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.
| No. 5 – Würzburg Baskets | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | October 31, 1991 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 | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Medals
| |||||||||||||||
Professional career
editIn 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]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Acadia | 20 | 13 | 28.1 | .500 | .377 | .684 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
| 2010–11 | Acadia | 20 | 20 | 32.5 | .420 | .349 | .686 | 9.6 | 1.7 | .9 | 1.9 | 18.3 |
| 2011–12 | Acadia | 18 | 18 | 30.7 | .520 | .514 | .717 | 10.1 | 2.2 | .9 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 2012–13 | Acadia | 16 | 16 | 30.2 | .500 | .233 | .775 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 2013–14 | Acadia | 17 | 17 | 29.8 | .562 | .316 | .683 | 10.6 | 2.4 | .8 | 1.2 | 20.0 |
| Career | 91 | 84 | 30.3 | .501 | .358 | .710 | 9.8 | 2.1 | .89 | 1.41 | 16.4 |
Professional
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | MZT | 26 | 26 | 16.1 | .579 | .222 | .550 | 5.4 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 5.7 |
| 2015–16 | Hagen | 33 | 33 | 22.7 | .516 | .286 | .541 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 9.4 |
| 2016–17 | Hagen | 9 | 9 | 27.1 | .647 | .400 | .543 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .7 | 13.2 |
| 2016–17 | Budućnost | 15 | 15 | 23.4 | .652 | .375 | .683 | 6.3 | 1.1 | .8 | .6 | 9.5 |
| 2017–18 | PAOK | 18 | 18 | 15.7 | .412 | .500 | .672 | 4.7 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 6.1 |
| 2017–18 | Würzburg | 21 | 21 | 20.8 | .566 | .000 | .750 | 5.5 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 8.6 |
| 2018–19 | Ludwigsburg | 43 | 43 | 20.6 | .549 | .259 | .776 | 6.1 | .9 | .3 | .5 | 9.8 |
| 2019–20 | Antwerp | 37 | 37 | 21.6 | .503 | .362 | .635 | 6.6 | 1.7 | .6 | .8 | 9.3 |
| 2020–21 | Hamilton | 8 | 8 | 20.0 | .442 | .200 | .615 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 2020–21 | Boulazac | 18 | 18 | 19.6 | .563 | .200 | .702 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | 7.0 |
| 2021–22 | Braunschweig | 35 | 35 | 21.7 | .579 | .143 | .629 | 6.3 | 1.6 | .6 | .7 | 11.0 |
| 2022–23 | Oldenburg | 33 | 33 | 18.1 | .587 | .000 | .669 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | 9.7 |
| 2023–24 | Würzburg | 32 | 32 | 18.1 | .596 | .500 | .534 | 5.9 | .8 | .8 | .7 | 7.8 |
| 2024–25 | Würzburg | 10 | 10 | 21.3 | .673 | .000 | .639 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .7 | 8.2 |
| Career | 337 | 337 | 20.1 | .562 | .284 | .644 | 6.0 | 1.2 | .6 | .6 | 8.9 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Budućnost | 3 | 3 | 23.3 | .400 | .000 | .600 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .7 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | Würzburg | 7 | 7 | 20.4 | .529 | .000 | .692 | 4.7 | .7 | 0.9 | .2 | 6.7 |
| Career | 10 | 10 | 21.3 | .489 | .000 | .652 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
International
edit| 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 |
| 2019 | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 11 | 0 | 15.6 | .500 | .182 | .800 | 5.2 | .7 | .3 | .7 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification | 4 | 0 | 22.8 | .435 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | .5 | .3 | .8 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualification (Americas) | 6 | 0 | 12.5 | .722 | .000 | .714 | 5.0 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 5.2 |
| Career | 33 | 0 | 18.4 | .552 | .269 | .687 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .6 | 6.8 |
In 2014, Owen was a member of the Canadian National team's 11 game European tour.
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Owen Klassen at aba-liga.com
- Owen Klassen at eurobasket.com
- Owen Klassen at fiba.com
- Owen Klassen at acadia.prestosports.com