- Ryan Bowen
Infobox NBA Player
name = Ryan Bowen
league = NBA
position = Power forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 218
nationality = USA
number = 40
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|11|20
birth_place = Fort Madison,Iowa
college = Iowa
draft = 2nd round, 26th pick (55th overall)
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =Denver Nuggets
team =New Orleans Hornets
league =NBA
career_start = 1998
former_teams = Denver Nuggets (1998-2004)Houston Rockets (2004-06)
TAU Cerámica (2007)Ironi Naharyia (2007)Ryan Cleo Bowen (born
November 20 1975 inFort Madison, Iowa ) is an American professionalbasketball player for theNBA 'sNew Orleans Hornets . He is a 6'9", 218 lb. Power forward.Career
Bowen played
college basketball at theUniversity of Iowa , where he finished in the top 10 of career blocks and rebounds, and continues to hold the record in career steals. [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-05-05 ] In his senior year at Iowa, Bowen averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Bowen was a second-round draft pick of theDenver Nuggets in the1998 NBA Draft , but played for a year atOyak Renault in theTurkish Basketball League before joining the Nuggets in 1999.cite web
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accessdate = 2007-05-05 ] He played five seasons for Denver before being picked up by theHouston Rockets . After two seasons with Houston, Bowen was released before the2006-07 NBA season began.In January 2007, he was signed by TAU Cerámica to a two-month deal in advance of the Euroleague Top 16, in which they had already secured a top seed. The team has the option to extend the contract through the end of the European season. [cite news
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accessdate= 2007-05-05] Because of an injury he left Spain and in March 2007, he signed with Ironi Naharia of the Israel Premier League. During his stay with the team, he kept a blog of his experiences in Israel. [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Ryan in Israel | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://web.mac.com/rybo40/iWeb/RyaninIsrael/Blog/Blog.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-05-05 ] After being waived in May 2007 by Naharia [ [http://www.hoopshype.com/players/ryan_bowen HoopsHype Profile] .htm] In the 2007 NBA offseason, Bowen signed with theNew Orleans Hornets as afree agent . [ [http://blog.nola.com/hornetsbeat/2007/10/starting_power_forward_david_w.html Bowen under consideration to start] ]Off the court
Ryan Bowen has an older brother and an older sister, and has had a daughter and two sons with his wife Wendy. He was awarded the Chopper Travaglini Award for his work in the Denver community, and has established the Ryan Bowen Family Foundation to help sponsor youth athletics, athletic facilities and college scholarships for children in eastern Iowa and Denver, Colorado. [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Ryan Bowen Family Foundation | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.ryanbowen.com/foundation.html | format = | doi =
accessdate = 2007-05-05 ] The foundation also sponsors the "Floor Burns" basketball camp, which is held every summer in Iowa. [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Basketball Camps | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.ryanbowen.com/basketball_camps.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-05-05 ]NBA career statistics
Regular season
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align="left" | 1999–00
align="left" | Denver
52 || 0 || 11.3 || .393 || .111 || .717 || 2.2 || .4 || .8 || .2 || 2.5
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align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Denver
57 || 0 || 12.2 || .556 || .364 || .614 || 2.0 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 3.4
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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Denver
75 || 21 || 22.5 || .479 || .083 || .750 || 4.0 || .7 || 1.0 || .6 || 4.9
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Denver
62 || 31 || 16.1 || .492 || .286 || .659 || 2.5 || .9 || 1.0 || .5 || 3.6
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Denver
52 || 1 || 7.5 || .340 || .000 || .833 || 1.7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || .9
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Houston
66 || 6 || 9.2 || .423 || .500 || .667 || 1.2 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.7
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Houston
68 || 19 || 9.6 || .298 || .136 || .786 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 1.3
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | New Orleans
53 || 4 || 12.5 || .490 || .000 || .552 || 1.9 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 2.2
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align="left" | Career
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485 || 82 || 12.9 || .452 || .206 || .693 || 2.1 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 2.6
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Denver
4 || 0 || 1.5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Houston
7 || 3 || 17.9 || .320 || .000 || .667 || 2.0 || .9 || .9 || .0 || 2.6
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | New Orleans
9 || 0 || 4.3 || .167 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .4
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align="left" | Career
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20 || 3 || 8.5 || .313 || .000 || .800 || 1.4 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 1.2
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External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ryan_bowen NBA.com Profile - Ryan Bowen]
* [http://www.clutchfans.net/players/ryan_bowen/ ClutchFans.net Ryan Bowen Profile] - Houston Rocket Fan Site
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