at halftime buzzer vs. Volunteers, ESPN’s “Play of the Day” and his only three-pointer of the season ... recorded career highs in points (six) and minutes (13) against Ohio ... contributed four points in 10 minutes off the bench vs. Northwestern ... seven minutes against hometown school UW-Milwaukee ...

High School: Earned honorable mention all-state and honorable mention all-conference honors as a senior at Washington ... averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in his final prep campaign ... team was 25-3 and shared league title ... as a junior he averaged 17 points, four rebounds and three assists and was named one of top 25 juniors in Wisconsin ... team was 22-4 in 1998-99 ... helped team to 21-5 mark as a sophomore when he averaged six points, two rebounds and four assists ...

Personal: Born Oct. 30, 1981 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... father is Lawrence Owens Sr., mother is Susan Owens and stepmother is Emerald Bonner ... has six brothers and sisters ... prep teammate of Mississippi State’s Robert Jackson ... major is journalism.