How Are The Recruits Playing? Alex Owens

After giving an update on Drew Edwards of Calvert Hall and Ryan Fazekas of Marquette Catholic next up is an update on the final member of Providence’s committed class of 2015, Alex Owens. Owens plays for coach Alex Jackson at Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, FL making him the recruit who will have to travel the furthest to attend Providence college in this class at over 1,200 miles. Fazekas isn’t too far off with over 900 miles between Michigan City, IN and Providence, RI though. He also plays for Each 1 Teach 1 on the Nike EYBL circuit.

Last season Oak Ridge went 19-10 and lost to eventual State Champion, Winter Park, in the Region 8A-2 semifinals. The Pioneers are off to a 10-2 start to this season and coach Jackson called Owens “a key contributor” to the team’s early season success.

For the season Owens is averaging 19.1 points/game along with 13.7 rebounds/game. His top scoring game of the season came on December 11th on the road at Colonial where he dropped 35 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in the 20 point victory. He also has games of 20 points/17 rebounds and 30 points/14 rebounds earlier this season. He is shooting over 70% from the field but below 50% from the free throw line.

Coach Jackson noted that “Alex is playing well for us this year. He is really rebounding well, but he is also being more aggressive in the post.” Cooley has already built quite a frontcourt with the additions of freshmen Paschal Chukwu and Ben Bentil and Owens will fit nicely with that group. Owens committed a few days after attending Providence’s Elite Camp in early August.

Perhaps the biggest weakness through 11 games for the 2014-15 Providence team has been defensive rebounding. Owens should help in that department. He is know as “wide body who carves out space to get his position in the paint and played in full attack mode especially when it comes to rebounding,” per ESPN’s scouting report. One additional thing that has been noted about Owens is his ability to pass out of the post. ESPN calls him “a willing passer with vision and accuracy.”

Oak Ridge is playing in the City of Palms Classic that began December 18th and runs through December 23rd. In last night’s thrilling 67-66 win over Archbishop Carroll (PA) Owens scored 15 points to go along with 12 boards. The Pioneers will take on Louisville Trinity (KY) in the quarterfinals Saturday at 2:30pm.

Here are the highlights from a recent game in which he scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds courtesy of Corey Porter:

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