Being a Kansas men's basketball coach means you’re in rare company with some of the greatest who have ever coached the game. From James Naismith to Bill Self, there has been no shortage of leaders at Kansas who have made their mark on college basketball.

Ted Owens is one of those eight coaches whose legacy at Kansas has now been enshrined forever in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

On Thursday, Owens was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame alongside Jay Wright, Tubby Smith, Glen Rice, Danny Ainge, and Walt Hazzard (posthumously). The ceremony took place at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Missouri.

Owens coached at Kansas for 19 seasons from 1964 to 1983, amassing a record of 348-182 (657).…