Brian Rowsom (born October 23, 1965) is an American
basketball
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coach and former player, who was selected by the
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first est ...
in the second round (34th pick overall) of the
1987 NBA draft
The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.
This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to th ...
.
A 6' 10"
power forward
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from the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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, Rowsom played in 3 NBA seasons from 1987 to 1990. He played for the Pacers and
Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and pla ...
. In his NBA career, Rowsom played in 82 games and scored a total of 457 points.
After his NBA career, Rowsom played in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
for
Hapoel Eilat (1991/92–1994/95)
Safsail stats
Post-retirement, Rowsom became a basketball coach. He coached the Toshiba Brave Thunders
, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems ...
of the Japanese NBL. He was the head coach for the Hochiminh City Wings
The Ho Chi Minh City Wings are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They play in the Vietnam Basketball Association
The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), ...
. On July 20, 2018, he was changed to team counselor.
Head coaching record
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The are a professional basketball team based in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, that will compete in the second division of the B.League, a new league that will commence in September 2016. The team was founded in 2005 as the Oita HeatDevils, one of t ...
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The Ho Chi Minh City Wings are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They play in the Vietnam Basketball Association
The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), ...
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is a B.League professional basketball team, based in the eastern Mikawa and Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture region of central Japan.
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1965 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from New Jersey
Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey
Charlotte Hornets players
Ehime Orange Vikings coaches
Élan Béarnais players
Hapoel Eilat basketball players
Indiana Pacers draft picks
Indiana Pacers players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Kawasaki Brave Thunders players
Power forwards (basketball)
San-en NeoPhoenix coaches
Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders coaches
UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball players
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