DETROIT (8/10/2026) -- University of Detroit Mercy basketball alum Marvin Owens had a great surprise to his summer as he will be inducted into the American Basketball Hall of Fame
Owens is the eighth Titan to earn the honor.
This year's ceremony is set for August 30, 2026, at Oakland University.
He played two seasons for the Titans from 1986-1988 after playing two seasons with Oklahoma City.
With the Chiefs, he averaged 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals in two years and was selected to the MCC All-Freshman Team.
He transferred to U-D, and despite playing most of his junior year with a knee injury, he tallied 11.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals before elevating those numbers to 14.4 points, 3.8 boards, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals. He owns a pair of top 10 scoring performances in school history, tallying 43 against John Carroll and versus Loyola in the 1987-88 campaign, the latter on Senior Day.
The American Basketball Hall of Fame honors both men and women players as well as coaches and gives them another chance to be inducted into a national hall of fame. The American Basketball Hall of Fame will look closely at high school legends, playground hoopsters, small college players, international players, barnstorming players and teams, from the ABA, CBA, EBA, USBL, Harlem Globetrotters, Harlem Clowns, Harlem Wizards, etc...The American Basketball Hall of Fame will not just honor major college and NBA players.
It was founded by LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson, who played 28 years of barnstorming basketball from 1987-2015. Robinson played in Denmark and the USBL, then with several barnstorming teams from Meadowlark Lemon's Harlem All-Stars, 1989 Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals Tour, ShowBoat Robinson's Harlem Road Kings, to ShowBoat Robinson's Harlem Clowns.
To date, the American Basketball Hall of Fame has inducted 78 players, coaches, and contributors.
Titans In The American Basketball Hall of Fame
2019
- John Long
- Spencer Haywood
- Perry Watson
2020
2021
2022
2026
