The Barracudas signed free agent guard Clint Owen for the remainder of the 2008 Winter season bringing Owen back to the team that originally drafted him.
Owen was drafted out of high school by the AFP Basketball team Vertically Challenged. Owen clashed frequently with team manager Mark Meyer during the team’s tumultuous Fall 2001 season in which Vertically Challenged finished in last place with a dismal 1-7 record. Owen demanded a trade after the season. Meyer refused and Owen quit basketball altogether to play minor league football instead. Meyer was removed as manager shortly thereafter.
Current team manager and starting center Sam Holland has no reservations about reacquiring the troubled guard. “He’s a great addition to the team,” Holland said. “He can dribble and everything.” He did not reveal details of the deal, but sources close to the team reveal that they are incredibly cheap.
Holland and Starsky Owen are the only two remaining players from 2001 team. “I feel like I’m coming home” Owen said. “That is, if my home were a dysfunctional mess full of prima donnas.”
To make room on the roster, the Barracudas moved Jeremiah Cargill to their Y League affiliate, the Vista Vending Machines.
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