- Aaron Owens
Aaron Owens aka "AO" (born
March 20 ,1976 ) is an Americanstreetball player from NorthPhiladelphia . Currently, Owens is on theBall4Real World Tour . Previously, he was with theAND1 Mixtape Tour from its creation until 2006.Owens is reported to stand 6'3" (190.5 cm) tall and weigh 165 pounds (75 kg). Noted as an exceptional ballhandler and passer, he averages over 20 assists per game. One of his favorite moments from the tour was bouncing the ball off the backboard to peg an opponent in the back of the head. [http://www.halftimeonline.com/slick-talkin/hip-hop-and-basketball-ao-and-1-basketball/]
Background
Owens, a
North Philadelphia native, attendedSimon Gratz High School where he played alongside currentNBA playersRasheed Wallace andAaron McKie . He played ball at Henderson State in Arkansas from 1998-1999, where he graduated in 1999 and was a Division 2 All-American. Played for the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA in 1999, in Israel in 2000 (where he averaged 19 points and 7 assists) and for the Mobile Revelers of the NBDL in their championship 2002-2003 season.External links
* [http://espn.go.com/eoe/streetball/ ESPN Streetball]
* [http://streetballvideos.net AO's StreetballVideos.net Page]
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