Daeqwon Plowden

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Daeqwon Plowden
Sacramento Kings
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-08-29) August 29, 1998 (age 26)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMastery Charter North
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Bowling Green (2017–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Birmingham Squadron
2023–2024 Osceola Magic
2024 College Park Skyhawks
2024–2025 Atlanta Hawks
2024–2025 →College Park Skyhawks
2025-present Sacramento Kings
2025-present→Stockton Kings
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-MAC (2020)
  • 2× Third-team All-MAC (2021, 2022)
  • MAC All-Defensive team (2022)
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Daeqwon Rayshawn Plowden (born August 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons.

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High school career

Plowden is a native of Germantown, Philadelphia, and attended Mastery Charter North School. [1] He was the school's first 1,000-point scorer and was a two-time all-state team selection. [1] Plowden played primarily as a forward and center in high school; [2] he credits his team's coaches, Terrence Cook and Gerald Johnson, for teaching him combined big man and guard skills. [3]

On November 9, 2016, Plowden signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Bowling Green Falcons. [4] ESPN ranked him as the 20th best player in Pennsylvania in his recruiting class. [5]

College career

Plowden was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) second-team in 2020 and the third-team in 2021 and 2022. [6] He was selected to the MAC All-Defensive team in 2022. [6]

Plowden finished his career with the Falcons with 1,618 points and 935 rebounds. [6] He did not miss a game during his college career and is the program leader in games played with 154. [6]

Professional career

Birmingham Squadron (2022–2023)

Plowden worked out with the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz prior to the 2022 NBA draft but went undrafted. [7] He joined the Pelicans for the 2022 NBA Summer League and averaged 12 points per game. [1] On September 9, 2022, Plowden signed with the Pelicans, [8] but was waived on October 15. [9] On November 4, 2022, Plowden was named to the opening night roster for the Birmingham Squadron. [10]

Plowden joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2023 NBA Summer League. [11]

Osceola Magic (2023–2024)

On September 7, 2023, Plowden's rights were traded to the Osceola Magic [12] and on October 18, he signed with the Orlando Magic. [13] However, he was waived on October 21 [14] and on November 2, he joined Osceola. [15]

On July 16, 2024, Plowden signed a two-way contract with the Golden State Warriors, [16] but was waived on September 24. [17]

Atlanta Hawks / College Park Skyhawks (2024–2025)

On September 27, 2024, Plowden signed with the Atlanta Hawks, [18] but was waived on October 18. [19] Eight days later, he joined the College Park Skyhawks [20] and on December 27, he signed a two-way contract with the Hawks. [21] On January 15, 2025, Plowden made his NBA debut where he made his first seven field goal attempts and finished the game with 19 points in a 110–94 victory over the Chicago Bulls. [22] [23]

On July 6, 2025, Plowden was traded to the Phoenix Suns as part of a seven-team trade; but was subsequently waived by the team. [24]

Sacramento / Stockton Kings (2025-present)

References

  1. 1 2 3 McCue, Owen (July 29, 2022). "Mastery North product Daeqwon Plowden hopes for NBA shot with Pelicans". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ Verlin, Josh (November 11, 2017). "Plowden impresses back home in college debut". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ Hunt, Donald (February 18, 2021). "Mastery Charter star shines with Bowling Green". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ Carter, Aaron (November 10, 2016). "Mastery's Plowden to play next at Bowling Green". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Eaken, J. Patrick (March 12, 2022). "Plowden's progress: BGSU senior grew into star basketball player". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 4 Crisan, Corey (June 23, 2022). "Plowden's versatility, energy could translate to NBA". Toledo Blade. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ Crisan, Corey (June 24, 2022). "Bowling Green's Daeqwon Plowden goes undrafted". Toledo Blade. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Pelicans sign Seabron, Petty Jr., and Plowden". NBA.com. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "New Orleans Pelicans waive Cheatham, Martin, Plowden, and Smart". NBA.com. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Birmingham Squadron Announce Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Thunder Announces 2023 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Osceola Magic Acquire Returning Player Rights For Daeqwon Plowden". NBA.com. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Orlando Magic Sign Free Agent Daeqwon Plowden". NBA.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Orlando Magic Waive Mac McClung, Daeqwon Plowden and Brandon Williams". NBA.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Training Camp Roster Just Dropped". NBA.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Warriors Sign Guard Daeqwon Plowden to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 16, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Warriors Waive Guard Daeqwon Plowden". NBA.com. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  18. ↑ Langley, Zach [@langleyatl] (September 27, 2024). "The Atlanta Hawks have officially announced the signing of Daeqwon Plowden" (Tweet). Retrieved September 28, 2024– via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Maher, Rory (October 18, 2024). "Hawks Waive Kevon Harris, Daeqon Plowden". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  20. ↑ "College Park Skyhawks Finalize Training Camp Schedule and Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Sign Daeqwon Plowden to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Have a debut, Daeqwon Plowden! He started 7-7 from the field with 5 3PM in his first NBA game 🎯". x.com. January 15, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls". espn.com. January 15, 2025.
  24. ↑ "PHOENIX SUNS ACQUIRE DILLON BROOKS, JALEN GREEN AND DRAFT RIGHTS TO KHAMAN MALUACH, RASHEER FLEMING AND KOBY BREA IN SEVEN-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com (Suns). July 6, 2025. The Suns also acquired guard Daeqwon Plowden from the Atlanta Hawks in the trade, who was subsequently waived.
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