Timothy Jermaine Bowers (born January 9, 1982) is an American former professional

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player. He was named the 2006

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. At 6' 2", he is capable of playing both guard positions.

Early life

He grew up in

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where he graduated from Harrison Central High School. He studied at

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and signed up for the

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after graduation. He was not drafted.

Career

After the NBA Draft he tried his luck playing with the

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Summer League Team and then moved on to the Asheville Altitude from the NBDL (now NBA G League), winning the 2004–2005 NBDL Championship. At season's end, he signed on to play with the

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in the NBA Summer League, after which he chose to continue his career abroad. Then he decided to play in

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, after signing with Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel, and became the league top scorer after averaging 21.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, and 3.6 apg in the 2005–2006 season. He was named the 2006

. In 2006/07 and 2007/08 he won the Israeli state cup with

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. In February 2015, he signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the

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. Bowers spent the 2017–18 season with

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and posted 13.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He signed with the Serie A2 club

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on July 18, 2018.

References

External links

Legabasket.it Profile
1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Andrea Costa Imola players Asheville Altitude players Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players Basket Ferentino players Basketball players from Milwaukee Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Juvecaserta Basket players Koroivos B.C. players Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players Pallacanestro Biella players Reyer Venezia players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Gulfport, Mississippi 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub