Ira Bowman

Nationality: USA
Date of Birth: 11/06/73
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey (USA)
Position: GRD
Height (CM): 196
Weight (KG): 88
Junior Assoc:
College: Providence (1991-1993) / Penn (1994-1996)

NBL CAREER OVERVIEW

NBL DEBUT 28/06/96 Age 23

LAST NBL GAME 21/09/96 Age 23

TEAM HISTORY

Gold Coast1996

CHAMPIONSHIPS

None

BIO: Ira Bowman was born in Newark, New Jersey (USA).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Ira Bowman made his NBL debut with the Gold Coast Rollers at 23 years of age. He scored 17 points in his first game.

Ira Bowman played one season in the NBL. He averaged 23.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in 13 NBL games.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1996	23	Gold Coast	6-20 (14)	13	563	307	45	62	10	35	52	2	54	53	101	225	45%	14	39	36%	91	116	78%	56%	48%	33
Totals				13	563	307	45	62	10	35	52	2	54	53	101	225	44.9%	14	39	35.9%	91	116	78.4%	56%	48%	33

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1996	23	Gold Coast	6-20 (14)	13	43.3	23.6	3.5	4.8	0.8	2.7	4.0	0.2	4.2	4.1	7.8	17.3	45%	1.1	3.0	36%	7.0	8.9	78%	56%	48%	33
Total				13	43.3	23.6	3.5	4.8	0.8	2.7	4.0	0.2	4.2	4.1	7.8	17.3	44.9%	0.0	0.0	35.9%	1.1	3.0	78.4%	56%	48%	33

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
33	6	11	9	1	8	0

NBA EXPERIENCE

Bowman played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks from 1999 to 2001, as well as Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association in 2002.

Bowman played 17 games in the NBA. He averaged 0.9 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game over his NBA career.

NBA TRANSACTIONS:

- September 30, 1996: Signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers.
- October 28, 1996: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.
- October 30, 1996: Became a free agent after his Indiana Pacers waiver.
- September 20, 1999: Signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
- October 21, 1999: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.
- October 25, 1999: Became a free agent after the Portland waiver.
- October 26, 1999: Signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
- November 1, 1999: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.
- November 3, 1999: Became a free agent after the Dallas waiver.
- February 24, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
- March 5, 2000: Signed a second 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.
- March 15, 2000: Signed a third contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.
- July 1, 2000: Became a free agent after his Philadelphia 76ers contract ended.
- October 2, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.
- October 25, 2000: Waived by the Utah Jazz.
- October 27, 2000: Became a free agent after the Utah Jazz waiver.
- February 16, 2001: Signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
- February 26, 2001: Became a free agent after the Atlanta Hawks contract ended.
- October 2, 2001: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
- November 6, 2001: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.
- November 8, 2001: Became a free agent after the Philadelphia 76ers waiver.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	97%	97%	100%	57%
2	0	33	11	9	1
Total						101	225	44.9%	14	39	35.9%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2001-02	28	Philadelphia	SG	3	29	10	1	1	0	1	2	0	3	5	7		1		0	0		71%	71%
2000-01	27	Atlanta	PG	3	19	0	2	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	2		0		0	0		0%	0%
1999-00	26	Philadelphia	SG	11	20	5	2	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	2		0		1	2		87%	100%
Total				17	68	15	5	9	1	4	3	2	3	7	11	64%	1	0%	1	2	50%

NBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2001-02	28	Philadelphia	SG	3	9.7	3.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.7	2.3	71%	0.0	0.3		0.0	0.0		71%	71%
2000-01	27	Atlanta	PG	3	6.3	0.0	0.7	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0%	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0%	0%
1999-00	26	Philadelphia	SG	11	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	100%	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.2		87%	100%
Total				17	4.0	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2		0.1	0.2	0.4	0.6	64%		0.1	0%	0.1	0.1	50%

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Italy
- Pastificio di Nola Napoli2001

Bowman joined Pastificio di Nola Napoli for the 2001–02 LegaDue season, playing his first season in Italy.

Playing for S.S. Basket Napoli in Naples, Bowman’s stint was brief, as he appeared in one Italian-league game and did not score, with the club competing in Italy’s second division (LegaDue) during that period.

COLLEGE

Bowman suited up for Providence as a freshman in 1991-92, when the Friars went 14-17 overall (6-12 Big East) under head coach Rick Barnes, scoring 76.2 points per game while allowing 74.5.

In that 1991-92 season at Providence, Bowman appeared in 28 games and averaged 12.6 minutes, producing 4.5 points per game while shooting 39-for-80 from the field (48.8%), hitting 1-for-5 from three (20.0%), and going 44-for-69 at the line (63.8%).

Across those 28 games in 1991-92, he averaged 0.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest, and his per-game split included 1.4 field goals made on 2.9 attempts, with 0.8 turnovers, 0.8 steals, and 0.0 blocks per game listed in his season line, while playing alongside teammates including Marques Bragg, Michael Smith, Rob Phelps, Dickey Simpkins, Trent Forbes, and Corey Floyd.

As a sophomore in 1992-93, Bowman returned to Providence for a 20-13 season (9-9 Big East) that reached the NIT semifinals, with the Friars averaging 70.8 points per game and holding opponents to 64.8, and key rotation teammates that season included Michael Smith, Tony Turner, Dickey Simpkins, Michael Brown, Franklin Western, Rob Phelps, Trent Forbes, Matt Alosa, and Abdul Abdullah, while Bowman’s roster line listed him at 3.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game across 33 games.

Bowman transferred to the University of Pennsylvania and debuted for Penn in 1994-95 as part of a 22-6 campaign under Fran Dunphy that finished 14-0 in Ivy League play, then went to the NCAA tournament and lost 85-91 in overtime to Alabama in the first round, with Bowman’s season line showing 27 games at 26.7 minutes per game and averages of 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks while shooting 105-for-202 from the field (52.0%), 15-for-36 from three (41.7%), and 62-for-87 at the line (71.3%) for teammates that included Matt Maloney and Jerome Allen, and he was named second-team All-Ivy that season.

In 1995-96, Bowman led Penn in a senior season that ended 17-10 overall (12-2 Ivy), and he was also the Ivy League Player of the Year (1995–1996) when he was playing for the University of Pennsylvania, averaging 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in 27 games while logging 35.2 minutes per night and shooting 148-for-326 from the field (45.4%), 27-for-74 from three (36.5%), and 120-for-170 at the line (70.6%), as Penn’s senior core included co-captains Bowman and Tim Krug (14.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game) along with Don Moxley (12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game), and the Quakers’ season concluded with a 56-63 overtime loss to Princeton in the one-game Ivy League playoff at Stabler Arena after the teams tied atop the league at 12-2.

During that 1995-96 Ivy League race, Bowman posted a 30-point game on 12-for-17 shooting in a win at Cornell, had a 29-point outing at Harvard, scored 24 points against Brown, and in a Dartmouth game he finished with 17 points on 7-for-16 shooting while adding six assists and six steals, with that stretch reflecting the expanded on-ball role he handled in Penn’s backcourt as the season progressed.

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