#44

Owen Spencer

Forward

Player profile

  • Weight 215
  • Height 6-9
  • Year Jr.
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • H.S./Last School Turpin/Citadel

Follow on Social Media
Twitter: @owenspencer23
Instagram: @obrochill
Tik Tok: @bigspence22

2022-23 (Junior)

  • Saw action in a total of seven games
  • Scored a total of three points and pulled down nine rebounds
  • Had a rebound and put-back for his first points as a Buckeye vs. Charleston Southern (11/10)
  • Missed all three shot attempts but pulled-down a season-high four rebounds in the win over St. Francis (12/3)
  • Was put on scholarship for the second semester, and was told following the game against Iowa (1/21)
  • Played a season-high five and a half minutes at No. 3 Purdue (2/19), grabbing two rebounds and recording four fouls

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

  • Played two seasons at the Citadel, appearing in 23 games and scoring 20 points and pulling down 41 rebounds
  • Scored season-high seven points against Toccoa Falls on Dec. 5, 2020
  • Was three-time varsity letterwinner at Turpin High School, and was the team captain his senior year
  • As a senior, averaged 11.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.0 assist per game in 22 games

PERSONAL

  • Son of David and Sarah Spencer
  • Father, David, ran track and field at Tri-State University
  • Uncle, Kevin Kiser, rowed for Purdue, was named the team MVP in 1986, and was invited to the Olympic Trials in both 1984 and 1988.  He also earned All-American honors in the shot put, and earned six Big-10 titles between the shot put and discus, and was named the Purdue Male Athlete of the Year
  • Is studying biology and would like to be a heart surgeon
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