Ted Owens (basketball)

Ted Owens
Biographical details
Born (1929-07-16) July 16, 1929 (age 95)
Hollis, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
Playing career
1948–1951Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1960Cameron Junior College
1960–1964Kansas (assistant)
1964–1983Kansas
1985–1987Oral Roberts
1989–1990Maccabi Tel Aviv
1990–1995Metro Christian Academy HS
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–1999Saint Leo University
Head coaching record
Overall369–218 (.628)
Tournaments8–9 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year (1978)
  • 4x Big Eight Coach of the Year (1967, 1971, 1974, 1978)

Ted Owens (born July 16, 1929) is an American former college basketball coach, who was born in Hollis, Oklahoma.[1] He is best-known as the coach of the University of Kansas men's basketball team from 1964 to 1983. He is the fourth-winningest coach in Jayhawks basketball history.[2]

  1. ^ Coaches Database. "Ted Owens (born July 16, 1929)." Accessed June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "KU Men's Basketball Coaches". Archived from the original on March 17, 2007.