| Anthony Cowan Jr. | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| League: | LKL EuroCup |
| Team: | Wolves Twinsbet |
| Number: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Bowie, Maryland |
| Nationality: | American |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Highschool: | St. John's College (Washington, D.C.) |
| College: | Maryland (2016–2020) |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Team1: | Memphis Hustle |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Team2: | Aris Thessaloniki |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Team3: | Promitheas Patras |
| Years4: | 2024–present |
| Team4: | Wolves Twinsbet |
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Anthony Cowan Jr. (born October 7, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.
Cowan began playing basketball at the age of seven. He attended St. John's College High School. As a senior, Cowan led St. John's to beat DeMatha Catholic High School for the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title.[1] He played on the D.C. Assault Amateur Athletic Union team alongside future college teammate Melo Trimble. A four-star recruit rated the No. 62 prospect in his class by Scout.com, Cowan committed to Maryland.[2]
Cowan averaged 10.3 points and 3.7 assists per game as a freshman.[3] As a sophomore, Cowan averaged 15.8 points, 5.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.[4] Cowan was named to the third-team All-Big Ten and the conference defensive team. As a junior, Cowan led the team with 15.6 points and 4.4 assists per game. He was named to the second-team All-Big Ten.[5] He scored a season-high 27 points in a January 8, 2019 victory against Minnesota. After the season he declared for the 2019 NBA draft but ultimately withdrew and returned for his senior season.[6]
Cowan scored a then career-high 30 points in a 76–69 victory over Temple on November 28, 2019.[7] On December 7, Cowan made a game-tying 3-pointer in the final 20 seconds and a free throw with 2.1 seconds left to give Maryland the lead in a 59–58 victory over Illinois, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists.[8] Cowan set a new career high on January 31, 2020, scoring 31 points and collecting six rebounds in a 82–72 win over Iowa.[9] At the close of the regular season, Cowan was named to the First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second Team by the media.[10] Cowan averaged 16.3 points, 4.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game as a senior.[11]
Cowan went undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, but was selected by the Memphis Hustle with the 16th overall pick in the 2021 NBA G League draft.[12] He averaged 6.2 points and 2.2 assists per game with the Hustle.
On September 17, 2021, Cowan signed with Aris of the Greek Basket League.[13] In 26 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.4 steals, playing around 33 minutes per contest.
On July 19, 2022, Cowan signed a two-year deal with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.[14] In 27 domestic league matches, he averaged 11 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 minutes per contest. On August 9, 2023, his contract option was picked up by the Greek club. Prior to the 2023–24 campaign, Cowan was named team captain by new head coach Ilias Papatheodorou.
On July 10, 2024, Cowan signed a one-year deal with Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[15]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Maryland| 33 || 33 || 29.0 || .424 || .321 || .769 || 3.9 || 3.7 || 1.2 || .2 || 10.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Maryland| 32 || 32 || 37.0 || .422 || .367 || .848 || 4.4 || 5.1 || 1.5 || .3 || 15.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Maryland| 34 || 34 || 34.6 || .393 || .337 || .806 || 3.7 || 4.4 || .9 || .2 || 15.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Maryland| 31 || 31 || 34.7 || .390 || .322 || .811 || 3.6 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 130 || 130 || 33.8 || .405 || .338 || .811 || 3.9 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .2 || 14.5
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis| 15 || 0 || 15.1 || .457 || .412 || .667 || 1.3 || 2.2 || 0.9 || .1 || 6.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 15 || 0 || 15.1 || .457 || .412 || .667 || 1.3 || 2.2 || 0.9 || .1 || 6.3