Jack Owens
Jack Owens (born April 3, 1977)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: DePaul Blue Demons (Head coach: Chris Holtmann)
Current conference: Big East Conference
Teams coached: Miami (OH) RedHawks
Miami (OH) record: 70-83 (.458)
Overall record: 70-83 (.458)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2018)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2024-present | DePaul (asst) |
2022-2024 | Ohio State (asst) |
2017-2022 | Miami (OH) |
2011-2017 | Purdue (assoc. HC) |
2008-2011 | Purdue (asst) |
2003-2008 | Southern Illinois (asst) |
2002-2003 | Eastern Illinois (asst) |
2001-2002 | Barton County CC (asst) |
2000-2001 | Howard CC (asst) |
1999-2000 | Eastern Illinois (student asst) |
Jack Owens Facts
- Jack Owens
- Born April 3, 1977
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois University (BA, 1999)
- Started his collegiate career at Murray State, spent a year at Howard CC in Maryland and then finished his career and degree at Eastern Illinois; played at EIU under head coach Rick Samuels
- Spent one season as a student assistant on Samuels’ staff at EIU in 1999
- After one year each as an assistant at Howard CC and Barton County CC, returned to his alma mater as a full-time assistant
- Hired in 2003 by Matt Painter as an assistant at Southern Illinois; staying on four more years under Chris Lowery
- Re-joined Painter in 2008 as an assistant at Purdue; was promoted three years later to associate head coach in 2011
- In his nine years in West Lafayette, Owens was part of seven NCAA Tournaments and one CBI
- Hired in March 2017 as the new head coach at Miami (OH), his first head coaching opportunity
- Went 70-83 overall in five seasons with the RedHawks; went to the CBI in 2018
- Fired in March 2022 following a 14-18 season, his third time finishing below .500
- Joined Chris Holtmann‘s staff at Ohio State in April 2022 as an assistant coach
- Followed Holtmann to DePaul in 2024 and became an assistant coach for the Blue Demons
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