Daeqwon Plowden

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Daeqwon Plowden
No. 29–Atlanta Hawks
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–present Atlanta Hawks
2024–present→College Park Skyhawks
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAC (2020)
  • 2× Third-team All-MAC (2021, 2022)
  • MAC All-Defensive team (2022)
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Daeqwon R. Plowden (born August 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the College Park Skyhawks 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 basketball

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–present)

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]

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