Casey Owens named assistant coach at Fayetteville
October 25, 2005 - NBA G League (G League)
Fayetteville Patriots News Release
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., October 25 - Minor league coaching veteran Casey Owens has been named to the assistant coach position with the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA Development League.
Owens assumes his duties with the Patriots after serving as head coach of the Dakota Wizards of the Continental Basketball Association last season, leading the Wizards to the CBA Western Conference championship and a 32-16 record. He also served as a head coach for the 2004-05 CBA All-Star Game and was named CBA Coach of the Month three times.
"This is a new situation for both Casey and me, but it's something I'm looking forward to," Fayetteville head coach Mike Brown said. "Casey is basketball knowledgeable. He's been an assistant and a head coach in other leagues and he knows a lot about player personnel. He'll be a great asset for the Patriots and the D-League."
Owens worked for the Wizards for three seasons, the first two as assistant coach and director of player personnel (2001-04). Over that span, Dakota was the CBA regular season champion each year and won the CBA Championship in 2002 and 2004. He also held the position of assistant general manager and assistant coach for the New Mexico Slam of the IBL (1999-2001).
Having coached 26 players that moved on to the NBA, Owens also earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from New Mexico State University (1994) and a Master's in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University (1996). He was a professor of English at Technical Vocational Institute in Albuquerque, N.M. in 1998.
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