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Former Wisconsin basketball standout named head coach at in-state high school program

Former Wisconsin basketball standout named head coach at in-state high school program

Former Wisconsin men’s basketball standout Freddie Owens was named head coach of the Kimberly boy’s basketball team on Thursday.

Owens replaces longtime head coach Jon Murphy, who retired in April after three seasons at Kimberly and 36 total years of high school coaching experience.

Kimberly High School registered a 17-9 overall mark last season and was the 2021 runners-up in Division 1. The program also won WIAA Division 2 state titles in 1994 and 1995.

A former assistant coach with the UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team, Owens was named interim head coach there for the 2022-2023 season following a coaching change. 

Prior to the role in Green Bay, Owens was an assistant coach at Oregon State, College of the Holy Cross, Utah Valley State University, University of Montana and Adams State College. 

At UW, Owens averaged 7.2 points and 2 rebounds in over 111 career appearances. He started the final 61 games of his four-year collegiate career and helped UW clinch the 2004 Big Ten Tournament championship.

Owens won three total Big-Ten titles as a player and later enjoyed a brief professional career overseas. 

Former Badger basketball player gets first win as head coach

Former Badger guard Freddie Owens got his first win as a collegiate head coach Monday after UW-Green Bay defeated UW-Milwaukee 80-79 in overtime.

Former Badger guard Freddie Owens got his first win as a collegiate head coach Monday after UW-Green Bay defeated UW-Milwaukee 80-79 in overtime. Owens replaced Will Ryan, son of Wisconsin great Bo Ryan, after Ryan was fired on January 24.

The victory was Green Bay’s third of the season as they have produced an abysmal 3-22 record so far, but it’s a win nonetheless for the team’s head coach.

Owens spent four seasons with the Badgers from 2000-2004, appearing in 111 contests and starting 61 games over his junior and senior campaigns. Overall, the guard produced a career average of 7.2 points per game and in 2003 he made a game-winning three-pointer versus Tulsa in the second round of the National Tournament.

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