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Jersey Number 32
Owen Freeman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Moline, Ill.
- High School:
- Moline
- Deals:
2024-25: Sophomore at Iowa
• Started the first 19 games of the season before missing the final 14 games after surgery on his finger.
• Reached double figures in all 19 games, averaging 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 63.8 percent (134-of-210).
• Shot 60 percent or better from field in 14 games.
• Had a team-high 35 blocks, which ranked 13th in Big Ten.
• Posted three double-doubles, had four 20-point games and 15 contests with 15 points or more.
• His 16.7 scoring average was fifth-best by a sophomore in Hawkeye history.
• Had the highest field goal percentage and seventh-most blocks ever among Iowa sophomores.
• Ranked third in Big Ten in field goal percentage and blocks, ninth in scoring and 13th in rebounding at the time of his injury.
• Finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a birthday win over Washington State (Nov. 15) in his hometown of Moline.
• Had 18 points, 11 boards and three blocks against Utah State (Nov. 22).
• Scored 22 points against New Orleans (Dec. 15).
• Had 16 points and a season-high 12 boards in win over Indiana (Jan. 11).
• Finished with a career-high 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting and six rebounds at USC (Jan. 14).
• Contributed 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and eight rebounds against Minnesota (Jan. 21) and 16 points and nine rebounds vs. Penn State (Jan. 24).
• Had 14 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes in his final game at Ohio State (Jan. 27).
2023-24: Freshman at Iowa
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media and shared the honor awarded by the coaches.
• Iowa’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year since 1994 (Jess Settles).
• Nine-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the second-most honors in one year in league history (Jared Sullinger).
• Played in all 34 games with 25 starts, averaging 10.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals in 22.9 minutes per game.
• Shot 61.4 percent (145-of-236) from the floor and 66.1 percent (72-of-109) from the free throw line.
• Had a team-best 38 dunks on the year.
• Scored in double figures 18 times with two 20-point games.
• Had five games with 10+ rebounds.
• Had 11 games with three or more blocks.
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in blocks (61), sixth in blocks per game (1.79) and 12th in rebounding (6.6).
• Was 43rd nationally in blocks per game, second-best among freshmen.
• Led Big Ten freshman in rebounds (225) and blocks (61), while ranking second in field goal percentage (.614) and steals (32) and third in scoring (362).
• Tied for the team lead with five double-doubles — tops among Big Ten freshmen and tied for the eighth-most among freshmen nationally. They were the most double-doubles by a Hawkeye freshman since 2010-11 and tied for the second-most in Iowa history.
• Had Iowa freshman records in total rebounds (225) and blocks (61) and also ranked second in field goal percentage (.614) and 10th in scoring (362).
• Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting with five rebounds and five blocks (three in a matter of seconds on a single possession) against North Florida (Nov. 29). The block effort was the No. 4 play of the day on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
• Made his first career start against Michigan (Dec. 10).
• Scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Nebraska (Jan. 12), making a career-high 11 field goals with six dunks.
• Recorded 17 points, a career-high 14 rebounds, four assists and four blocks in 20-point comeback win vs. Minnesota (Feb. 11).
• Finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and four blocks in win over No. 20 Wisconsin (Feb. 17).
• One of eight players since 2010-11 to post at least 20-12-6-4 in a game and one of three freshmen from a major conference to post the stat line since 2000.
Moline High School
• Transferred from Bradley-Bourbonnais High School to Moline High School for his senior season.
• Earned Associated Press All-State and Western Big 6 honors.
• Averaged 18 points and nine rebounds per game.
• Helped Moline to an unbeaten run en route to a WB6 outright title and a state championship.
Bradley Bourbonnais High School
• Named the Daily Journal Player of the Year as a junior.
• As a junior, named Red Division Player of the Year, First Team All-State, all-area and all-Southwestern Suburban Conference.
• Is the Bradley Bourbonnais record holder in highest field goal percentage in a season (.682), established in 2022.
• Averaged a double-double as a junior with 18.5 points,
12 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks.
• Two-time team Most Valuable Player and team captain.
• Led Bradley-Bourbonnais to its first Red Division Conference championship.
• Single-game career highs: points (32), rebounds (20), blocked shots (6) and assists (9).
• No. 20 ranked power forward nationally according to Rivals.
• Also competed at Mid-Pro Academy with Harding — the top-ranked independent team in the country — going 20-0 in 17-under summer competition.
• National Honor Society inductee who earned High Honor Roll distinction as a sophomore and junior.
Awards & Honors
2023-24 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 11/13
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 11/20
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 12/4
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 12/18
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 1/8
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 1/15
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 1/29
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 2/12
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 2/19
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Media)
2023-24 Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
2023-24 Dean’s List
2023-24 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2023-24 Iowa Newcomer of the Year
2023-24 Iowa Top Rebounder Award
2024-25 Academic All-Big Ten
Personal
• Son of Zach and Christina Freeman.
• His younger brother, Braden, is a freshman basketball player at Cal Poly.
• A communications major.
• Favorite meal is orange chicken.
• Says lasagna is what mom cooks best.
• NIL deal he wants is with Chick-fil-A.
• If not for basketball, says his occupation would being a zoologist.
• Biggest sports thrill he’s participated in was winning a state championship in high school.
• Biggest sports thrill he’s witnessed was Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking three-pointer.
• Threw out the first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game on Aug. 23, 2025.
• First trophy was for soccer.
• Started the first 19 games of the season before missing the final 14 games after surgery on his finger.
• Reached double figures in all 19 games, averaging 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 63.8 percent (134-of-210).
• Shot 60 percent or better from field in 14 games.
• Had a team-high 35 blocks, which ranked 13th in Big Ten.
• Posted three double-doubles, had four 20-point games and 15 contests with 15 points or more.
• His 16.7 scoring average was fifth-best by a sophomore in Hawkeye history.
• Had the highest field goal percentage and seventh-most blocks ever among Iowa sophomores.
• Ranked third in Big Ten in field goal percentage and blocks, ninth in scoring and 13th in rebounding at the time of his injury.
• Finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a birthday win over Washington State (Nov. 15) in his hometown of Moline.
• Had 18 points, 11 boards and three blocks against Utah State (Nov. 22).
• Scored 22 points against New Orleans (Dec. 15).
• Had 16 points and a season-high 12 boards in win over Indiana (Jan. 11).
• Finished with a career-high 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting and six rebounds at USC (Jan. 14).
• Contributed 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and eight rebounds against Minnesota (Jan. 21) and 16 points and nine rebounds vs. Penn State (Jan. 24).
• Had 14 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes in his final game at Ohio State (Jan. 27).
2023-24: Freshman at Iowa
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media and shared the honor awarded by the coaches.
• Iowa’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year since 1994 (Jess Settles).
• Nine-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the second-most honors in one year in league history (Jared Sullinger).
• Played in all 34 games with 25 starts, averaging 10.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals in 22.9 minutes per game.
• Shot 61.4 percent (145-of-236) from the floor and 66.1 percent (72-of-109) from the free throw line.
• Had a team-best 38 dunks on the year.
• Scored in double figures 18 times with two 20-point games.
• Had five games with 10+ rebounds.
• Had 11 games with three or more blocks.
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in blocks (61), sixth in blocks per game (1.79) and 12th in rebounding (6.6).
• Was 43rd nationally in blocks per game, second-best among freshmen.
• Led Big Ten freshman in rebounds (225) and blocks (61), while ranking second in field goal percentage (.614) and steals (32) and third in scoring (362).
• Tied for the team lead with five double-doubles — tops among Big Ten freshmen and tied for the eighth-most among freshmen nationally. They were the most double-doubles by a Hawkeye freshman since 2010-11 and tied for the second-most in Iowa history.
• Had Iowa freshman records in total rebounds (225) and blocks (61) and also ranked second in field goal percentage (.614) and 10th in scoring (362).
• Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting with five rebounds and five blocks (three in a matter of seconds on a single possession) against North Florida (Nov. 29). The block effort was the No. 4 play of the day on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
• Made his first career start against Michigan (Dec. 10).
• Scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Nebraska (Jan. 12), making a career-high 11 field goals with six dunks.
• Recorded 17 points, a career-high 14 rebounds, four assists and four blocks in 20-point comeback win vs. Minnesota (Feb. 11).
• Finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and four blocks in win over No. 20 Wisconsin (Feb. 17).
• One of eight players since 2010-11 to post at least 20-12-6-4 in a game and one of three freshmen from a major conference to post the stat line since 2000.
Moline High School
• Transferred from Bradley-Bourbonnais High School to Moline High School for his senior season.
• Earned Associated Press All-State and Western Big 6 honors.
• Averaged 18 points and nine rebounds per game.
• Helped Moline to an unbeaten run en route to a WB6 outright title and a state championship.
Bradley Bourbonnais High School
• Named the Daily Journal Player of the Year as a junior.
• As a junior, named Red Division Player of the Year, First Team All-State, all-area and all-Southwestern Suburban Conference.
• Is the Bradley Bourbonnais record holder in highest field goal percentage in a season (.682), established in 2022.
• Averaged a double-double as a junior with 18.5 points,
12 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks.
• Two-time team Most Valuable Player and team captain.
• Led Bradley-Bourbonnais to its first Red Division Conference championship.
• Single-game career highs: points (32), rebounds (20), blocked shots (6) and assists (9).
• No. 20 ranked power forward nationally according to Rivals.
• Also competed at Mid-Pro Academy with Harding — the top-ranked independent team in the country — going 20-0 in 17-under summer competition.
• National Honor Society inductee who earned High Honor Roll distinction as a sophomore and junior.
Awards & Honors
2023-24 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 11/13
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 11/20
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 12/4
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 12/18
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 1/8
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 1/15
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 1/29
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 2/12
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Week, 2/19
2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Media)
2023-24 Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
2023-24 Dean’s List
2023-24 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2023-24 Iowa Newcomer of the Year
2023-24 Iowa Top Rebounder Award
2024-25 Academic All-Big Ten
Personal
• Son of Zach and Christina Freeman.
• His younger brother, Braden, is a freshman basketball player at Cal Poly.
• A communications major.
• Favorite meal is orange chicken.
• Says lasagna is what mom cooks best.
• NIL deal he wants is with Chick-fil-A.
• If not for basketball, says his occupation would being a zoologist.
• Biggest sports thrill he’s participated in was winning a state championship in high school.
• Biggest sports thrill he’s witnessed was Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking three-pointer.
• Threw out the first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game on Aug. 23, 2025.
• First trophy was for soccer.
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