Bowen re-joined the Perth Redbacks for the 2019 SBL season.[13] After playing for the Redbacks on 23 March,[14] he returned to the BA Centre of Excellence, now in the NBL1, for the start of the 2019 NBL1 season. He played four games for the Centre of Excellence between 29 March and 5 April.[15][16] He returned to the Redbacks and played in four more SBL games.[14]
Bowen made his debut for the Gaels in the 2019–20 season. As a freshman, he played in 31 games and averaged 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game.[19][20] He had a season-best seven points and seven rebounds against Loyola Marymount on 20 February 2020.[19]
As a sophomore in 2020–21, Bowen appeared in all 24 games and made six starts, averaging 4.0 points and a team-best 5.8 rebounds in 25.1 minutes per game. He scored a career-high 10 points twice against Nicholls and Eastern Washington, and had a career-high 10 rebounds against Sacramento State on 30 December 2020.[19]
As a junior in 2021–22, Bowen appeared in and started all 34 games for the Gaels, averaging a career high in points per game (5.6), assists per game (1.3), and minutes per game (29.4). He scored a career-high 12 points on four different occasions.[19]
As a senior in 2022–23, Bowen was one of four Gaels to start all 35 games on the season, including four in the postseason. He finished second on the team with 33.5 minutes per game, good for the 15th-most minutes in a single season in Gaels history (1,174). He finished seventh in the West Coast Conference in rebounds per game at 7.1, a career-best, and had career-bests in assists (61), blocks (31) and steals (43). He scored 10 or more points on seven occasions, including a career-best 16 points against New Mexico State on 14 December 2022. He had 15 rebounds in a game twice during the season.[19] He earned West Coast Conference All-Academic First Team honours for the second straight season[19] and was named St Mary's Scholar Athlete of the Year.[21]
Professional career
On 20 April 2023, Bowen signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United of the NBL.[22] In 36 games during the 2023–24 season, he averaged 3.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.[15]
Bowen joined the Knox Raiders of the NBL1 South for the 2024 season.[23] He put on three to five kilograms of muscle during the season.[24] Despite missing the finals in the NBL1 South, the Raiders still had a spot at the 2024 NBL1 National Finals as the 2023 defending champions.[25] Bowen helped the Raiders reach the championship game of the National Finals, where he recorded 24 points and 15 rebounds in an 87–84 victory over the Mackay Meteors to win the NBL1 National championship. He was subsequently named most valuable player of the final[26][27][28] and earned NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five honours.[29]
In the 2024–25 NBL season, Bowen helped United reach the grand final series for the second straight year.[30] In 37 games, he averaged 3.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.[15]
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