Roy Owen is a former BBL point guard who most recently played for the Bristol Flyers across seven seasons. He was part of the Flyers team that lifted themselves from division three to reach the top flight league in british basketball, the BBL, alongside Bristol basketball legend Greg Street and Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye who went on to play in Division on college for the Bradley Braves.

Before his time with the Flyers Roy played at the University of Worcester, having started out in basketball Coventry and Solihull.

Along with stars of his Bristol team like Greg Street, Roy became a role model to many young basketball players in Bristol and Worcester and in 2018, he decided to move away from the professional game and into teaching and coaching.

Roy still plays for the Bristol Flyers second team and is one of the biggest Lakers fans I know. We’ll be catching up with him about the NBA season, his reaction to their championship team and delve into his journey in basketball from Coventry to the BBL and his ongoing journey in coaching.