Ted Owens
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Hollis, OK
- Reached NCAA Final Four two times--1971 (4th) and 1974 (4th)
- Finished runner-up in the 1968 NIT
- Led Kansas to 1981 Big Eight Tournament title
- Coached Cameron (OK) Junior College
- Assistant coach at Oklahoma under Bruce Drake for one season in 1951-52 and at Kansas under Dick Harp for four seasons from 1960-61 through 1963-64
- Three-year basketball letterman under Bruce Drake (second-leading scorer as senior with 10.8 ppg)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (seven: AP/UPI)--1966 (4/4), 1967 (3/4), 1969 (19/20), 1971 (4/4), 1974 (7/10), 1978 (10/8) and 1981 (NR/19)
- All-Americans (six): Kansas' Tony Guy (1982), Dave Robisch (1971), Bud Stallworth (1972), Darnell Valentine (1978 through 1981), Walt Wesley (1966) and Jo Jo White (1967 through 1969).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17-8 | 9-5 | 2nd | DNP | |||
23-4 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-4 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
22-8 | 10-4 | 2nd | NIT (3-1) | |||
20-7 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
17-9 | 8-6 | 2nd | DNP | |||
27-3 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
11-15 | 7-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
8-18 | 4-10 | T-6th | Probation | |||
23-7 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
19-8 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
13-13 | 6-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
18-10 | 8-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
24-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
18-11 | 8-6 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
15-14 | 7-7 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
24-8 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
13-14 | 4-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
13-16 | 4-10 | T-7th | DNP | |||
10-18 | 5-7 | 5th | MW Coll. | DNP | ||
11-17 | 5-7 | T-5th | MW Coll. | DNP |
- 21-Year College Coaching Record: 369-217 (.594) overall
- 348-182 (.657) in 19 years at Kansas
- 21-35 (.375) in two years at Oral Roberts
- 170-96 (.639) in Big Eight Conference
- 10-14 (.417) in Midwestern Collegiate Conference
- 10-6 (.625) in Big Eight Tournament
- 0-2 in MCC Tournament
- 10-10 (.500) in NCAA Tournament
- 3-2 (.600) in NIT