2021-22 Demon Basketball Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Gary Hardamon
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
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Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

32 Larry Owens

32 Larry Owens

  • Position:
    Center
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-8 / 275
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Monroe, La.
  • Highschool:
    Carroll HS
  • Major:
    Communications

Summary

Biography

2021-22 Season (COVID-19 Senior): Finished his career as the NSU program leader in games played with 148 after suiting up for 31 as a super senior (15 starts) … led the team with 56 percent shooting en route to 7.2 points per game … team’s second-best rebounder at 3.8 per game … with 529 career rebounds, ranks 24th all-time at NSU … season-high 21 points (9-12 shooting) and eight rebounds at Southeastern … had 12-point, nine-rebound efforts twice against New Orleans … 10 double-digit scoring efforts, including 19 against Louisiana Tech and Kenneth Lofton Jr. … added 10 points at Oklahoma to start the season … made a halfcourt 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer at ULM.

2020-21 Season (Senior): Appeared in 28 games, starting 26 ... had his most productive season in terms of scoring, averaging 6.7 points per game ... set a career high with 24 points in a loss at Houston Baptist ... had nine double-figure scoring games, one more than he had total in his sophomore and junior seasons combined ... had double-doubles in back-to-back home games against Nicholls and New Orleans ... averaged 15 points and 7.5 rebounds in back-to-back wins at Southeastern Louisiana and against New Orleans ... grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds against New Orleans ... had a memorable nine-minute stretch at No. 1 Gonzaga on Dec. 22, scoring 10 points and gaining viral fame after "borrowing" Drew Timme's mustache celebration ... followed that with a nine-point, 10-rebound effort the next day at Washington State ... ranked second on the team in steals (23) and was fourth on the team in rebounding (109, 3.9 per game).

2019-20 Season (Junior): Appeared in 30 games with 15 starts … averaged four points and three rebounds in 10 minutes per game … reached double figures three times, including season-high 14 points vs. HBU … added 12 points vs. Centenary (6-6 shooting) and 11 vs. McNeese … season-high 11 rebounds vs. Champion Christian … five games of five or more rebounds, including Texas A&M … shot 52 percent from the field and added 10 blocks … career-high four assists at UNO … started 13 of 20 conference games ... Started at SHSU, had four points and four rebounds in 13 minutes ... efficient six points in eight minutes at LSU ... grabbed five rebounds in eight minutes at SMU to go with two assists

2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in 30 games with 11 starts as a sophomore ... averaged five points and 3.4 rebounds per game, the latter of which ranks second on the team ... shot a team-best 52 percent from the field (63-for-122) ... averaged 14 minutes per game ... started 10 games in a row from Jan. 30 to March 6 ... three games in double figures scoring, including season-high 14 points vs. Louisiana College ... added 12 points vs. BYU and 11 points vs. New Orleans (5-of-6 from field) ... had five or more rebounds eight times, including a season-high eight vs. Centenary ... added seven rebounds vs. BYU and Stephen F. Austin ... had three multi-block games in his 13 blocks, two each vs. Lamar, Rice and Centenary.

2017-18 (Freshman): Appeared in 29 games with six starts ... scored the most points of any NSU freshman (183) and third most on the team ... averaged 6.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in nearly 17 minutes per game ... shot 48 percent from the field, which is third best on the team ... 118 total rebounds and 16 blocks is second on the squad ... career high 16 points at Oklahoma on 8-of-10 shooting. Added seven rebounds ... OU output was tops in a season-high four-game stretch in which he scored 39 points just before Christmas ... totaled eight double-digit scoring outputs, including three 10-pointers in the last five games, a stretch in which he averaged 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds ... career-high 13 rebounds against UNO with one more double-digit effort (10) against Southeastern ... career-high three blocks twice (UIW and Lyon College) ... made 64.5% on FTs (20-31) before conference play, but slumped afterward at the line, sinking just 35% (13-37)

High School: Three-time Class 3A All-State choice under coach Jesse Burnett at Carroll ... rated one of the state’s top five junior prospects ... first-team all-state pick in 2017 with a 21.0 scoring average, leading the Bulldogs to the state semifinals, where new Demon teammate C.J. Jones’ Wossman team ended the CHS season ... in his junior season, was a first-team All-State pick as he averaged 21 points and 15 rebounds, along with 2.5 blocks ... as a sophomore, averaged 18.3 points and 11.2 rebounds to earn second-team all-state honors ... four-year starter, four-year all-district choice ... as a senior was starting defensive tackle on Carroll’s football playoff team that advanced to 2nd round of playoffs ... also was district champion in the shot put ... graduated with a 3.0 GPA ... played AAU ball for Louisiana Elite under coach Jeff Jones.

Personal: Son of Larry Owens Sr. and Kimberly Burks ... has two sisters: Shy’Keria Burks and Faye Burks ... majoring in general studies ... life's ambition is to never give up and fight through all the pain ... nickname is “Big Larry.”
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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2017-18Freshman

    Center
    6'8" 260 lbs
    42
  • 32

    2018-19Sophomore

    Center
    6'8" 260 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2019-20Junior

    Center
    6'7" 300 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2020-21Senior

    Center
    6'7" 300 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2021-22Senior

    Center
    6'8" 275 lbs
    32