Tariq Owens
American basketball player (born 1995)
Tariq Amir Owens (born June 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and St. John's having transferred after his freshman year at Tennessee.
Early life
Owens mother died of pancreatic cancer when he was 14 years old. Owens attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School, where he was coached by Shae Johnson. He was teammates with future Clemson player Marcquise Reed. Owens spent a postgraduate year at Mount Zion Prep. He originally signed with Ohio but was released after a coaching change.
College career
Owens began his collegiate career at Tennessee, playing for one season before transferring to St. John's.
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