Denzel Bowles

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Denzel Bowles

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 255

| image=Denzel Bowles.jpg

| league =

| team =

| number =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|05|01}}

| birth_place = Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.

| high_school = Kempsville
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)

| college =

Texas A&M (2007–2009)
James Madison (2009–2011)

| draft_year = 2011

| career_start = 2011

| career_end = 2020

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = 2011–2012

| team1 = BC Šiauliai

| years2 = 2012

| team2 = B-Meg Llamados

| years3 = 2012–2013

| team3 = Zhejiang Golden Bulls

| years4 = 2013

| team4 = San Mig Coffee Mixers

| years5 = 2013–2014

| team5 = Jilin Northeast Tigers

| years6 = 2014

| team6 = Iowa Energy

| years7 = 2014

| team7 = Jilin Northeast Tigers

| years8 = 2015

| team8 = Purefoods Star Hotshots

| years9 = 2015

| team9 = Marinos de Anzoátegui

| years10 = 2016

| team10 = Star Hotshots

| years11 = 2016

| team11 = Leones de Ponce

| years12 = 2017

| team12 = Al Mouttahed Tripoli

| years13 = 2017

| team13 = Hapoel Eilat

| years14 = 2018

| team14 = San Lázaro

| years15 = 2018

| team15 = Sol de América

| years16 = 2018–2019

| team16 = Kanazawa Samuraiz

| years17 = 2019

| team17 = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| years18 = 2019

| team18 = Jilin Northeast Tigers

| years19 = 2020

| team19 = Anyang KGC

|highlights =

PBA champion (2012 Commissioner's)
PBA Best Import (2012 Commissioners')

| medaltemplates =

}}

Denzel Bowles (born May 1, 1989{{cite web | url=http://courtvisionxl.com/current-athletes/centers/denzel-bowles/ | title=Denzel Bowles | publisher=Court Vision XL | access-date=July 19, 2012}}) is an American former professional basketball player.

Professional career

=2011–12 season=

Bowles began his professional career with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian League. There, he averaged 12.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game while playing in 12 games.

On May 6, 2012, Bowles helped the B-Meg Llamados to win the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup championship. He was fouled with 1.2 seconds left in the seventh game of the championship series, and nailed both free throws to send the game into overtime and win 90–84. Bowles finished that game with 39 points and 21 rebounds.

=2012–13 season=

Bowles signed in September 2012 to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).{{cite news |title=Former B-MEG import Denzel Bowles joins Chinese club team Zhejiang |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/former-b-meg-import-denzel-bowles-joins-chinese-club-team-zhejiang |work=InterAksyon |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202231320/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/former-b-meg-import-denzel-bowles-joins-chinese-club-team-zhejiang |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In the middle of 2013, Bowles returned to the Philippines for the second time as an import for his former team in the country, now renamed as the San Mig Coffee Mixers, for the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

=2013–14 season=

Bowles signed in 2013 to play for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) after playing for the New Orleans Hornets team in the NBA Summer League.

On March 8, 2014, Bowles signed with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.{{ cite news |last=Pilato |first=Gino |title=SOURCE: DENZEL BOWLES SET TO PLAY IN NBA D-LEAGUE AFTER PLAYING IN CBA |url=http://dleaguedigest.com/2014/03/08/source-denzel-bowles-set-to-play-in-nba-d-league-after-playing-in-cba/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924221810/http://dleaguedigest.com/2014/03/08/source-denzel-bowles-set-to-play-in-nba-d-league-after-playing-in-cba/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |work=D-League Digest |date=March 8, 2014 |access-date=February 2, 2016 }}

=2014–15 season=

On September 21, 2014, he signed again with the Jilin Northeast Tigers.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancagers.com/cba-jilin-ne-tigers-re-sign-denzel-bowles/|title=CBA Jilin NE Tigers Re-sign Denzel Bowles}}

On February 21, 2015, he signed with the Purefoods Star Hotshots to replace Daniel Orton after Orton was suspended for a remark Orton made about Manny Pacquiao playing in the league.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/153120/purefoods-sign-denzel-bowles-to-replace-daniel-orton.html|title=Purefoods sign Denzel Bowles to replace Daniel Orton|access-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145513/http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/153120/purefoods-sign-denzel-bowles-to-replace-daniel-orton.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}

=2015–16 season=

On October 13, 2015, Bowles signed with Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto, Venezuela's premier basketball league. This is Bowles' first time playing in South America.{{ cite news |title=Marinos pactó con centro Denzel Bowles |trans-title=Marinos agree to deal with center Denzel Bowles |url=http://eltiempo.com.ve/deportes/baloncesto/marinos-pacto-con-centro-denzel-bowles/197896 |language=es |work=El Tiempo |date=October 13, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2016 }}

In January 2016, Bowles signed again with the Star Hotshots as the team's import for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup. However, in March 2016, Bowles was released by the Hotshots to attend a family matter in the United States.{{ cite news |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |title=Star Hotshots to field new import Ricardo Ratliffe in place of Denzel Bowles in game against TNT Texters |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/star-hotshots-field-new-import-ricardo-ratliffe-in-place-of-denzel-bowles |work=Spin.ph |date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2016 }}

=2016–17 season=

He signed a contract with the Lebanese team Al Mouttahed on January 4 to join the FLB league.

In February 2017, Bowles signed with the TNT KaTropa of the PBA as the team's import for the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/denzel-bowles-tnt-katropa-pba-commissioners-cup-2017 |title=Denzel Bowles joins TNT Katropa practice shortly after arrival in Manila |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |publisher=spin.ph |publication-date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=February 27, 2017}} However, on March 16, a day before the conference began, he was declared by the team as "not fit", thus dropping him from the team.{{Cite web |url=http://m.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/denzel-bowles-dropped-tnt-katropa-pba-commissioners-cup |title=TNT Katropa drops Denzel Bowles a day before Commissioner's Cup opener |last=Jacinto |first=Christian |publisher=spin.ph |publication-date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=March 16, 2017}}

=2017–18 season=

On September 18, 2017, Bowles signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/247267/hapoel-eilat-inks-denzel-bowles.html |title=Hapoel Eilat inks Denzel Bowles

|date=September 18, 2017 |publisher=sportando.com |access-date=September 18, 2017}} However, on October 25, 2017, he was released by Eilat after appearing in three games.{{cite web |url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3106414 |title=הפועל אילת הודיעה על שחרורו של דנזל באולס|date=October 25, 2017 |publisher=walla.co.il |access-date=October 25, 2017|language=he}}

On March 16, 2018, Bowles signed with San Lázaro of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS).{{cite web|url=http://www.latinbasket.com/Dominican%20Republic/news/526565/Denzel-Bowles-(ex-Hapoel-Eilat)-signs-at-San-Lazaro|title=Denzel Bowles (ex Hapoel Eilat) signs at San Lazaro|work=LatinBasket.com|date=March 16, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2018}} After the season ended, he signed with Sol de América of the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.{{cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/america/other-leagues/274858/denzel-bowles-inks-with-sol-de-america.html|title=Denzel Bowles inks with Sol de America|work=Sportando.com|date=March 23, 2018|access-date=May 29, 2018}}

=2018–19 season=

In May 2019, Bowles returned to the PBA, this time for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters as their import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/denzel-bowles-coming-back-as-rain-or-shine-import-in-commissioner-s-cup-a2437-20190501|title=Denzel Bowles is coming back - not with Magnolia but as Rain or Shine import|website=Spin.ph}}