#39: Coach Freddie Owens remains committed to Milwaukee

<p><a href="https://loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/freddie-owens/3309">Freddie Owens</a> is an assistant basketball coach at Loyola University in Maryland. Coach Owens was previously a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPZ10ip3F6w">star player for the University of Wisconsin</a> and, over recent years, he’s gained a reputation as an outstanding coach in his stops at multiple colleges. Even as he has moved around to coaching positions throughout the country, Coach Owens has maintained a deep commitment to his hometown, Milwaukee. Most notably, he started the <a href="https://mcaclinic.squarespace.com/new-page-19">Milwaukee Coaches Association</a>, who develops and supports coaches in the city. In this episode of SGG, I was joined by Freddie and fellow UW basketball alum, Wquinton Smith, to discuss:</p>

<p>1. &nbsp;Growing up playing basketball in Milwaukee.</p>

<p>2. &nbsp;His father’s influence on him on and off the court – including working toward the goal that Freddie set as an 8 year-old boy to be a Division 1 basketball player.</p>

<p>3. &nbsp;Coach James Gordon, his coach at Milwaukee Washington High School, and the identity that his teams took on.</p>

<p>4. &nbsp;Coach <a href="https://gojacks.com/staff.aspx?staff=1317">Curtis Weathers</a> and his everyday support helping to get Freddie prepared for college.</p>

<p>5. &nbsp;“Taking bits and pieces of each coach I’ve worked with to build my own identity.”</p>

<p>6. &nbsp;His ongoing commitment to Milwaukee and why he started the Milwaukee Coaches Association.</p>

<p>7. &nbsp;The impact of the charter school movement on Milwaukee basketball.</p>

<p>8. &nbsp;Interviewing for coaching positions.</p>