Kyran Bowman (born June 16, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school

Bowman grew up in

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and was a two-sport star in basketball and football at Havelock High School. He was rated a three star recruit as a wide receiver and initially committed to play football at

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as a sophomore over offers from major football programs, including

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, before ultimately de-committing in order to pursue basketball despite only having one scholarship offer from a Division I school at the time (

East Carolina East Carolina University (ECU) is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its ori ...

). As a senior, Bowman averaged 23.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Rams and was an All-State selection as well as the Area Player of the Year by the ''

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''. Over the course of his high school basketball career, Bowman scored 1,813 total points with 652 rebounds and 338 assists and averaged 19.3 points per game, although over his final three seasons he averaged 24.1 points per game. Bowman originally tried to commit to play basketball at East Carolina, but was never contacted back by the team's coaches. Bowman eventually committed to play basketball at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifi ...

over offers from

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, and Memphis.

College career

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Bowman was recruited by Boston College assistant coach

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. Bowman played three years for the

, all as a starter. In his freshman season, Bowman averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman team. He was one of five freshman in the nation to have at least three 30-point games. Bowman's season ended after being injured in the first round of the 2017 ACC tournament against Wake Forest. As a sophomore Bowman averaged a 17.6 points (2nd highest of the team), 6.8 rebounds (3rd), along with a team-leading 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game and was named honorable mention All-ACC. Bowman initially declared himself eligible for the

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, but did not hire an agent and ultimately decided to return to Boston College for his junior season. Bowman entered his junior season as the ACC's highest returning scorer from the previous season and was named to the 2019

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watchlist. Bowman averaged 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, all of which were ranked in the top ten in the ACC, as well as an NCAA-best 39.4 minutes per game and was named second team All-ACC. He also posted the three highest scoring performances in the ACC during the 2018–19 season with 44 against

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, 38 vs.

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and 37 against

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. Bowman announced on April 2, 2019 that he had declared for the

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and intended on hiring an agent, forgoing his final year of eligibility. Bowman finished his collegiate career with 1,661 points scored, 627 rebounds, and 382 assists in 98 games.

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2019–2020)

Bowman received an invitation to participate in the NBA draft Combine but ultimately went unselected in the Draft, reportedly due to his reluctance to sign a

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and a desire to evaluate his options as an

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. He signed a one-year contract with the

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the following day on June 21, 2019 to join their Summer League team and averaged 3.3 points, 1.9 assists and 1.7 rebounds in seven Summer League games. He officially signed a two-way contract with the Warriors on July 31, 2019. Bowman made his NBA debut on October 24, 2019 against the

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, playing four minutes off the bench and recording an assist in a 141–122 loss. Bowman made his first career start on November 2, 2019 against the

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, scoring 16 points with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 93–87 loss. Two days later on November 4, Bowman scored his career high 19 points with eight assists and four rebounds in a 127–118 win over the

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. On November 25, Bowman scored another career high 24 points with five assists, three rebounds, three steals and a block in a 97–100 loss to the

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. In his G League debut on December 14, he had 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds against the

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. The Warriors converted Bowman's two-way contract to a multiyear NBA contract on February 7, 2020. He averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game in 45 games with 12 starts during his rookie season. Bowman was waived by the Warriors on November 20, 2020.

Agua Caliente Clippers (2021)

On December 1, 2020, Bowman signed with the

. He was waived on December 14 and was included in the roster of the

on February 4, 2021. Bowman had a season-ending injury and was released on February 25, 2021.

Austin Spurs (2022)

On February 21, 2022, Bowman was traded from the

to the

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in exchange for

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. Bowman joined the

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for the

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New Basket Brindisi

Bowman signed with

of the Italian

on August 18, 2022.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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, 35 , , 35 , , 38.2 , , .422 , , .362 , , .807 , , 6.8 , , 4.7 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

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Personal life

Bowman's brother, Michael, was also a standout receiver at Havelock and committed to play college football at

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at a joint ceremony where Ky also committed to North Carolina. The elder Bowman lost his scholarship after being convicted of stealing Apple products from an elementary school. Bowman has stated that his decision to pursue basketball instead of football was in large part due to reflection after his brother's arrest.

References

External links

Boston College Eagles bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman, Ky 1997 births Living people Agua Caliente Clippers players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Austin Spurs players Basketball players from North Carolina Boston College Eagles men's basketball players Golden State Warriors players New Basket Brindisi players People from Havelock, North Carolina Santa Cruz Warriors players Shooting guards Undrafted National Basketball Association players