Kevin Owens (basketball)
Kevin Owens (born ) is an American former professional basketball player, writer and podcaster. In 2009 Owens played with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Super League. Prior to that Owens played for the Wellington Saints in Wellington, New Zealand and the Ulsan Mobis Phoebus in Ulsan, South Korea of the Korean Basketball League. In the 2006–2007 season Owens played for the Cairns Taipans in Cairns, Australia. Before playing in Australia, Owens played three seasons with the Roanoke Dazzle in the NBA Development League, a minor league system for the National Basketball Association. Born in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Owens  attended Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He played Division I college basketball at Monmouth University. At the tail end of his career and immediately after, Owens was a basketball writer/contributor for a number of publications including SLAM Online and SB Nation. Owens is the host and owner of "Overseas Famous," a podcast and multimedia company in which he interviews recognizable names in overseas basketball and provides a behind the scenes look at what goes on with basketball abroad. In 2021, Owens published a book about his career as an overseas athlete titled, Overseas Famous. The  book is a memoir about his career as a for hire athlete traveling the globe. The book takes the reader around the world through the eyes of a “regular guy” in a 7 foot body.