Tamara Bowie (born June 3, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. In 2007, she was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year after leading the league in scoring and rebounds. She played professionally in Iceland, Latvia, Israel, Greece and Bulgaria, where she won the national championship in 2011.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1981 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ball State (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003: 3rd round, 36th overall pick |
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | Washington Mystics |
| 2006–2007 | Grindavík |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2010–2011 | WBC Neftokhimik Burgas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
editBowie played college basketball for the Ball State Cardinals from 1999 to 2003. She left the school as its all-time leading scorer with 2,091 career points, which ranks seventh all-time in Mid-American Conference history, and set the Ball State single-season scoring record with 618 points in the 2002–03 season. She was named the MAC Player of the Year recipient (2001-02 & 2002-03) becoming the only Cardinal to win the award multiple times. She was named Kodak/WBCA Honorable Mention All-America three times during her career.[1]
Ball State statistics
editSource[2]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Ball State | 29 | 432 | 50.5% | 37.8% | 68.3% | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 2000-01 | Ball State | 28 | 512 | 58.4% | 29.8% | 78.3% | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 18.3 |
| 2001-02 | Ball State | 32 | 530 | 55.0% | 32.3% | 69.3% | 7.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| 2002-03 | Ball State | 30 | 618 | 55.8% | 47.5% | 80.0% | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 20.6 |
| Career | 119 | 2092 | 55.0% | 36.6% | 74.5% | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
Professional career
editBowie signed with Grindavík in September 2006.[3] On January 13, she participated in the Icelandic All-Star game, scoring 12 points.[4] On January 17, 2007, she scored 36 points and grabbed a season high 27 rebounds in a victory against Keflavík.[5] She left Grindavík for personal reasons in the playoffs after averaging 31.7 points in the first three games of Grindavík's best-of-five semi-finals series against Keflavík.[6][7] After the season she was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[8] For the season she led the league in both scoring and rebounds with 30.5 points[9] and 14.8 rebounds per game.[10]
She spent the 2007–2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, averaging 24.9 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.[1] In March 2008, she signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Lynx[1] but did not end making the opening day roster.[11]
She played with WBC Neftokhimik Burgas during the 2010–2011 season, helping the team win the Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Former Cardinal Tamara Bowie Signs With The Minnesota Lynx". ballstatesport.com. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Bowie til Grindavíkur". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 21 September 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 January 2007). "frá félaga sínum í Skallagrímsliðinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Bowie fór á kostum gegn Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 January 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Bowie spilar ekki meira með Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 28 March 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Spilar ekki fleiri leiki". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 29 March 2007. p. 52. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Brenton og Helena kjörin leikmenn ársins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 2007. p. B1. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Tamara Bowie skoraði flest stig í Iceland Express deild kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). 23 April 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Flest fráköst í Iceland Express deild kvenna: Tamara Bowie". kki.is (in Icelandic). 24 April 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b Matt Sussman (17 May 2011). "MACwood Squares Ball State Nominee: Tamara Bowie". hustlebelt.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.