Andrew Rowsey

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Andrew Rowsey
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Rowsey in 2020
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1994-06-18) June 18, 1994 (age 30)
Lexington, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Rockbridge County
(Lexington, Virginia)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Szolnoki Olaj
2019–2021 Lakeland Magic
2021–2022 Raptors 905
2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Rowsey (born June 18, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Marquette Golden Eagles.

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Early life

Rowsey was born on June 18, 1994, in Lexington, Virginia. [1] He attended Rockbridge County High School, and was named the Timesland player of year following his junior and senior seasons. [2] He finished as the second highest scorer in Virginia high school history behind Allen Iverson. [3] Despite this, he was lightly recruited, choosing UNC Asheville over offers from Richmond and High Point. [3]

College career

Rowsey with UNC Asheville in 2014 Andrew Rowsey.jpg
Rowsey with UNC Asheville in 2014

As a freshman at UNC Asheville, Rowsey averaged 20.3 points per game, second among freshman in Division I. He was named to the First-team All-Big South, Big South Freshman of the Year, and helped the team to a 17–15 record. [2] He was named to the Second-team All-Conference as a sophomore, averaging 19.2 points per game. After the season, he decided to transfer to Marquette. As a redshirt junior at Marquette, he averaged 11.5 points per game and helped Marquette reach the NCAA tournament as a 10 seed. He was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year. [3] Rowsey scored his 2,000th point in a 70–52 victory over DePaul on January 15 and finished with 11 points. [4] As a senior, Rowsey led Marquette to a 21–14 record and the NIT quarterfinals. He scored 29 points and tied a season-high six three-pointers in the season-ending loss to Penn State, and broke Dwyane Wade's single-season Marquette scoring record with 716 points. [5] He also set the single-season three-pointers made mark with 125 threes. [5] He averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game in 35 games. [6] Rowsey scored 15.0 points and posted 7.0 assists per game in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after the season and led his team to the championship game. [7]

Professional career

Szolnoki Olaj (2018–2019)

Rowsey was signed by the Toronto Raptors in the 2018 NBA Summer League. [6] On July 28, 2018, Rowsey signed with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian league. [8] He averaged 11.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 21.9 minutes per game for Szolnoki Olaj in the 2018–19 season.

Lakeland Magic (2019–2021)

On December 16, 2019, the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League acquired Rowsey from the available player pool. [9] On January 15, 2020, Rowsey tallied a season-high 29 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in a loss to the Delaware Blue Coats. [10] On February 1, 2020, Rowsey scored a career high 43 points with seven made 3-pointers on 81% shooting in a 130–121 win against the Capital City Go-Go. [11] Rowsey averaged 19.3 points per game and led the G League in 3-point field-goal percentage (47%). [12]

On October 2, 2020, Rowsey signed with the Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga as a replacement for Jonathan Stark. [13] However, he never appeared in a game for the team. He rejoined the Lakeland Magic for the 2021 G League restart. [14]

Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Rowsey signed with Turkish club Samsunspor. [15] On August 30, 2021, his contract has been terminated by the club. [16] Rowsey was acquired by the Raptors 905 to start the 2021 season. He was later waived on January 10, 2022.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022)

On January 11, 2022, after Rowsey cleared waivers, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [17]

See also

See also

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  2. 1 2 Doughty, Doug (April 16, 2015). "Former All-Timesland boys basketball player Rowsey plans to transfer". The Roanoke Times . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Keepfer, Scott (March 16, 2017). "Rowsey is back in the Carolinas". Asheville Citizen-Times . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rowsey hits 2,000 points as MU tops DePaul, 70–52". Marquette Golden Eagles . January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Andrew Rowsey breaks Marquette records in final college game". The Roanoke Times . March 21, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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