University of Nebraska Head Coach Tim Miles announced Tuesday the hiring of Teddy Owens as administrative coordinator for the Husker basketball program. In his role, he will assist in daily operations, on-campus recruiting and other assigned duties, including student-athlete outreach on campus.

For Miles, Owens’ combination of experience and basketball acumen made him an ideal fit for the Husker staff.

Owens comes to Nebraska after spending the last two seasons working as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma under Lon Kruger. While at Oklahoma, he was in charge of on-campus recruiting tours for recruits and family members, created recruiting pieces, assisted in individual workouts and practices and helped coordinate Oklahoma’s summer basketball camps.

He is the son of former Kansas basketball coach Ted Owens, who went 348-182 in 19 seasons at Kansas from 1965 to 1983.