Mepụta ụdị nkebi ahịrịokwu a dị mgbagwoju anya Owens gụsịrị akwụkwọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị na Santa Monica, California, ma gaa na Mahadum nke Idaho (ebe onye otu ya bụ Elgin Baylor).
N'ezie, ụdị nkebi ahịrịokwu ahụ dị mgbagwoju anya bụ "Owens gụsịrị akwụkwọ n'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị na Santa Monica, California, ma gaa College nke Idaho (ebe onye otu ya bụ Elgin Baylor) ma soro ndị Seattle-based Buchan Bakers na-egwu bọọlụ basketball afọ mgbe ha nwesịrị mmeri mba ha. "