Personal information | |
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Born | Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | September 8, 1965
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bosse (Evansville, Indiana) |
College | USC (1983–1987) |
NBA draft | 1987: 2nd round, 37th overall pick |
Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
Playing career | 1988–1989 |
Position | Small forward / power forward |
Career history | |
1988–1989 | Rapid City Thrillers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Derrick Dowell (born September 8, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player.
Dowell emerged as a promising prospect while playing for Benjamin Bosse High School in his hometown of Evansville, Indiana, leading his team to a 51–2 record during his final two years with the team. [1] [2] He played collegiately with the USC Trojans while earning two first-team All-Pac-10 nominations in his final two seasons.
Dowell was selected in the 1987 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets as the 37th overall pick although he never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent one season with the Rapid City Thrillers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before an achilles tendon injury ended his career. [3]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1983–84 | USC | 27 | 10 | 22.4 | .434 | – | .600 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .6 | 6.4 |
1984–85 | USC | 29 | – | 32.0 | .560 | – | .617 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.6 |
1985–86 | USC | 25 | 19 | 31.0 | .519 | – | .698 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .7 | 15.5 |
1986–87 | USC | 28 | 28 | 36.8 | .491 | .273 | .630 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .3 | 20.9 |
Career | 109 | 57 | 30.6 | .504 | .273 | .640 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .5 | 13.6 |
Dowell's sister, Cheryl, was a fellow basketball standout at Bosse High School and played for the Long Beach State 49ers. [4] His daughter, Jalaya, [5] plays college basketball for the Oakland City Mighty Oaks and previously for the Bellarmine Knights. [6] [7]
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