Chris Lowe (basketball)

For other people named Chris Lowe, see Chris Lowe (disambiguation).

Chris Lowe
College	University of Massachusetts
Conference	A-10
Sport	Basketball
Position	Point guard
Jersey #	14
Class	senior= 2005
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Nationality	American
Born	July 17, 1987 (1987-07-17) (age 24) Mount Vernon, New York
High school	Mount Vernon High School (New York)
Awards
LKL All-Star (2011)

Christopher Charles Lowe Jr, (born July 17, 1987 in Mount Vernon, NY) is an American college basketball player. He played in college for the University of Massachusetts, and briefly as a professional in the NBDL.

High School

Chris Lowe attended Mount Vernon High School in New York, the same school that produced Ben Gordon and Gus "The Wizard" Williams. As a senior, averaged 12.9 points and 6.5 assists and 4.5 steals per game. During the Class AA New York State Public Title in 2004 with a 27-3 record, in a championship game, then junior Lowe held future NBA guard Sebastian Telfair to a season-low 14 points in a 66-52 victory.[1]

College

Chris Lowe was the starting point guard for the UMass Minutemen. He led the Atlantic 10 in assists as a freshman in 2005-06, and earned a spot on the league's Rookie Team. As a junior, Lowe averaged 11.8 points and 6.3 assists a game. The 6.3 assists per game also led the A-10. As a senior, he was named a Preseason Atlantic 10 First Team Guard and Preseason All-Defensive Team. He started all of the team's 30 games during his senior season, and finished the year with an average of 12.4 points and 6.4 assists per game. Also named A-10's best passer-by The Sporting News.

Lowe left UMass as the school's all-time leader in assists, with 678 over his career, breaking Carl Smith's prior mark of 633. He also scored 1,152 points for the school in his four seasons.

On March 5, 2008, Lowe had the sixth triple-double in UMass history (his first) with 14 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, in a 100-63 win over La Salle University.

Lowe graduated from UMass in May 2009.

Professional

Lowe joined the Springfield Armor in the NBA's Developmental League, on December 11, 2009.^[1] Ironically, he replaced Craig Austrie on the roster. Lowe was recruited to UMass to replace Austrie, who had committed to play for UMass but then changed to UConn. The Armor released Lowe after 10 games with the club, during which he averaged 5.0 points and 2.4 assists per game.^[2] Lowe was then signed by the D-League's Maine Red Claws, and played in 9 games for the club, averaging 2.7 points and 2.3 assists.^[3] He was waived by Maine on January 31, 2010.

In November 2010, Lowe began playing in Lithuania for the Baltic Basketball League club Naglis-Adakris Palangos (Challenge Cup Group A).^[4]

External links

• UMass Player Bio Chris Lowe
• Player page on UMassHoops.com
• NBDL Playerfile
• ESPN Player Card Chris Lowe
• NBA Draft.net profile

References

1. ^ http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/armor_pick_up_chris_lowe_2010_03_08.html
2. ^ http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/armor_release_chris_lowe_2010_03_09.html
3. ^ http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/chrislowe.html
4. ^ http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=LTU&PlayerID=91155

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Name	Lowe, Chris
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Date of birth	July 17, 1987
Place of birth	Mount Vernon, New York
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