Owens graduated from high school in Santa Monica , California , and attended the College of Idaho ( where his teammate was Elgin Baylor ) and played amateur basketball with the Seattle - based Buchan Bakers the year after their national championship .
Owens graduated from high school in Santa Monica , California , and attended the College of Idaho ( where his teammate was Elgin Baylor ) . 
 He played amateur basketball with the Seattle - based Buchan Bakers the year after their national championship .