Timmy Bowers

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Timmy Bowers

| image =

| caption =

| image_size =

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 192

| league = European

| team = Andrea Costa Imola

| number = 15

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|9}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| nationality = American

| high_school = Harrison Central
(Gulfport, Mississippi)

| college = Mississippi State (2000–2004)

| draft_year = 2004

| career_start = 2004

| career_end = 2020

| years1 = 2004–2005

| team1 = Asheville Altitude

| years2 = 2005

| team2 = Gulf Coast Bandits

| years3 = 2005–2006

| team3 = Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel

| years4 = 2006–2009

| team4 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years5 = 2009–2011

| team5 = Pepsi Caserta

| years6 = 2011–2013

| team6 = Umana Reyer Venezia

| years7 = 2013–2014

| team7 = PMS Torino

| years8 = 2015

| team8 = Koroivos Amaliadas

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = Ferentino

| years10 = 2016–2017

| team10 = Aurora Basket Jesi

| years11 = 2017–2018

| team11 = Pallacanestro Biella

| years12 = 2018–present

| team12 = Andrea Costa Imola

| highlights =

2× All SEC Performer. Third Team (2003) First Team (2004)
All WBA First Team (2005)
NBA G League Champion (2005)
All Serie A Italian League Second Team (2010)
All Italian Lega Due First Team (2017)
MVP Israeli Super League MVP (2006)
Israeli Super League Cup Champion (2006)
Israeli Super League Cup Champion (2007)
Mississippi Mr. Basketball (2000)

}}

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.{{cite web|url= http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/timmy_bowers.html|title= Timmy Bowers|publisher= NBA Development League|accessdate= November 27, 2013|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131211143145/http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/timmy_bowers.html|archivedate= December 11, 2013}} 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.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/152312/tim-bowers-moves-to-koroivos-amaliadas.html Tim Bowers moves to Koroivos Amaliadas] 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.{{cite web |title=Tim Bowers signs with Andrea Costa Imola |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a2-est/282314/tim-bowers-signs-with-andrea-costa-imola.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}

References

External links

[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BOW-TIM-82 Legabasket.it Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114101453/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BOW-TIM-82 |date=January 14, 2011 }}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Andrea Costa Imola players

Category:Asheville Altitude players

Category:Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players

Category:Basket Ferentino players

Category:Basketball players from Milwaukee

Category:Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players