Anthony Cowan Jr.

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Anthony Cowan Jr.
Anthony Cowan.jpg
No. 1–Promitheas Patras
Position Point guard
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 26)
Bowie, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school St. John's College
(Washington, D.C.)
College Maryland (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2020–2021 Memphis Hustle
2021–2022 Aris Thessaloniki
2022–present Promitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Anthony Cowan Jr. (born October 7, 1997) is an American professional basketball player and the team captain for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.

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High school career

Cowan began playing basketball at the age of seven. He attended St. John's College High School. As a senior, Cowan led St. John's to beat DeMatha Catholic High School for the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title. [1] He played on the D.C. Assault Amateur Athletic Union team alongside future college teammate Melo Trimble. A four-star recruit rated the No. 62 prospect in his class by Scout.com, Cowan committed to Maryland. [2]

College career

Cowan averaged 10.3 points and 3.7 assists per game as a freshman. [3] As a sophomore, Cowan averaged 15.8 points, 5.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. [4] Cowan was named to the third-team All-Big Ten and the conference defensive team. As a junior, Cowan led the team with 15.6 points and 4.4 assists per game. He was named to the second-team All-Big Ten. [5] He scored a season-high 27 points in a January 8, 2019 victory against Minnesota. After the season he declared for the 2019 NBA draft but ultimately withdrew and returned for his senior season. [6]

Cowan scored a then career-high 30 points in a 76–69 victory over Temple on November 28, 2019. [7] On December 7, Cowan made a game-tying 3-pointer in the final 20 seconds and a free throw with 2.1 seconds left to give Maryland the lead in a 59–58 victory over Illinois, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists. [8] Cowan set a new career high on January 31, 2020, scoring 31 points and collecting six rebounds in a 82–72 win over Iowa. [9] At the close of the regular season, Cowan was named to the First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second Team by the media. [10] Cowan averaged 16.3 points, 4.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game as a senior. [11]

Professional career

Cowan went undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, but was selected by the Memphis Hustle with the 16th overall pick in the 2021 NBA G League draft. [12] He averaged 6.2 points and 2.2 assists per game with the Hustle.

On September 17, 2021, Cowan signed with Aris of the Greek Basket League. [13] In 26 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.4 steals, playing around 33 minutes per contest.

On July 19, 2022, Cowan signed a two-year deal with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. [14] In 27 domestic league matches, he averaged 11 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 minutes per contest. On August 9, 2023, his contract option was picked up by the Greek club. Prior to the 2023-2024 campaign, Cowan was named team captain by new head coach Ilias Papatheodorou.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Maryland 333329.0.424.321.7693.93.71.2.210.3
2017–18 Maryland 323237.0.422.367.8484.45.11.5.315.8
2018–19 Maryland 343434.6.393.337.8063.74.4.9.215.6
2019–20 Maryland 313134.7.390.322.8113.64.71.0.216.3
Career13013033.8.405.338.8113.94.51.1.214.5

NBA G League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Memphis 15015.1.457.412.6671.32.20.9.16.3
Career15015.1.457.412.6671.32.20.9.16.3

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