Nate Bowie

Nate Bowie (born June 11, 1986) is an American professional basketball player.

Nate Bowie
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1986-06-11) June 11, 1986
Kansas City, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington (Kansas City, Kansas)
College
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009Vancouver BC Titans
2009–2010Otero Xuven Cambados
2010Yamhill Highflyers
2010–2012Terceira Basket
2012Al Ahli Doha
2012–2013Rustavi
2013–2014Kryvbas
2014Maliye Milli Piyango
2014Aries Trikala
2015Sigal Prishtina

His first experience as a basketball player was at Washington High School.[1] As he finished high school, many universities were interested in him.[2]

He played for Colby Community College in Kansas from 2004 to 2006. At the end of his sophomore season, he realized he had two years left in college career to prolong his basketball career.[3] He decided to transfer to the University of Central Arkansas. He played for the Central Arkansas Bears basketball from 2006 to 2008.

Bowie declared for the 2008 NBA Development League Draft, but was undrafted.[4] From March 2008 to 2014 he played on eleven different professional basketball teams. He signed a sponsorship deal with 2 Da Hole Apparel.[5]

Early life and high school

The son of Ernest and Barbara Bowie, Nate Bowie grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. Basketball developed as an early passion from a young age.[6] He was influenced by watching vintage basketball games and the early influences of his brother and father.[7][8][9] Bowie used to compete a lot against his older brother, who was his role model.[10] These early family influences helped him develop his competitive spirit and his basketball skills.[11]

Bowie attended Washington High School in Kansas, where he averaged 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game.[12] His team finished third in the state, in the 5A Tournament.[13] Bowie was First Team All State, All Region and All Conference in his senior year.[14] He holds the single game scoring record for the school, with 38 points in a game against Olathe South High School, breaking Earl Watson's school record.[15]

Collegiate career

Colby Community College (2004–2006)

Bowie started his college career in 2004 playing for Colby Community College, a first division National Junior College Athletic Association team. For his freshman year, he averaged 10.9 points per game. For his sophomore year, he doubled his scoring stats, averaging 20.8 points per game.[16] In 2006, he won NJCAA awards and distinctions. He was All-Tournament First Team, All Conference First Team, All Region Team and All American. He was also the NJCAA Co-Player of the Year in 2006.[17]

University of Central Arkansas (2006–2008)

At the end of his sophomore season at Colby, Bowie transferred to the University of Central Arkansas, a National Collegiate Athletic Association team in order to have a chance to become a professional player.[18] As a junior, Bowie averaged 10.8 points per game. The next season (2007-2008), he averaged 17.5 points per game.[19] He also averaged 20.3 points per game in the Southland Conference, winning the scoring title. On February 2, 2008, he scored 39 points in a win against Nicholls State University. He became All-Southland Conference 2nd Team, All-Southland American Team, and also NCAA All-American Nominee.[20] At the end of his college career, Rand Chappell described Bowie's career as "solid, and sometimes spectacular".[21]

Professional career
Nate Bowie at the free throw line.

Vancouver BC Titans (2008–2009)

At the end of his senior year in college, Bowie signed for NBA D-League Draft. However, he was not drafted. In March 2009, he joined the Vancouver BC Titans, a team in the Canada-IBL. He played 10 games and he averaged 23.1 points per game. During the season, he left his team in order to train in Morocco.

Establencimientos Otero Xuven Cambados (2009–2010)

Before the beginning of the season, he played for Zasavje PRO-TEK, in Slovenia-Liga, but only in the pre-season. He moved to Spain in October 2009, to play for Establencimientos Otero Xuven Cambados, in the Spain-EBA. He played 27 games, scoring 14.5 points per game. In March 2010, he signed at Yamhill Highflyers, in the International Basketball League. He played 25 games, and averaged 23.8 points per game. He became an IBL All Star, and had the IBL Honorable Mention. His team went to the semifinals of the championship.

Terceira Basket (2010–2012)

Bowie started to play for Terceira Basket at the beginning of the 2010-2011 season. He played 32 games and averaged 25.6 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, and 5.3 assists per game. At the end of the season, Bowie was All-Proliga Player of the year, Guard of the year, Newcomer of the year, Import Player of the Year, All Proliga 1st Team, Proliga All-Imports Team, and Proliga All Newcomers Team. Terceira Basket won the Proliga Championship in 2011. The next season (2011-2012), Terceira Basket joined the Portugal-LPB. Bowie played 15 games, and averaged 19.1 points per game. At the end of the year, he became All-Portuguese League 1st Team, Portuguese League All-Imports Team, Portuguese League All-Defensive Team and Portuguese League All-Newcomers. He left Terceira Basket in March 2012, and joined Al Ahli Sports Club Doha, in the Qatar-D1, where he played 3 games.

Energy Invest Rustavi (2012–2013)

At the beginning of the season 2012-2013, Bowie joined Energy Invest Rustavi, where he played 23 games, and averaged 21.9 points per game. He played the entire season with Energy, and made All-Georgian League Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, Import Player of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year. He made the All-Georgian League 1st Team and All Imports Team, and played in the All-Star Game. Rustavi finished the season in second place, losing in the finals.

SC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (2013–2014)

Bowie started the 2013-2014 season in the Ukraine-Superleague, playing for SC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. He played 19 games, before moving to Maliye Milli Piyango, a Turkey-TB2L team in March 2014. He played 4 games with this team.

Trikalla (2014–2015)

He joined Trikala Basketball Club for the season 2014-2015, in the Greek League.

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College:

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004–05 Colby Community College 42,335,373,52,23,11,8010,9
2005–06 Colby Community College 2745,239,565,83,63,91,9020,8
2006–07 Central Arkansas 301325,436,928,877,62,473,031,170,073,0010,83
2007–08 Central Arkansas 303035,240,033,577,33,473,471,930,033,1317,5

Professional:

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Vancouver BC Titans 1053,24023,1
2009–10 Otero Xuven Cambados 275232743,43,11,6014,5
2009–10 Yamhill Highflyers 254,75,3023,8
2010–11 Terceira Basket 161638,736,526,478,13,513,881,62019,00
2011–12 Forum Terceira Basket 161638,736,526,478,13,513,881,62019,00
2011–12 Al Ahli Sports Club Doha 3356,439,875,66,6717,1
2012–13 Rustavi 222130,249,938,360,65,864,772,82022,00
2013–14 Maliye Milli Piyango 4429,327,17,765,42,252,254,75011,00
2013–14 Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih 18825,143,832,152,22,674,671,17010,89

Achievements
  1. 2006:
    • NJCAA All-Tournament First Team
    • NJCAA First Team All Conf
    • NJCAA All-Region Team
    • Co-Player of the Year
  2. 2008:
    • All-Southland Conf. 2nd Team
    • All-Southland American Team
    • NCAA All-American Nominee
  3. 2010:
    • IBL All-Star
    • IBL Semifinals
    • IBL Honorable Mention
  4. 2011:
    • Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Player of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Guard of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Newcomer of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Import Player of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Proliga 1st Team
    • Eurobasket.com Proliga All-Imports Team
    • Eurobasket.com Proliga All-Newcomers Team
    • Portuguese Proliga Champion
  5. 2012:
    • Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League 1st Team
    • Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Imports Team
    • Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Defensive Team
    • Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Newcomers
  6. 2013:
    • Georgian Superleague Single Game All-Time Scoring Record (49pts)
    • Georgian Cup Finalist
    • Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Player of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Guard of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Import Player of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Defensive Player of the Year
    • Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League 1st Team
    • Eurobasket.com Georgian League All-Imports Team
    • Georgian League All-Star Game

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