Tom Bowens Explained

Tom Bowens
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:7 July 1940
Birth Place:Okolona, Mississippi
Nationality:American
High School:Fannie Carter
(Okolona, Mississippi)
College:Grambling State
Career Start:1967
Career End:1974
Career Number:50, 32, 14
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:1967–1968
Team1:Denver Rockets
Years2:1968–1969
Team2:New York Nets
Years3:1969–1970
Team3:New Orleans Buccaneers
Years4:1973–1974
Team4:Hazleton Bullets
Stats League:ABA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:1,132
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:1,007
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:134

Tommie Lee Bowens Jr. (born July 7, 1940) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'8" (2.03 m) and 220 lb (100 kg) forward/center from Okolona, Mississippi, he played collegiately for the Grambling State University Tigers.

He played for the Denver Rockets (1967–68), New York Nets (1968–69) and New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–70) in the ABA for 211 games.

Career statistics

ABA

Source[1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Denver67 19.2 .391 .500 .611 5.6 .6 6.1
New York76 20.4 .411 .000 .648 6.0 .7 6.0
New Orleans68 11.1 .438  - .758 2.6 .6 3.9
Career211 17.0 .409 .200 .661 4.8 .6 5.4

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tommie Bowens ABA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 24 March 2024.