Hank McDowell

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1959)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Hank McDowell

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|13}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| high_school = Treadwell (Memphis, Tennessee)

| college = Memphis (1977–1981)

| draft_year = 1981

| draft_round = 5

| draft_pick = 102

| draft_team = Golden State Warriors

| career_start = 1981

| career_end = 1990

| career_number = 44, 7, 8, 41

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = {{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1982|start}}

| team1 = Golden State Warriors

| years2 = {{nbay|1982|full=y}}

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years3 = {{nbay|1983|full=y}}

| team3 = San Diego Clippers

| years4 = {{nbay|1984|full=y}}

| team4 = Houston Rockets

| years5 = 1985–1986

| team5 = Cincinnati Slammers

| years6 = {{nbay|1985|end}}

| team6 = Houston Rockets

| years7 = {{nbay|1986|start}}

| team7 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years8 = 1986–1987

| team8 = Cincinnati Slammers

| years9 = 1987

| team9 = Rhode Island Gulls

| years10 = 1987–1988

| team10 = Fantoni Udine

| years11 = 1988–1989

| team11 = Valvi Girona

| years12 = 1989–1990

| team12 = Fantoni Udine

| highlights =

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Hank Leigh McDowell (born November 13, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was a 6'9" (205 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) forward and he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now called the University of Memphis). He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1987. He was originally selected as the tenth pick in the 5th round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.[http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N 1981 NBA Draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824180810/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N |date=2007-08-24 }}, basketballreference.com During his six-year NBA career he played with the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks.

After his playing career, he launched McDowell Marketing, a Memphis-based business specializing in corporate apparel and promotional products. He has also worked as an analyst on both radio and television broadcasts for the University of Memphis.[http://uofmtigers.blogspot.com/2006/10/former-tigers-elliot-perry-and-hank.html Former Tigers Elliot Perry and Hank McDowell to Join Memphis Grizzlies Radio Broadcasts]

McDowell and fellow former NBA player and Memphis State alum Elliot Perry, were announced as the Memphis Grizzlies' radio broadcast team's color commentators during the 2006–07 NBA season.