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Owen Wells (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

Playing career
  
1974–1985

Weight
  
91 kg

College
  
Detroit

Height
  
2.01 m


Listed weight
  
200 lb (91 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Listed height
  
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Name
  
Owen Wells

Position
  
Small forward

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Born
  
December 9, 1950 Providence, Rhode Island (
1950-12-09
)

High school
  
English (Boston, Massachusetts)

Died
  
1993, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Education
  
University of Detroit Mercy

NBA draft
  
1974, Houston Rockets (Round: 5 / Pick: 77)

Owen Wells (December 9, 1950–April 27, 1993) was an American basketball player. A 6'7" forward, he attended the University of Detroit Mercy and went to English High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Wells played 33 games for the Houston Rockets during the 1974-75 NBA season, averaging 3.0 points per game.

Wells also had a stint in Australia's National Basketball League with the Sydney Supersonics, during which time he won the NBL Most Valuable Player award in 1983.

Wells died in 1993 after suffering a stroke.

References

Owen Wells (basketball) Wikipedia