Skyler Bowlin

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Skyler Bowlin
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Bowlin playing with Jena in 2018
Bakken Bears
Position Head coach
League Basketligaen
Personal information
Born (1989-07-13) July 13, 1989 (age 36)
Paragould, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
High school Greene County Tech
(Paragould, Arkansas)
College Missouri Southern (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–2025
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number12
Career history
As a player:
2011–2012Topstar Kangaroos
2012–2015 Horsens IC
2013WBC Wels
2015–2016 Södertälje Kings
2016–2017 Gießen 46ers
2017–2018 Science City Jena
2018–2020 s.Oliver Würzburg
2020–2021 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2021 Zielona Góra
2021–2022 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2022–2025 Bakken Bears
As a coach:
2025–present Bakken Bears
Career highlights

Skyler Bowlin (born July 13, 1989) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently head coach for the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen. Bowlin played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions during his professional career.

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Professional career

In the 2015–16 season, he was named the Basketligan Finals MVP after he won the Basketligan with the Södertälje Kings. [1] After the season in Sweden ended, he signed with Gießen 46ers for the 2016–17 season. [2] In 33 games, Bowlin averaged 8.8 points and 4.1 assists for Gießen. [3]

On May 13, 2017, Bowlin signed with Science City Jena for the 2017–18 season. [4] He averaged 11.6 points and 5.2 assists per game. Bowlin signed a two-year deal with s.Oliver Würzburg on May 25, 2018. [5]

On July 19, 2020, Bowlin officially signed with Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. [6] On February 18, 2021, Bowlin parted ways with the Greek club. Following a stint at Basket Zielona Góra in Poland, Bowlin returned to the German Bundesliga, agreeing terms with the Telekom Baskets Bonn in June 2021. [7]

In June 2022, he signed a two-year deal with the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen. [8]

Coaching career

On June 8, 2025, he was announced as the head coach of the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen following his retirement from professional basketball. [9]

Honours

Club

Bakken Bears
Södertälje Kings

Individual

References

  1. "BASKET: Södertälje Kings är Svenska Mästare". MyNewsDesk.com. 28 April 2016.
  2. Giessen 46ers land Skyler Bowlin
  3. BBL Profile (in German)
  4. Skyler Bowlin inks with Science City Jena
  5. "Skyler Bowlin signs with S.Oliver Würzburg". Sportando. May 25, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. "Iraklis add Bowlin to their roster, ex Wuerzburg". Sportando. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  7. "Pass- und wurfstark: Telekom Baskets verpflichten Skyler Bowlin". www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  8. "Fra tysk semifinale til Aarhus: Skyler Bowlin til Bakken Bears". Bakken Bears (in Danish). 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. "Skyler Bowlin Ny Head Coach". bakkenbears.com (in Danish). June 8, 2025. Retrieved September 24, 2025.