Ryan Bowen
Encyclopedia
Ryan Cleo Bowen is an American
former professional basketball
player who last played for the Oklahoma City Thunder
of the NBA
. He was a 6'9", 218 lb (98.9 kg) power forward
.
at the University of Iowa
, where he finished in the top 10 of career blocks and rebounds, and continues to hold the record in career steals. In his senior year at Iowa, Bowen averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Bowen was a second-round draft pick of the Denver Nuggets
in the 1998 NBA Draft
, but played for a year at Oyak Renault
in the Turkish Basketball League
before joining the Nuggets in 1999. He played five seasons for Denver before being picked up by the Houston Rockets
. After two seasons with Houston, Bowen was released before the 2006–07 NBA season began.
In January 2007, he was signed by TAU Cerámica to a two-month deal in advance of the Euroleague
top 16, in which they had already secured a top seed. The team has the option to extend the contract through the end of the European season. Because of an injury he left Spain and in March 2007, he signed with Ironi Naharia of the Israel
Premier League. During his stay with the team, he kept a blog of his experiences in Israel. He was waived in May 2007 by Naharia.
.
and after training camp was offered a one-year contract. He was waived on November 25, 2009.
After retiring from the NBA, Bowen became video coordinator for the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team.
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Denver
| 52 || 0 || 11.3 || .393 || .111 || .717 || 2.2 || .4 || .8 || .2 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Denver
| 57 || 0 || 12.2 || .556 || .364 || .614 || 2.0 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Denver
| 75 || 21 || 22.5 || .479 || .083 || .750 || 4.0 || .7 || 1.0 || .6 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Denver
| 62 || 31 || 16.1 || .492 || .286 || .659 || 2.5 || .9 || 1.0 || .5 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Denver
| 52 || 1 || 7.5 || .340 || .000 || .833 || 1.7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || .9
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Houston
| 66 || 6 || 9.2 || .423 || .500 || .667 || 1.2 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Houston
| 68 || 19 || 9.6 || .298 || .136 || .786 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 53 || 4 || 12.5 || .490 || .000 || .552 || 1.9 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 21 || 3 || 10.4 || .579 || .000 || .600 || 1.1 || .4 || .7 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Oklahoma City
| 1 || 0 || 8.0 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 507 || 85 || 12.8 || .456 || .206 || .693 || 2.1 || .5 || .6 || .3 || 2.6
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Denver
| 4 || 0 || 1.5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Houston
| 7 || 3 || 17.9 || .320 || .000 || .667 || 2.0 || .9 || .9 || .0 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 9 || 0 || 4.3 || .167 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .4
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 21 || 3 || 8.2 || .303 || .000 || .800 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 1.1
United States
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former professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who last played for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
of the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. He was a 6'9", 218 lb (98.9 kg) power forward
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
.
Career
Bowen played college basketballCollege basketball
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at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, where he finished in the top 10 of career blocks and rebounds, and continues to hold the record in career steals. In his senior year at Iowa, Bowen averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Bowen was a second-round draft pick of the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
in the 1998 NBA Draft
1998 NBA Draft
The 1998 NBA Draft took place on June 24, 1998 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around three struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, and the Toronto Raptors....
, but played for a year at Oyak Renault
Oyak Renault
Oyak Renault is a basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. They played in this league between 1982-1984, 1992-2000, 2001-2004 and since 2006...
in the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
before joining the Nuggets in 1999. He played five seasons for Denver before being picked up by the Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
. After two seasons with Houston, Bowen was released before the 2006–07 NBA season began.
In January 2007, he was signed by TAU Cerámica to a two-month deal in advance of the Euroleague
Euroleague 2006-07
The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on September 14, 2006 in Athens. The competition began on October 24, 2006 at the Olympic...
top 16, in which they had already secured a top seed. The team has the option to extend the contract through the end of the European season. Because of an injury he left Spain and in March 2007, he signed with Ironi Naharia of the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
Premier League. During his stay with the team, he kept a blog of his experiences in Israel. He was waived in May 2007 by Naharia.
New Orleans Hornets
In the 2007 NBA offseason, Bowen signed with the New Orleans Hornets as a free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
.
Oklahoma City Thunder
In the 2009 NBA offseason, Bowen was a non-roster invite with the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
and after training camp was offered a one-year contract. He was waived on November 25, 2009.
Off the court
Ryan Bowen has an older brother and an older sister, and has had a daughter and two sons with his wife Wendy. He was awarded the Chopper Travaglini Award for his work in the Denver community, and has established the Ryan Bowen Family Foundation to help sponsor youth athletics, athletic facilities and college scholarships for children in southeastern Iowa and Denver, Colorado. The foundation also sponsors the "Floor Burns" basketball camp, which is held every summer in Iowa.After retiring from the NBA, Bowen became video coordinator for the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
| 52 || 0 || 11.3 || .393 || .111 || .717 || 2.2 || .4 || .8 || .2 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Denver
| 57 || 0 || 12.2 || .556 || .364 || .614 || 2.0 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Denver
| 75 || 21 || 22.5 || .479 || .083 || .750 || 4.0 || .7 || 1.0 || .6 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Denver
| 62 || 31 || 16.1 || .492 || .286 || .659 || 2.5 || .9 || 1.0 || .5 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Denver
| 52 || 1 || 7.5 || .340 || .000 || .833 || 1.7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || .9
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
| 66 || 6 || 9.2 || .423 || .500 || .667 || 1.2 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Houston
| 68 || 19 || 9.6 || .298 || .136 || .786 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 53 || 4 || 12.5 || .490 || .000 || .552 || 1.9 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 21 || 3 || 10.4 || .579 || .000 || .600 || 1.1 || .4 || .7 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....
| align="left" | Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
| 1 || 0 || 8.0 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 507 || 85 || 12.8 || .456 || .206 || .693 || 2.1 || .5 || .6 || .3 || 2.6
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2003–04
2004 NBA Playoffs
The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...
| align="left" | Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
| 4 || 0 || 1.5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...
| align="left" | Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
| 7 || 3 || 17.9 || .320 || .000 || .667 || 2.0 || .9 || .9 || .0 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 9 || 0 || 4.3 || .167 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .4
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2009 NBA Playoffs
The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 21 || 3 || 8.2 || .303 || .000 || .800 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 1.1