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Canadian basketball player
Owen Klassen
| No. 5 – Würzburg Baskets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 (age 33)Kingston, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bayridge Secondary(Kingston, Ontario) |
| College | Acadia (2009–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | MZT Skopje |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Hagen |
| 2016–2017 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2017 | PAOK |
| 2017–2018 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2018–2019 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2019–2020 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2020 | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
| 2020–2021 | Boulazac Basket Dordogne |
| 2021–2022 | Löwen Braunschweig |
| 2022–2023 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2023–present | Würzburg Baskets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| All-CEBL Second Team (2020) Montenegrin League champion (2017) Montenegrin Cup winner (2017) Phoenix Hagen Team of the Century[1] | |
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Canada Universiade  2011 Shenzhen National team |
Owen James Klassen[2] (born October 31, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Würzburg Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played university basketball at Acadia University and is a current member of the Canadian national basketball team.
Professional career
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In September 2014, Owen started his professional career overseas at Macedonian Adriatic League team MZT Skopje, at the time coached by Zmago Sagadin.[3] His contract was terminated by mutual agreement in March 2015, after a prognosis that a full recovery from an already lengthy back injury of his would last longer than previously expected.[4]
On July 31, 2015, Klassen signed with Phoenix Hagen.[5] On December 1, 2015, Owen was named German BBL Round 10 Player of the Week following an impressive 17 point, 10 rebound performance in a win over EWE Baskets Oldenburg.[6]
On May 2, 2016, he re-signed with Hagen for one more season.[7] On December 8, 2016, he left Hagen and signed with Montenegrin club Budućnost Podgorica for the rest of the season.[8]
On August 3, 2017, Klassen signed with the Greek League club PAOK.[9] On December 21, 2017 PAOK announced the end of their corporation.[10] The same day he signed with German club s.Oliver Würzburg.[11]
On July 27, 2018, he signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg.[12]
In July 2019, Klassen signed with the Antwerp Giants.[13] During the 2019-20 season, he averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game.
On August 13, 2020, he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro A.[14]
On August 13, 2021, he has signed with Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.[15]
On July 19, 2022, he has signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[16]
Legend
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Competition | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011 Pan American Games | 4 | 4 | 22.0 | .444 | .357 | .800 | 7.5 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 9.8 |
| 2013 | FISU Universiade | 8 | 0 | 18.8 | .657 | .000 | .620 | 7.3 | .9 | .3 | .6 | 6.8 |
In 2014, Owen was a member of the Canadian National team's 11 game European tour.
- ^ Phoenix Hagen: Das sind unsere beiden Teams des Jahrzehnts WAZ.de, 2 January 2020. Accessed 5 January 2020. (in German)
- ^ "KLASSEN, Owen James". info.Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29.
- ^ "Овен Класен нов играч на МЗТ Скопје" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Класен веќе не е член на МЗТ" (in Macedonian). IDIVIDI™ (idividi.com). 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Owen Klassen inks with Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "German BBL round 10 best performance: Owen Klassen".
- ^ "Owen Classen extends with Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Owen Klassen new Budućnost VOLI center".
- ^ "PAOK added Owen James Klassen". Eurohoops.net. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ sport24.gr "Τέλος" από τον ΠΑΟΚ και επίσημα ο Κλάσεν (in Greek)
- ^ "Kanadischer Nationalspieler mit BBL-Erfahrung". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Bivši igrač Budućnosti ostaje u Njemačkoj" (in Serbian). petnapetblog.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Former Basketball Axeman Owen Klassen signs at Antwerp". Acadia Athletics. 24 July 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 13, 2020). "Owen Klassen signs with Boulazac". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 13, 2021). "Braunschweig lands Owen Klassen". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Kanadischer Nationalspieler verstärkt EWE Baskets unter dem Korb". Sportando. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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