Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
John Bowler
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Notre Dame
EMU: Has played in 84 games, starting 55 of them in his three- year career...Is tied for 32nd on the Eagles’ all-time scoring list (864), is 21st in rebounding (500) and his 50 blocks ranks 11th on the EMU career list...Has scored in double figures 49 times and has recorded five or more rebounds 53 times and has had 10 double-figure rebound games...Has turned in 15 double-double scoring-rebounding games...Has recorded 14 double-double scoring-rebound games...Named a preseason first-team All-MAC West Division player...Served as a captain of the team in 2004-05 and will handle those duties again in 2005-06.
EMU 2004-05: Played in 29 games, starting 27 times...Missed one game and three starts while resting a bad back...Finished second on the team in scoring (13.1) and rebounding (6.3)...Scored in double figures 22 times and tallied 20+ points three times, including recording a season’s best 24 points at Central Michigan (Jan. 9)...Served as one of the co-captains...Led the team in scoring and rebounding 10 times each...Finished 15th in the Mid-American Conference in scoring (13.1), eighth in rebounding (6.3), ninth in defensive rebounding (4.03) and 11th in offensive rebounding (2.28)....Named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week (Nov. 22) after leading EMU to two straight wins at the Paradise Jam Tournament with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Austin Peay (Nov. 20), and 13 points and nine rebounds versus St. Louis (Nov. 21)...Recorded double-double scoring-rebounding games five times, with a 17-10 outing against Austin Peay (Nov. 20), 16-10 versus Rochester (Dec. 7), 12-10 against Northern Illinois (Jan. 22), 14-12 versus IPFW (Feb. 6), and 12-12 versus Northern Illinois (Feb. 16).
EMU: 2003-04: One of the top big men in the Mid-American Conference...Started all 28 games and led the team in rebounding (8.3) and blocked shots (28)...Finished second on the team in scoring (13.3), third in minutes played (812), third in steals (29) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.498)...Led the MAC in offensive rebounding with 3.0 per game and finished second in rebounding (8.3) and seventh in field-goal percentage (.498, 130-of-261)...Scored in double figures 23 times and recorded a career-best 26 points at Bowling Green (Jan. 3)...Led the team in scoring five times and rebounding 15 times...Recorded 11 double-doubles and grabbed a career best 15 rebounds at Cleveland State (Feb. 21)...Was named MAC West Division Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 28 after scoring 18 points in a win over Northern Colorado...Tied for the MAC lead in double-doubles with 10 double-figure scoring-rebounding games.
EMU: 2002-03: Played in 27 games as a freshman last year and averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds...Finished second on the team in field-goal percentage (.557) and was sixth in rebounding (3.2)...Scored in double figures four times...Had a career-best 14 points and had 12 in the last seven minutes to help lead the Eagles to a win at Toledo (Feb. 22)...Recorded a career-best nine rebounds in the Mid-American Conference Tournament game at Marshall (March 10)...Led the team in rebounds twice and in scoring once.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Head Coach Dennis Zelasko at Notre Dame High School in Niles, Ill....Senior Year: Named to the IBCA All-State third team...Also selected honorable mention All-State by The Chicago Tribune and first-team All-Area by The Chicago Sun-Times...Averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds...Voted Most Valuable Player and a first-team selection in the East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) while helping lead Notre Dame to conference and regional championships...Named to the All-Tournament Teams at the Wheeling Hardwood Classic and the Niles West Thanksgiving Classic...Selected to the All-Regional team picked by The Pioneer Press...Pre-season Top 50 selection by The Chicago Sun-Times...Junior Year: Preseason Top 50 player by The Chicago Sun Times and went on to earn honorable mention All-Area by that same newspaper...Averaged 17 points and nine rebounds...Named to the ESCC All-League Team...All-Regional first-team selection by The Pioneer Press...Chosen to the All-Tournament Team at the Wheeling Hardwood Classic...Also earned a varsity letter in baseball...Sophomore Year: Honorable mention All-Area pick by The Chicago Sun-Times...Averaged 10 points and nine rebounds...All-Regional first-team selection by The Pioneer Press...Also earned a varsity baseball letter.
PERSONAL: Name: John Michael Bowler...Son of John and Maryann Bowler....Born 4-4-84...Has three brothers, Randy, Steve and Matt...Brother, Matt , played baseball at Lewis University.
