Dion Dowell (born June 11, 1985) is an American professional basketball player.

Early life

A 6' 7" forward born in

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, Germany, Dowell helped lead his

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basketball team to the playoffs during his junior and senior seasons. Dowell played

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. He then transferred to

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and played there for two seasons. As a Houston Cougar from 2006 to 2008, Dowell played in 61 games and averaged 11.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game As an active and athletic player with a quick second jump and creativity around the basket, Dowell's playing style has been compared to that of another 6' 7" forward,

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Professional career

A few days before he was released by the

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on October 9, 2008, Dowell played in his first and only

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pre-season game for the Warriors. However, he never played for the team in-season. Dowell joined

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil () is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner. History Th ...

of Israel halfway through 2008/2009 season, and stayed with them also for the next season, during which he led them to the Israeli Championship, beating

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in the finals of the Israeli Final Four. In August 2010, Dowell signed a 2-year contract to play for

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, where he joined his former teammate

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and Coach

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. In July 2011 Dowell signed with Habik'a B.C. which rose to the

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by winning the 2nd Division title, he played there in the 2011/2012 season and was re-signed by the team when the club moved south and became

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for the 2012/2013 season.

References

External links

Israel Super League statisticsNBA.com profileESPN.com NCAA profile
1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel Basketball players from Texas Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Moadon Kadursal HaBikaa players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Houston Cougars men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Small forwards Texas Longhorns men's basketball players American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub