KIMBERLY — The Kimberly Papermakers boys basketball team had huge shoes to fill when legendary head coach Jon Murphy retired a few weeks ago.
Enter Freddie Owens. Former assistant coach of the UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team who took over as interim head coach following the firing of Will Ryan during the 2022-2023 season.
The two-year Badgers starter, who won three Big-Ten titles as a player with Wisconsin, has worked as a basketball coach at Blaze Sports & Fitness since leaving Phoenix.
He takes over a program that won nine FVA titles last season and was 17-9. Here’s what Owens had to say about taking over the program in the school’s press release:
“My family and I are thrilled to join the Kimberly sports family,” Owens said. “I look forward to building relationships in the community and working with student-athletes to achieve their goals both on and off the field. I would like to thank Athletic Director Ryan McGinnis and Principal Jackie DePeau for this wonderful opportunity. Our teams will work tirelessly to continue the winning tradition at Kimberly.”
