Timmy Bowers
| No. 15 – Andrea Costa Imola | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | European |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 9, 1982 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harrison Central (Gulfport, Mississippi) |
| College | Mississippi State (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–2020 |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Asheville Altitude |
| 2005 | Gulf Coast Bandits |
| 2005–2006 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| 2006–2009 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2009–2011 | Pepsi Caserta |
| 2011–2013 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| 2013–2014 | PMS Torino |
| 2015 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
| 2015–2016 | Ferentino |
| 2016–2017 | Aurora Basket Jesi |
| 2017–2018 | Pallacanestro Biella |
| 2018–present | Andrea Costa Imola |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Timothy Jermaine Bowers (born January 9, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He was named the 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. At 6' 2", he is capable of playing both guard positions.
Early life
He grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi where he graduated from Harrison Central High School.[1] He studied at Mississippi State University and signed up for the 2004 NBA draft after graduation. He was not drafted.
Career
After the NBA Draft he tried his luck playing with the Los Angeles Lakers Summer League Team and then moved on to the Asheville Altitude from the NBDL (now NBA G League), winning the 2004–2005 NBDL Championship. At season’s end, he signed on to play with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League, after which he chose to continue his career abroad.
Then he decided to play in Israel, after signing with Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel, and became the league top scorer after averaging 21.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, and 3.6 apg in the 2005–2006 season. He was named the 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.
In 2006/07 and 2007/08 he won the Israeli state cup with Hapoel Jerusalem.
In February 2015, he signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.[2] Bowers spent the 2017–18 season with Pallacanestro Biella and posted 13.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He signed with the Serie A2 club Andrea Costa Imola on July 18, 2018.[3]
References
- ^ "Timmy Bowers". NBA Development League. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ Tim Bowers moves to Koroivos Amaliadas
- ^ "Tim Bowers signs with Andrea Costa Imola". Sportando. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
External links
- Legabasket.it Profile Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
 | This biographical article relating to a United States basketball figure born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use mdy dates from January 2019
- Webarchive template wayback links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Andrea Costa Imola players
- Asheville Altitude players
- Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players
- Basket Ferentino players
- Basketball players from Milwaukee
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Juvecaserta Basket players
- Koroivos B.C. players
- Maccabi Givat Shmuel players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Biella players
- Reyer Venezia players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Gulfport, Mississippi
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- All stub articles
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs