Amanda Dowe (born May 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball player.
 Dowe in action for the Perth Lynx | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1991 Tabor City, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Columbus (Tabor City, North Carolina) |
| College | Charlotte (2009–2013) |
| WNBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Uni Girona CB |
| 2014 | Trogylos Priolo |
| 2014–2015 | Presidente Venceslau |
| 2015–2016 | Saarlouis Royals |
| 2016–2017 | Bretagne Basket |
| 2017–2018 | Perth Lynx |
Biography
editAmanda Dowe is from Tabor City, North Carolina. She grew up there and began playing basketball while in school there. She played on the South Columbus Stallions Girls Basketball team. Amanda Dowe enters her first season with the University of the South women's basketball program in 2022-23.
Career
editCollege
editDowe played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina for the 49ers in Conference USA of NCAA Division I.[1] During her collegiate career at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she was a four-year letterwinner with the 49ers, as her teams made the Women's NIT in each season of her career. Her sophomore season saw the 49ers make the semifinals of the WNIT, and in 2013, the team reached the Sweet 16. She also holds several individual records as well: rebounds in a postseason game (19 vs. Wake Forest, 2013) and offensive rebounds in a game (12 vs. Butler, 2013), breaking a 17-year record. In 121 career games, the Tabor City, N.C. native finished with 767 points, 106 steals and shot 47.6% from the field. Her 916 boards are the fifth-most in school history. During her senior year in 2013, Dowe crashed 374 rebounds for the fourth-most in program history as she earned All-Conference Third Team honors with the Atlantic-10 and First Team with the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA).[2]
Charlotte statistics
editSource[3]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Charlotte | 22 | 36 | 44.1% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 2010-11 | Charlotte | 37 | 169 | 56.9% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 2011-12 | Charlotte | 30 | 211 | 44.0% | 0.0% | 72.9% | 9.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 2012-13 | Charlotte | 32 | 351 | 46.9% | 0.0% | 73.6% | 11.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| Career | 121 | 731 | 47.6% | 0.0% | 68.1% | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
Europe
editDowe began her professional career with Uni Girona CB in Liga Femenina de Baloncesto for the 2013–14 season.[4] After just 11 games in Spain, Dowe signed with Trogylos Priolo in Italy's Serie A1.[5]
In 2015, Dowe would return to Europe, signing with Saarlouis Royals in the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga.[6] The following year, Dowe signed with Bretagne Basket in Ligue Féminine de Basketball 2.[7]
Australia
editDowe played for the Perth Lynx during the 2017–18 WNBL season.[8] Dowe averaged 5.7 rebounds per game, and was named Perth Lynx Most Improved Player at the conclusion of the season.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Former 49ers Standout Dowe Checks In - Charlotte 49ers". charlotte49ers.com.
- ^ https://sewaneetigers.com/staff-directory/amanda-dowe/173
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Amanda Dowe, la otra americana del Uni Girona" (in Spanish). encancha.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Basket, A1/F. Trogylos Priolo, c'è il pivot: l'americana Amanda Dowe" (in Italian). siracusaoggi.it.
- ^ "US-Amerikanerin Amanda Dowe kommt für Riddle" (in German). planet-photo.dbbl.de. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Amanda Dowe (ex Saarlouis) agreed terms with Leon Tregor Basket 29". eurobasket.com.
- ^ "PERTH LYNX SIGN DEFENSIVE ANCHOR AMANDA DOWE". wnbl.com.au.
- ^ "Stats - Perth Lynx". wnbl.com.au.
- ^ "Courtney Williams named Perth Lynx MVP". perthlynx.com.[permanent dead link]