Denzel Bowles (born May 1, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player.

Professional career

2011–12 season

Bowles began his professional career with

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of the Lithuanian League. There, he averaged 12.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game while playing in 12 games. On May 6, 2012, Bowles helped the B-Meg Llamados to win the

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championship. He was fouled with 1.2 seconds left in the seventh game of the championship series, and nailed both free throws to send the game into overtime and win 90–84. Bowles finished that game with 39 points and 21 rebounds.

2012–13 season

Bowles signed in September 2012 to play for the

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of the

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(CBA). In the middle of 2013, Bowles returned to the Philippines for the second time as an import for his former team in the country, now renamed as the San Mig Coffee Mixers, for the

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2013–14 season

Bowles signed in 2013 to play for the

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of the

(CBA) after playing for the

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team in the

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. On March 8, 2014, Bowles signed with the

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of the

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2014–15 season

On September 21, 2014, he signed again with the

. On February 21, 2015, he signed with the

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to replace Daniel Orton after Orton was suspended for a remark Orton made about

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playing in the league.

2015–16 season

On October 13, 2015, Bowles signed with Marinos de Anzoátegui of the

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, Venezuela's premier basketball league. This is Bowles' first time playing in

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. In January 2016, Bowles signed again with the Star Hotshots as the team's import for the

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. However, in March 2016, Bowles was released by the Hotshots to attend a family matter in the United States.

2016–17 season

He signed a contract with the Lebanese team Al Mouttahed on January 4 to join the FLB league. In February 2017, Bowles signed with the

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of the PBA as the team's import for the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup. However, on March 16, a day before the conference began, he was declared by the team as "not fit", thus dropping him from the team.

2017–18 season

On September 18, 2017, Bowles signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season. However, on October 25, 2017, he was released by Eilat after appearing in three games. On March 16, 2018, Bowles signed with San Lázaro of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS). After the season ended, he signed with Sol de América of the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.

2018–19 season

In May 2019, Bowles returned to the PBA, this time for the

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as their import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowles, Denzel 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American men's basketball players Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters players Basketball players from Virginia Beach, Virginia Centers (basketball) Hapoel Eilat basketball players Iowa Energy players James Madison Dukes men's basketball players Jilin Northeast Tigers players Kanazawa Samuraiz players Leones de Ponce basketball players Magnolia Hotshots players Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players Zhejiang Golden Bulls players Al Mouttahed Tripoli players