Jim Welling has been head coach at Owens for three years. He is a 1980 graduate of Owens Technical College. He played for two seasons on the Owens men's basketbal team from 1977 to 1979. He served as assistant men's basketball coach for two years before taking on the head coaching position, and he is in his 10th year of coaching basketball. Under Welling's lead, last year's Express finished with a 26-6 win-loss record.