Ted Owens - 2009 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Ted Owens enshrined into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame during the 2009 Induction ceremony. Presenting keynote speaker is Gary Bender, 2008 KSHOF inductee.

One of only eight head coaches in the tradition-rich history of University of Kansas basketball, Ted L. Owens coached the Kansas Jayhawks for 19 seasons (1964-83) and posted a 348-182 record for a winning percentage of .657. Owens guided Kansas to six Big Eight conference championship and seven times to the NCAA Tournament. Owens is second all time at KU behind Phog Allen in years coached at the school and third in victories behind Allen and Roy Williams. A five-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and 1978 national coach of the year, Owens coached five All-Americans at KU: JoJo White, Dave Robisch, Bud Stallworth, Darnell Valentine, and Walter Wesley. Under Owens, the Jayhawks reached the NCAA Tournaments Sweet 16 five times and the Elite Eight three times. His 1971 team was the first undefeated team in Big-8 history (14-0), winning both conference and tournament titles, and finished with an overall record of 27-3. Owens finished his career at Kansas with nine Big Eight Tournament titles. A three-year letterman at the University of Oklahoma, Owens set the OU field goal percentage record in 1951 and Owens honed his coaching skills at Cameron State Junior College in Lawton, Okla., where his teams advanced to the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson three times in four years. He was named an assistant coach under Dick Harp in 1960 and was named the head coach in 1964. Following his career at Kansas, Owens was the head coach for two years at Oral Roberts University. Owens was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in August, 2009, and is a member of the University of Kansas Athletic Hall of Fame. Born July 16, 1929 Hollis, Oklahoma. Graduated Hollis (Okla.) H.S., 1947; University of Oklahoma, 1951.

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