Owen Klassen

Owen James Klassen[2] (born October 31, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Würzburg Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played university basketball at Acadia University and is a current member of the Canadian national basketball team.

Owen Klassen
No. 5 – Würzburg Baskets
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueBundesliga
Personal information
Born (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991
Kingston, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Career information
High schoolBayridge Secondary
(Kingston, Ontario)
CollegeAcadia (2009–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015MZT Skopje
2015–2016Phoenix Hagen
2016–2017Budućnost Podgorica
2017PAOK
2017–2018s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2019MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2019–2020Antwerp Giants
2020Hamilton Honey Badgers
2020–2021Boulazac Basket Dordogne
2021–2022Löwen Braunschweig
2022–2023EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2023–presentWürzburg Baskets
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Canada
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen National team

Professional career

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]

Career statistics
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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Acadia 201328.1.500.377.6847.61.51.01.110.5
2010–11 Acadia 202032.5.420.349.6869.61.7.91.918.3
2011–12 Acadia 181830.7.520.514.71710.12.2.91.516.5
2012–13 Acadia 161630.2.500.233.77510.82.51.01.416.3
2013–14 Acadia 171729.8.562.316.68310.62.4.81.220.0
Career 918430.3.501.358.7109.82.1.891.4116.4

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 MZT 262616.1.579.222.5505.4.5.5.45.7
2015–16 Hagen 333322.7.516.286.5416.41.3.7.69.4
2016–17 Hagen 9927.1.647.400.5437.81.81.1.713.2
2016–17 Budućnost 151523.4.652.375.6836.31.1.8.69.5
2017–18 Würzburg 212120.8.566.000.7505.5.9.4.48.6
2018–19 Ludwigsburg 434320.6.549.259.7766.1.9.3.59.8
2019–20 Antwerp 373721.6.503.362.6356.61.7.6.89.3
2020–21 Boulazac 181819.6.563.200.7025.31.6.9.57.0
2021–22 Braunschweig 303022.2.589.143.6376.51.8.6.711.2
Career 25725720.7.546.287.6556.11.2.6.68.9

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Budućnost 1126.0.500.000.6676.00.00.00.012.0
Career 1126.0.500.000.6676.00.00.00.012.0

International
Year Competition GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 2011 Pan American Games 4422.0.444.357.8007.51.3.5.89.8
2013 FISU Universiade 8018.8.657.000.6207.3.9.3.66.8

In 2014, Owen was a member of the Canadian National team's 11 game European tour.

References
  1. Phoenix Hagen: Das sind unsere beiden Teams des Jahrzehnts WAZ.de, 2 January 2020. Accessed 5 January 2020. (in German)
  2. "KLASSEN, Owen James". info.Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29.
  3. "Овен Класен нов играч на МЗТ Скопје" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. 20 September 2014.
  4. "Класен веќе не е член на МЗТ" (in Macedonian). IDIVIDI™ (idividi.com). 18 March 2015.
  5. "Owen Klassen inks with Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. "German BBL round 10 best performance: Owen Klassen".
  7. "Owen Classen extends with Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. "Owen Klassen new Budućnost VOLI center".
  9. "PAOK added Owen James Klassen". Eurohoops.net. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. sport24.gr "Τέλος" από τον ΠΑΟΚ και επίσημα ο Κλάσεν (in Greek)
  11. "Kanadischer Nationalspieler mit BBL-Erfahrung". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  12. "Bivši igrač Budućnosti ostaje u Njemačkoj" (in Serbian). petnapetblog.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. "Former Basketball Axeman Owen Klassen signs at Antwerp". Acadia Athletics. 24 July 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  14. Carchia, Emiliano (August 13, 2020). "Owen Klassen signs with Boulazac". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  15. Skerletic, Dario (August 13, 2021). "Braunschweig lands Owen Klassen". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  16. "Kanadischer Nationalspieler verstärkt EWE Baskets unter dem Korb". Sportando. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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