Owen Wells (basketball)

Owen Wells
Personal information
Born	December 9, 1950; Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1993 (aged 42)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	English (Boston, Massachusetts)
College	Detroit Mercy (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 5th round, 77th overall pick
Drafted by	Houston Rockets
Playing career	1974–1985
Position	Small forward
Number	30
Career history
1974–1975	Houston Rockets
1975–1978	Kinzo Amstelveen
1978–1979	Sinudyne Bologna
1979–1980	Kinzo Amstelveen
1980–1981	Newcastle Falcons
1982–1983	Sydney SuperSonics
1984–1985	Tampa Bay Thrillers
1985	Rhode Island Gulls
Career highlights
	Serie A champion (1979); NBL Most Valuable Player (1983); All-NBL Team (1981); 2× First-team All-Eredivisie (1976, 1980);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Owen Wells (December 9, 1950 – April 27, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward, he attended the University of Detroit Mercy and went to English High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Wells played 33 games for the Houston Rockets during the 1974-75 NBA season, averaging 3.0 points per game.

Wells also had a stint in Australia's National Basketball League with the Sydney Supersonics, during which time he won the NBL Most Valuable Player award in 1983.

Wells died in 1993 after suffering a stroke.^[1]

Career statistics

Source^[2]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Houston	33	6.5	.420	.682	1.1	.7	.3	.1	3.0

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1975	Houston	4	1.3	.600	–	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.5

^ Bob Ryan. "Wells was a fine ballplayer and a world-class citizen; Former English star expanded horizons". Boston Globe. April 30, 1993. 81.
^ "Owen Wells NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2025.