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Tom Owens
Center ·Portland Trail Blazers ·NBA ·#44

Tom Owens

Age77 BornJun 28, 1949 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight98 kg CollegeSouth Carolina Draft1971 · #58
Career averages
12.2PPG
6.5RPG
2.2APG
442 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

POR hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
442Games
5,411Career points
15.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Portland Trail Blazers · 319 games · 1977-78 to 1980-81
Draft1971
4Round
58Overall pick
From South Carolina
Career highsSingle season
18.5PPG · 1978-79 · POR
9.0RPG · 1978-79 · POR
3.7APG · 1978-79 · POR
19.9PER · 1978-79 · POR
10.4Win shares · 1978-79 · POR
Position rank1982-83
#45PPG rank
#30PER rank
#31Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 58 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1982-83 - 1982-83 · 1 seasons
4.2 PPG 3.8 RPG 0.9 APG
49 games
Indiana Pacers
1981-82 - 1981-82 · 1 seasons
10.5 PPG 5.0 RPG 1.7 APG
74 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1977-78 - 1980-81 · 4 seasons
13.9 PPG 7.2 RPG 2.5 APG
319 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 POR 82 0 20.9 10.1 6.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 49.0 0.0 74.1 17.4 6.0
1978-79 POR 82 82 34.0 18.5 9.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 54.8 0.0 79.4 19.9 10.4
1979-80 POR 76 0 30.8 16.4 7.5 2.6 0.6 0.7 51.4 50.0 75.3 18.1 6.9
1980-81 POR 79 0 23.3 10.6 5.8 1.8 0.5 0.6 51.1 0.0 76.4 15.1 4.8
1981-82 IND 74 40 21.6 10.5 5.0 1.7 0.6 0.5 47.0 50.0 80.1 14.9 3.2
1982-83 DET 49 4 14.8 4.2 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.3 42.2 0.0 68.2 8.7 0.6

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1982 Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons
Jul 1981 Portland Trail Blazers Indiana Pacers

All entries are season change.

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Born on June 28

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About Tom Owens

Thomas William Owens is an American former professional basketball player.