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Jersey Number 33
Brandon Bowdry
- Position:
- Foward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Taylor (Mich.) Truman
Bio
EMU: Has played in 96 games, starting 88 times during his career...Has scored 20 or more points 14 times and has scored in double figures in 67 games during his career...His 1,258 career points ranks 17th in school history and his 722 rebounds is good for the eighth spot.
2009-10: Earned his second consecutive second-team All Mid-American Conference selection as well as being named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 14 second team...Averaged 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds, the only player in the MAC to pull off that feat...Scored 20 or more points 10 times and turned in 16 double-doubles on the year...Played in all 32 games, making 30 starts…Finished the season ranked 16th on EMU’s all-time scoring list with 1,258 career points and eighth all-time in rebounds (722)…Earned MAC West Player of the Week honors three times…Was sixth in the MAC in scoring (16.3 points per game) and first in the league in rebounds (10 rebounds per game)…Ranked 20th nationally in rebounding...Was 12th in the MAC in field goal percentage (48.8 percent), while finishing first in the league in defensive rebounds (7.19 per game) and fourth in offensive rebounds (2.78 per game)…Averaged 32 minutes per game, good for 13th in the MAC…Scored a season-high 26 points in EMU’s season opener at Oakland, Nov. 14, at and Buffalo, Feb. 10…Tallied 25 points in the Eagles’ victory at Southeast Missouri State, Nov. 24…Made a season-high 10 field goals at No. 15 Ohio State, Dec. 5, and at Buffalo, Feb. 10…Sunk a season-best 11 free throws at Georgia State, Dec. 19…Grabbed a season-high 15 boards at home versus Davenport, Nov. 28, and in a winning effort against Ohio, Feb. 6…Dished out a season-high five assists versus Bowling Green, Jan. 27…Finished with a season-high four blocks in a winning effort at home versus Davenport, Nov. 28.
2008-09: Played in all 32 games, started 30…Scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games, posting a team-best 14.8 points per-game average on the year…Led the Eagles in rebounds, averaging 7.2 per game…Tallied eight or more rebounds in 12 games, including a season-best 14 boards against Marygrove (Nov. 14) and Central Michigan (Jan. 13)…Scored a season-best 26 points in EMU’s season opener against Marygrove, Nov. 14…Picked up his first career MAC West Player of the Week award for the period ending Jan. 18 after averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds, and two steals…Picked up his third double-double of the season after going for 22 points and 14 boards in the Eagles’ 84-77 double-overtime win over Central Michigan, Jan. 13…Named MAC West co-Player of the Week, March 9…Earned second-team All-MAC accolades and was named the team’s Grant Long Most Valuable Player.
2007-08: Missed the entire season with a broken foot...Received a varsity letter for practicing with the team for the entire season.
2006-07: Started in 28 of 32 games…Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team after averaging 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds…Recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 23 points coupled with 10 rebounds against Chicago State (Dec. 9)…Led the team with 173 rebounds (101 defensive, 72 offensive)…Ranked 14th in the MAC in rebounds (5.4) and ninth in offensive rebounds (2.28)…Notched a career-high 15 rebounds against Ball State (March 7) to set the EMU record for most rebounds in a MAC tournament game previously held by Vince Giles and Kareem Carpenter at 13…Defensively, tied for second on the team with six blocks along with 22 steals…Third on team in scoring with an 8.3 per-game average…Shot 42.1 percent from the field (98-of-233) with 22 assists...Led the team in scoring five times and rebounding 16 times during the year...Turned in 12 double-figure scoring games and had five or more rebounds 18 times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his final two years at Truman H.S. in Taylor, Mich. for Head Coach Charles Suttles after moving from St. Louis, Mo. where he played at McClure H.S....Senior Year: One of the top players in the state...Averaged 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 2.2 assists while leading Truman to the Class A quarterfinals and a 21-5 record....Selected first-team All-Area, second-team All-Metro, and third-team All-State by The Detroit News...Was a fourth-team Class A All-State pick and a first-team All-West selection by the Detroit Free Press....Chosen the Player of the Year by The News Herald newspaper...Named the team’s MVP...Also chosen to the All-Downriver team...Displayed on the school’s Wall of Fame for basketball accomplishments...Ranked 16th in wing forwards in the midwest...Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Class A-B All-Star Game in Brighton, Mich., July 6, 2006, after scoring 22 points with 12 rebounds...Junior Year: Selected All-Metro West, All-Area and All-Downriver.
PERSONAL: Name: Brandon Denta Bowdry...Son of Gregory and Lisa Bowdry...Born 4-25-88...Has two brothers, Greg and Denzell...Communications major.
2009-10: Earned his second consecutive second-team All Mid-American Conference selection as well as being named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 14 second team...Averaged 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds, the only player in the MAC to pull off that feat...Scored 20 or more points 10 times and turned in 16 double-doubles on the year...Played in all 32 games, making 30 starts…Finished the season ranked 16th on EMU’s all-time scoring list with 1,258 career points and eighth all-time in rebounds (722)…Earned MAC West Player of the Week honors three times…Was sixth in the MAC in scoring (16.3 points per game) and first in the league in rebounds (10 rebounds per game)…Ranked 20th nationally in rebounding...Was 12th in the MAC in field goal percentage (48.8 percent), while finishing first in the league in defensive rebounds (7.19 per game) and fourth in offensive rebounds (2.78 per game)…Averaged 32 minutes per game, good for 13th in the MAC…Scored a season-high 26 points in EMU’s season opener at Oakland, Nov. 14, at and Buffalo, Feb. 10…Tallied 25 points in the Eagles’ victory at Southeast Missouri State, Nov. 24…Made a season-high 10 field goals at No. 15 Ohio State, Dec. 5, and at Buffalo, Feb. 10…Sunk a season-best 11 free throws at Georgia State, Dec. 19…Grabbed a season-high 15 boards at home versus Davenport, Nov. 28, and in a winning effort against Ohio, Feb. 6…Dished out a season-high five assists versus Bowling Green, Jan. 27…Finished with a season-high four blocks in a winning effort at home versus Davenport, Nov. 28.
2008-09: Played in all 32 games, started 30…Scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games, posting a team-best 14.8 points per-game average on the year…Led the Eagles in rebounds, averaging 7.2 per game…Tallied eight or more rebounds in 12 games, including a season-best 14 boards against Marygrove (Nov. 14) and Central Michigan (Jan. 13)…Scored a season-best 26 points in EMU’s season opener against Marygrove, Nov. 14…Picked up his first career MAC West Player of the Week award for the period ending Jan. 18 after averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds, and two steals…Picked up his third double-double of the season after going for 22 points and 14 boards in the Eagles’ 84-77 double-overtime win over Central Michigan, Jan. 13…Named MAC West co-Player of the Week, March 9…Earned second-team All-MAC accolades and was named the team’s Grant Long Most Valuable Player.
2007-08: Missed the entire season with a broken foot...Received a varsity letter for practicing with the team for the entire season.
2006-07: Started in 28 of 32 games…Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team after averaging 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds…Recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 23 points coupled with 10 rebounds against Chicago State (Dec. 9)…Led the team with 173 rebounds (101 defensive, 72 offensive)…Ranked 14th in the MAC in rebounds (5.4) and ninth in offensive rebounds (2.28)…Notched a career-high 15 rebounds against Ball State (March 7) to set the EMU record for most rebounds in a MAC tournament game previously held by Vince Giles and Kareem Carpenter at 13…Defensively, tied for second on the team with six blocks along with 22 steals…Third on team in scoring with an 8.3 per-game average…Shot 42.1 percent from the field (98-of-233) with 22 assists...Led the team in scoring five times and rebounding 16 times during the year...Turned in 12 double-figure scoring games and had five or more rebounds 18 times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his final two years at Truman H.S. in Taylor, Mich. for Head Coach Charles Suttles after moving from St. Louis, Mo. where he played at McClure H.S....Senior Year: One of the top players in the state...Averaged 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 2.2 assists while leading Truman to the Class A quarterfinals and a 21-5 record....Selected first-team All-Area, second-team All-Metro, and third-team All-State by The Detroit News...Was a fourth-team Class A All-State pick and a first-team All-West selection by the Detroit Free Press....Chosen the Player of the Year by The News Herald newspaper...Named the team’s MVP...Also chosen to the All-Downriver team...Displayed on the school’s Wall of Fame for basketball accomplishments...Ranked 16th in wing forwards in the midwest...Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Class A-B All-Star Game in Brighton, Mich., July 6, 2006, after scoring 22 points with 12 rebounds...Junior Year: Selected All-Metro West, All-Area and All-Downriver.
PERSONAL: Name: Brandon Denta Bowdry...Son of Gregory and Lisa Bowdry...Born 4-25-88...Has two brothers, Greg and Denzell...Communications major.
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