11 Maaliya Owens
11 - Maaliya Owens
Height: 5-9
Year: So.
Hometown: Georgetown, Ky.
Position: G
Previous School: Scott County HS
gp 25
pts/g 5.8
fg % 30.4
3pt % 25.4
ft % 75.0
reb/g 1.7
a/g 0.9

2019-20 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games and received her first career start against Jacksonville State (Feb. 29)… averaged 14.8 minutes per game, which ranked eighth on the team… averaged 6.4 points per game, shooting 36.8 percent from the field and 35 percent from 3-point range… recorded a career-high 18 points, tying for a career-high six made field goals and four made 3-point field goals against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 8)… collected a career-high five rebounds against Detroit Mercy (Nov. 30)… dished out a career-high four assists against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 22) and Tennessee Wesleyan (Dec. 29)… tallied a career-high three steals against Cumberland (Tenn.) (Nov. 5)… netted a career-high four free throws against Southern Illinois (Nov. 16).

High School: Owens comes to Tech from Scott County High School, where she was a guard under the wing of Steve Helton… ranks third all-time in scoring at Scott County, recording a career 2,378 points with the Cardinals… helped lead Scott County to a 34-2 record and state tournament appearance as a senior… averaged 19.7 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals per game her senior season… three-time all-district and all-regional team selection… Kentucky Junior and Battle of the Bridges All-Star… Ironton Shootout MVP… two-time Toyota Classic All-Tournament team selection and three-time defensive player of the game… 2019 Donna L. J. Murphy Award winner… 2019 Miss KY Basketball candidate… 2019 KY Senior All-Star… 2019 KABC 11th Region Player of the Year… 2019 KHSAA All-State Tournament Selection… 2019 KHSAA Top-10 Player… 2019 McDonald's All-American nominee… 2019 USA Today All-USA Girls First Team… 2019 The Cats' Pause 11th Region Player of the Year… 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee… 2019 KHSAA 5th in 3-point shooting, averaging .410… played club with OverTime Performance and in the Nike National EYBL circuit with Kentucky Premier.

Personal: The daughter of Monica Owens and Doug Bibby ... mother Monica played basketball at Lincoln Memorial.

Academic: Majoring in pre-dentistry.

Honors & Awards:

  • OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 7, 2020)
  • OVC Co-Freshman of the Week (Dec. 30, 2019)
  • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (spring 2020)
Recent Games
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 20
Games started - -
Minutes 419 354
Minutes per game 16.8 17.7
FG 52-171 43-138
FG Pct 30.4 31.2
3PT 29-114 26-95
3PT Pct 25.4 27.4
FT 12-16 7-8
FT Pct 75.0 87.5
Off rebounds 9 8
Def rebounds 34 30
Total rebounds 43 38
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.9
Personal fouls 20 17
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 23 20
Turnovers 23 21
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 13 11
Blocks 4 4
Points 145 119
Points per game 5.8 6.0
Points per 40 min 13.8 13.4
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 25 at Vanderbilt   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at UAB   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Chattanooga L, 76-65 - 19 1-8 12.5 0-5 0.0 2-5 40.0 4
Dec 13 Jacksonville State W, 68-66 - 12 0-7 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 Western Carolina W, 67-63 - 8 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 Samford   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 WKU W, 73-59 - 5 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 21 Mercer   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri L, 79-70 - 24 4-9 44.4 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 72-67 - 20 5-7 71.4 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 65-62 - 17 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 73-65 - 17 4-10 40.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 10
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 83-34 - 24 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 21 at Austin Peay W, 66-61 - 17 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 23 at Murray State W, 75-58 - 26 3-7 42.9 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 25 at Jacksonville State L, 69-58 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 28 Eastern Kentucky W, 74-58 - 14 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 Morehead State W, 58-49 - 15 1-8 12.5 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 59-55 - 6 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 at UT Martin W, 77-73 - 9 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 SIUE W, 81-42 - 30 7-15 46.7 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 19
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 62-45 - 17 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 18 at Tennessee State W, 68-52 - 24 2-7 28.6 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61 - 11 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56 - 14 2-8 25.0 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57 - 17 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67 - 24 1-8 12.5 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64 - 9 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56 - 24 5-14 35.7 1-6 16.7 1-1 100.0 12
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 25 at Vanderbilt   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at UAB   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Chattanooga L, 76-65 - 19 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 0
Dec 13 Jacksonville State W, 68-66 - 12 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 16 Western Carolina W, 67-63 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 19 Samford   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 WKU W, 73-59 - 5 1 0 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 -
Dec 21 Mercer   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri L, 79-70 - 24 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 72-67 - 20 0 1 1 2 3 0.7 1 0 1 0
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 65-62 - 17 2 3 5 1 2 0.5 1 2 1 0
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 73-65 - 17 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 83-34 - 24 0 2 2 4 1 4.0 2 0 0 -
Jan 21 at Austin Peay W, 66-61 - 17 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 23 at Murray State W, 75-58 - 26 1 2 3 1 3 0.3 0 0 0 -
Jan 25 at Jacksonville State L, 69-58 - 16 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 -
Jan 28 Eastern Kentucky W, 74-58 - 14 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 30 Morehead State W, 58-49 - 15 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 59-55 - 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Feb 6 at UT Martin W, 77-73 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 11 SIUE W, 81-42 - 30 0 7 7 0 1 0.0 0 1 0 -
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 62-45 - 17 0 2 2 2 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 18 at Tennessee State W, 68-52 - 24 1 2 3 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61 - 11 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56 - 14 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 1 0 0 0
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57 - 17 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67 - 24 3 5 8 5 0 - 0 1 0 -
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64 - 9 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56 - 24 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 30 1 14.8 2.2-6.1 36.8 1.4-4.0 35.0 0.6-0.9 65.4 6.4
2020-21 25 - 16.8 2.1-6.8 30.4 1.2-4.6 25.4 0.5-0.6 75.0 5.8
2021-22 32 1 20.0 2.3-7.0 32.4 1.1-4.0 27.9 1.2-1.5 81.6 6.9
2022-23 32 32 32.0 5.4-13.2 40.7 2.9-7.0 40.9 1.2-1.4 87.0 14.9
2023-24 31 31 33.4 5.0-12.4 40.7 3.0-7.7 39.5 2.3-2.5 91.1 15.4
Total 150 65 23.8 3.5-9.2 37.6 2.0-5.5 35.5 1.2-1.4 83.8 10.1
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 30 1 444 67-182 36.8 42-120 35.0 17-26 65.4 193
2020-21 25 - 419 52-171 30.4 29-114 25.4 12-16 75.0 145
2021-22 32 1 639 73-225 32.4 36-129 27.9 40-49 81.6 222
2022-23 32 32 1025 172-423 40.7 92-225 40.9 40-46 87.0 476
2023-24 31 31 1036 156-383 40.7 94-238 39.5 72-79 91.1 478
Total 150 65 3563 520-1384 37.6 293-826 35.5 181-216 83.8 1514
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 30 1 14.8 6.0-16.4 36.8 3.8-10.8 35.0 1.5-2.3 65.4 17.4
2020-21 25 - 16.8 5.0-16.3 30.4 2.8-10.9 25.4 1.1-1.5 75.0 13.8
2021-22 32 1 20.0 4.6-14.1 32.4 2.3-8.1 27.9 2.5-3.1 81.6 13.9
2022-23 32 32 32.0 6.7-16.5 40.7 3.6-8.8 40.9 1.6-1.8 87.0 18.6
2023-24 31 31 33.4 6.0-14.8 40.7 3.6-9.2 39.5 2.8-3.1 91.1 18.5
Total 150 65 23.8 5.8-15.5 37.6 3.3-9.3 35.5 2.0-2.4 83.8 17.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 30 1 14.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 - 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.1
2020-21 25 - 16.8 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.2
2021-22 32 1 20.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.3
2022-23 32 32 32.0 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.8 0.0 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.4
2023-24 31 31 33.4 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.1 0.0 2.5 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.4
Total 150 65 23.8 0.6 2.0 2.5 1.3 0.0 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 30 1 444 16 39 55 23 - 30 24 1.3 12 4
2020-21 25 - 419 9 34 43 20 0 23 23 1.0 13 4
2021-22 32 1 639 23 57 80 31 0 29 37 0.8 11 10
2022-23 32 32 1025 24 68 92 56 1 68 49 1.4 31 12
2023-24 31 31 1036 12 96 108 66 1 78 57 1.4 39 13
Total 150 65 3563 84 294 378 196 2 228 190 1.2 106 43
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 30 1 14.8 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.1 0.0 2.7 2.2 1.3 1.1 0.4
2020-21 25 - 16.8 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.9 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.2 0.4
2021-22 32 1 20.0 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.9 0.0 1.8 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.6
2022-23 32 32 32.0 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.2 0.0 2.7 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.5
2023-24 31 31 33.4 0.5 3.7 4.2 2.5 0.0 3.0 2.2 1.4 1.5 0.5
Total 150 65 23.8 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.2 0.0 2.6 2.1 1.2 1.2 0.5
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 - 16.8 2.1-6.8 30.4 1.2-4.6 25.4 0.5-0.6 75.0 5.8
Conference 20 - 17.7 2.1-6.9 31.2 1.3-4.8 27.4 0.3-0.4 87.5 6.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 - 17.0 2.1-7.4 28.1 1.0-4.8 21.1 0.4-0.5 83.3 5.6
Away 13 - 16.5 2.1-6.3 32.9 1.3-4.4 29.8 0.5-0.8 70.0 6.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 15 - 16.5 2.2-6.5 33.7 1.5-4.5 32.4 0.5-0.5 100.0 6.4
Losses 10 - 17.2 1.9-7.3 26.0 0.7-4.6 15.2 0.4-0.8 50.0 4.9
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December 5 - 13.6 1.2-6.4 18.8 0.6-4.2 14.3 0.8-1.4 57.1 3.8
January 9 - 18.4 2.6-6.7 38.3 1.6-4.7 33.3 0.7-0.7 100.0 7.3
February 9 - 16.9 1.8-6.9 25.8 1.0-4.7 21.4 0.1-0.2 50.0 4.7
March 2 - 16.5 3.5-8.5 41.2 1.5-4.5 33.3 0.5-0.5 100.0 9.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 - 419 52-171 30.4 29-114 25.4 12-16 75.0 145
Conference 20 - 354 43-138 31.2 26-95 27.4 7-8 87.5 119
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 12 - 204 25-89 28.1 12-57 21.1 5-6 83.3 67
Away 13 - 215 27-82 32.9 17-57 29.8 7-10 70.0 78
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 15 - 247 33-98 33.7 22-68 32.4 8-8 100.0 96
Losses 10 - 172 19-73 26.0 7-46 15.2 4-8 50.0 49
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December 5 - 68 6-32 18.8 3-21 14.3 4-7 57.1 19
January 9 - 166 23-60 38.3 14-42 33.3 6-6 100.0 66
February 9 - 152 16-62 25.8 9-42 21.4 1-2 50.0 42
March 2 - 33 7-17 41.2 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 18
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 - 16.8 5.0-16.3 30.4 2.8-10.9 25.4 1.1-1.5 75.0 13.8
Conference 20 - 17.7 4.9-15.6 31.2 2.9-10.7 27.4 0.8-0.9 87.5 13.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 - 17.0 4.9-17.5 28.1 2.4-11.2 21.1 1.0-1.2 83.3 13.1
Away 13 - 16.5 5.0-15.3 32.9 3.2-10.6 29.8 1.3-1.9 70.0 14.5
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 15 - 16.5 5.3-15.9 33.7 3.6-11.0 32.4 1.3-1.3 100.0 15.5
Losses 10 - 17.2 4.4-17.0 26.0 1.6-10.7 15.2 0.9-1.9 50.0 11.4
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December 5 - 13.6 3.5-18.8 18.8 1.8-12.4 14.3 2.4-4.1 57.1 11.2
January 9 - 18.4 5.5-14.5 38.3 3.4-10.1 33.3 1.4-1.4 100.0 15.9
February 9 - 16.9 4.2-16.3 25.8 2.4-11.1 21.4 0.3-0.5 50.0 11.1
March 2 - 16.5 8.5-20.6 41.2 3.6-10.9 33.3 1.2-1.2 100.0 21.8
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 - 16.8 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.2
Conference 20 - 17.7 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 - 17.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.2
Away 13 - 16.5 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 - 16.5 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.1
Losses 10 - 17.2 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.3
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December 5 - 13.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.0
January 9 - 18.4 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.2
February 9 - 16.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.2
March 2 - 16.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 - 1.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 - 419 9 34 43 20 0 23 23 1.0 13 4
Conference 20 - 354 8 30 38 17 0 20 21 1.0 11 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 - 204 5 20 25 4 0 15 9 1.7 5 2
Away 13 - 215 4 14 18 16 0 8 14 0.6 8 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 - 247 3 20 23 8 0 15 14 1.1 7 1
Losses 10 - 172 6 14 20 12 0 8 9 0.9 6 3
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December 5 - 68 2 3 5 4 0 1 3 0.3 2 0
January 9 - 166 3 10 13 10 0 12 13 0.9 9 2
February 9 - 152 4 17 21 5 0 8 6 1.3 2 2
March 2 - 33 0 4 4 1 - 2 1 2.0 0 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 - 16.8 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.9 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.2 0.4
Conference 20 - 17.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.9 0.0 2.3 2.4 1.0 1.2 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 - 17.0 1.0 3.9 4.9 0.8 0.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.4
Away 13 - 16.5 0.7 2.6 3.3 3.0 0.0 1.5 2.6 0.6 1.5 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 - 16.5 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.0 2.4 2.3 1.1 1.1 0.2
Losses 10 - 17.2 1.4 3.3 4.7 2.8 0.0 1.9 2.1 0.9 1.4 0.7
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December 5 - 13.6 1.2 1.8 2.9 2.4 0.0 0.6 1.8 0.3 1.2 0.0
January 9 - 18.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.4 0.0 2.9 3.1 0.9 2.2 0.5
February 9 - 16.9 1.1 4.5 5.5 1.3 0.0 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.5
March 2 - 16.5 0.0 4.8 4.8 1.2 0.0 2.4 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0