2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Koonce, Owen
Jersey Number 11
Owen Koonce
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, CO
Bio
2024-25 (Graduate Student)
Led the Mustangs in scoring over the season, averaging 16.9 points and 4.8 rebounds a game … Put up a season high 32 points against Denver (Dec. 14), sinking 3 3-pointers … Started in all 35 games averaging 30.1 minutes on the court … Played a pivotal role in the Mustangs' dash in the Big West Championship, leading the team in points against UC Davis (Mar. 13) with 18… And UC Riverside (Mar. 14) with 20 … Earned several accolades, including a Big West Honorable Mention … Big West Player of the Week and Lou Henson Player of the Week, for his 30-point performance at Stanford … And a Mid-Major Honorable Mention.
2023-24 (Senior)
Earned All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference second team praise after starting 33 of 34 matchups, averaging a career best 13.2 points per game, finishing fifth among RMAC performers with a 54.4 (167-for-307) percent field goal mark and shooting 90.3 (65-for-72) percent from the free throw line … produced 24 double-digit scoring games and eight of 20-plus points, topping out with a career best 27 points on 12-for-18 shooting in victory against Simon Fraser (Dec. 19) … enjoyed 22-point, 10-rebound double-double in win against New Mexico Highlands (Jan. 6) … matched career best with three blocks at Adams State (Dec. 15).
2022-23 (Junior)
Appeared in 31 games with eight starts and averaged 7.4 points per outing … scored season high 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting with four three-pointers in home win against CSU Pueblo (Feb. 18) … finished with 11 double-digit scoring games … grabbed season best nine boards against Texas A&M International (Nov. 19) … established career high for blocks with three versus Western Colorado (March 2).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Averaged 10.0 points per game while shooting 53.7 (51-for-95) percent from the floor … recorded a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double in Colorado Mesa debut at West Texas A&M (Oct. 29) … scored season high 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting and four three-pointers in victory versus Simon Fraser (Nov. 27).
2020-21 (Freshman / Colorado)
Made two appearances in home wins against Omaha (Dec. 16) and California (Jan. 14) and joining Colorado as a walk-on.
Centaurus HS (Lafayette, Colo.)
Two-time Class 4A All-State second team selection and twice an All-Granite Peaks League honoree … averaged 19.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during 2019-20 senior season while shooting 56.0 percent from the field … named Boulder County Player of the Year for 2018-19 junior season after averaging 18.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per night as program reach the state tournament quarterfinals … also lettered in track and field, reaching the state finals in the high jump.
Personal
Son of Nathan and Kacey Koonce … has one sister, Kelsey.
Led the Mustangs in scoring over the season, averaging 16.9 points and 4.8 rebounds a game … Put up a season high 32 points against Denver (Dec. 14), sinking 3 3-pointers … Started in all 35 games averaging 30.1 minutes on the court … Played a pivotal role in the Mustangs' dash in the Big West Championship, leading the team in points against UC Davis (Mar. 13) with 18… And UC Riverside (Mar. 14) with 20 … Earned several accolades, including a Big West Honorable Mention … Big West Player of the Week and Lou Henson Player of the Week, for his 30-point performance at Stanford … And a Mid-Major Honorable Mention.
2023-24 (Senior)
Earned All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference second team praise after starting 33 of 34 matchups, averaging a career best 13.2 points per game, finishing fifth among RMAC performers with a 54.4 (167-for-307) percent field goal mark and shooting 90.3 (65-for-72) percent from the free throw line … produced 24 double-digit scoring games and eight of 20-plus points, topping out with a career best 27 points on 12-for-18 shooting in victory against Simon Fraser (Dec. 19) … enjoyed 22-point, 10-rebound double-double in win against New Mexico Highlands (Jan. 6) … matched career best with three blocks at Adams State (Dec. 15).
2022-23 (Junior)
Appeared in 31 games with eight starts and averaged 7.4 points per outing … scored season high 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting with four three-pointers in home win against CSU Pueblo (Feb. 18) … finished with 11 double-digit scoring games … grabbed season best nine boards against Texas A&M International (Nov. 19) … established career high for blocks with three versus Western Colorado (March 2).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Averaged 10.0 points per game while shooting 53.7 (51-for-95) percent from the floor … recorded a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double in Colorado Mesa debut at West Texas A&M (Oct. 29) … scored season high 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting and four three-pointers in victory versus Simon Fraser (Nov. 27).
2020-21 (Freshman / Colorado)
Made two appearances in home wins against Omaha (Dec. 16) and California (Jan. 14) and joining Colorado as a walk-on.
Centaurus HS (Lafayette, Colo.)
Two-time Class 4A All-State second team selection and twice an All-Granite Peaks League honoree … averaged 19.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during 2019-20 senior season while shooting 56.0 percent from the field … named Boulder County Player of the Year for 2018-19 junior season after averaging 18.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per night as program reach the state tournament quarterfinals … also lettered in track and field, reaching the state finals in the high jump.
Personal
Son of Nathan and Kacey Koonce … has one sister, Kelsey.
Day in the Life With Men's Basketball Guard Cayden Ward
Monday, August 25
Cal Poly Men's Basketball 2025 Summer Practice
Thursday, August 07
MBB Postgame Press Conference - Big West Championship Quarterfinal UC Riverside (March 13, 2025)
Friday, March 14
MBB Postgame Press Conference - Big West Championship vs UC Davis (March 12, 2025)
Thursday, March 13
