Matthew Owies

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Matthew John Owies (born 19 March 1997) is former Australian rules footballer and former basketball player who played for the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League (AFL). Raised in Melbourne, Owies played junior football for Camberwell Sharks and school football for St Kevin's, but was also a skilled basketballer, and at age 15 he switched his primary focus to basketball. As a point guard, Owies represented Australia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, and played for the Dandenong Rangers in the South East Australian Basketball League. Following his junior success, Owies received an athletic scholarship to play NCAA men's basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He played with the Rainbow Warriors as a true freshman in the 2016–17 season; he then sat out the 2017–18 season to transfer to the Seattle Redhawks. During 2018, Owies opted to return to Australia and football, and signed with the Carlton Football Club at the end of the 2018 season as...

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