James Calloway "Cal" Bowdler II (born March 31, 1977) is an Irish American former professional

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from

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (ODU) is a Public university, public research university in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Established in 1930 as the two-year Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, it began by educating people with fewer ...

, Bowdler was selected by the

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in the 1st round (17th overall) of the

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and played for the Hawks for three seasons from 1999 to 2002. He has last played professionally in Italy for Kinder Bologna (2002),

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(2002–2003),

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(2003–2004) and Casti Group Varese (2004–05). Bowdler attended

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. Bowdler is the only player in the modern era of basketball to commit seven personal fouls during an NBA game. This happened because the scorekeeper did not realize seven fouls had been committed until after the game was over.

Career statistics

NBA

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, 46 , , 0 , , 9.2 , , .426 , , .000 , , .632 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 2.7 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 44 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .465 , , .200 , , .825 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.5 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 2001-02 , align="left" ,

, 52 , , 0 , , 11.3 , , .351 , , .200 , , .830 , , 2.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 142 , , 0 , , 9.7 , , .404 , , .182 , , .768 , , 1.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 3.0

College

, - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" , Old Dominion , 23 , , - , , 8.9 , , .340 , , .308 , , .692 , , 1.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.5 , , 2.1 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" , Old Dominion , 33 , , 11 , , 19.0 , , .433 , , .318 , , .488 , , 4.9 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 1.3 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" , Old Dominion , 28 , , - , , 29.6 , , .421 , , .179 , , .556 , , 8.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 2.4 , , 10.2 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" , Old Dominion , 34 , , 34 , , 30.0 , , .492 , , .257 , , .731 , , 10.0 , , 1.3 , , 0.5 , , 2.9 , , 14.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 45 , , 22.7 , , .451 , , .264 , , .625 , , 6.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 1.9 , , 8.6

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* 1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Virginia Irish men's basketball players Mens Sana Basket players Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players Pallacanestro Varese players Virtus Roma players People from Richmond County, Virginia Power forwards Virtus Bologna players American men's basketball players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub