 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, akatambira Dobbins Technical High School uye akanga ari McDonalds All-American muna 1979. Owens akatamba collegiately nokuda Rhode Island Rams, apo iye ranks rechinomwe pamusoro chikoro zvose-nguva zvibodzwa mazita. Akanga ari mukurumbira wekuremekedza All-American uye yekutanga-timu All-Atlantic 10 kusarudzwa panguva yake yekupedzisira mwaka. Owens akasarudzwa neNew Jersey Nets seye 44th yose ye1983 NBA draft. Kodzero dzake dzakatengeswa kuPhiladelphia 76ers panguva yekudzidzira musasa gore iro uye aive mumwe wezvikwata zvekupedzisira pre-mwaka zvidimbu. Owens haana kumbotamba muNational Basketball Association NBA. 