Denzel Bowles

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Denzel Bowles
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Personal information
Born (1989-05-01) May 1, 1989 (age 34)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Kempsville
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
College
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–2020
Position Power forward / center
Career history
2011–2012 BC Šiauliai
2012 B-Meg Llamados
2012–2013 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2013 San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013–2014 Jilin Northeast Tigers
2014 Iowa Energy
2014Jilin Northeast Tigers
2015 Purefoods Star Hotshots
2015 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2016 Star Hotshots
2016 Leones de Ponce
2017 Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2017 Hapoel Eilat
2018San Lázaro
2018 Sol de América
2018–2019 Kanazawa Samuraiz
2019 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2019Jilin Northeast Tigers
2020 Anyang KGC
Career highlights and awards

Denzel Bowles (born May 1, 1989 [1] ) is an American former professional basketball player.

Contents

Professional career

2011–12 season

Bowles began his professional career with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian League. There, he averaged 12.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game while playing in 12 games.

On May 6, 2012, Bowles helped the B-Meg Llamados to win the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup championship. He was fouled with 1.2 seconds left in the seventh game of the championship series, and nailed both free throws to send the game into overtime and win 90–84. Bowles finished that game with 39 points and 21 rebounds.

2012–13 season

Bowles signed in September 2012 to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [2]

In the middle of 2013, Bowles returned to the Philippines for the second time as an import for his former team in the country, now renamed as the San Mig Coffee Mixers, for the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

2013–14 season

Bowles signed in 2013 to play for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) after playing for the New Orleans Hornets team in the NBA Summer League.

On March 8, 2014, Bowles signed with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. [3]

2014–15 season

On September 21, 2014, he signed again with the Jilin Northeast Tigers. [4]

On February 21, 2015, he signed with the Purefoods Star Hotshots to replace Daniel Orton after Orton was suspended for a remark Orton made about Manny Pacquiao playing in the league. [5]

2015–16 season

On October 13, 2015, Bowles signed with Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto, Venezuela's premier basketball league. This is Bowles' first time playing in South America. [6]

In January 2016, Bowles signed again with the Star Hotshots as the team's import for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup. However, in March 2016, Bowles was released by the Hotshots to attend a family matter in the United States. [7]

2016–17 season

He signed a contract with the Lebanese team Al Mouttahed on January 4 to join the FLB league.

In February 2017, Bowles signed with the TNT KaTropa of the PBA as the team's import for the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [8] However, on March 16, a day before the conference began, he was declared by the team as "not fit", thus dropping him from the team. [9]

2017–18 season

On September 18, 2017, Bowles signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season. [10] However, on October 25, 2017, he was released by Eilat after appearing in three games. [11]

On March 16, 2018, Bowles signed with San Lázaro of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS). [12] After the season ended, he signed with Sol de América of the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League. [13]

2018–19 season

In May 2019, Bowles returned to the PBA, this time for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters as their import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Former B-MEG import Denzel Bowles joins Chinese club team Zhejiang". InterAksyon. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pilato, Gino (March 8, 2014). "SOURCE: DENZEL BOWLES SET TO PLAY IN NBA D-LEAGUE AFTER PLAYING IN CBA". D-League Digest. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "CBA Jilin NE Tigers Re-sign Denzel Bowles".
  5. ↑ "Purefoods sign Denzel Bowles to replace Daniel Orton". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Marinos pactó con centro Denzel Bowles" [Marinos agree to deal with center Denzel Bowles]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). October 13, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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  9. ↑ Jacinto, Christian (March 16, 2017). "TNT Katropa drops Denzel Bowles a day before Commissioner's Cup opener". spin.ph. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Hapoel Eilat inks Denzel Bowles". sportando.com. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "הפועל אילת הודיעה על שחרורו של דנזל באולס" (in Hebrew). walla.co.il. October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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