American basketball player (born 1963)
Anthony Lee Bowie
(born November 9, 1963) is an American former professional
basketball
player. He is a former
NBA
shooting guard
, most renowned for his stint with the
Orlando Magic
. With the Magic, Bowie became one of the top bench players, often stepping in to provide a spark and energy, timely baskets, and defensive stops. He is currently an Elementary School P.E coach.
College career
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After high school, Bowie played
college basketball
at
Seminole State
, from 1982 to 1984, and at
Oklahoma
, from 1984 to 1986.
Professional career
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Bowie was selected in the third round (66th overall pick), of the
1986 NBA draft
, by the
Houston Rockets
, out of the
University of Oklahoma
. After he bounced around in
Europe
, and in several minor leagues, playing for the Rockets in the 1986 and 1987 preseason games, and for the
New Jersey Nets
, during the 1988 preseason, he debuted in the
NBA
, with the
San Antonio Spurs
in 1989. After the end of the 1988?89 season, San Antonio re-signed him, and traded him for cash, to the team that drafted him, the Rockets, where he played 66 games that season.
He spent the 1990?91 season in Italy, with
Ranger Varese
. During the 1991 off-season, he played for the
Chicago Bulls
. Later, in the 1991?92 season, Bowie was signed by the
Orlando Magic
, during a
West Coast
road trip, and he remained with the team for five seasons. His tenure with the Magic was his most productive. Along with
Donald Royal
, Bowie provided the Magic with a spark off the bench, and was often used to guard the opponent's top offensive player. He was also good at hitting the
jump shot
, and could also hit the
three-pointer
. He was also with Magic in the
1995 NBA Finals
.
He returned to Italy, to play with
Stefanel Milano
, in the 1996?97 season. In January 1998, Bowie joined the
New York Knicks
, and played in 27 games for them, in the 1997?98 season.
Then he returned to Europe, where he won the
EuroLeague
championship with the
Lithuania Basketball League
team,
?algiris kaunas
, in 1999. Then he played in the
Greek Basket League
, with
AEK Athens
, winning with them both the
FIBA Saporta Cup
and the
Greek Cup
, in 2000. From January to June 2001, he played in Italy again, with
Paf Bologna
. He played in the
Italian League
Finals series, which Paf lost to
Kinder Bologna
. After that season, he retired from playing professional basketball.
The triple-double
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Bowie is most remembered for a
triple-double
in which he had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the
Detroit Pistons
on March 9, 1996. After rebounding a missed Detroit free throw, Bowie immediately called a timeout against the wishes of Magic coach
Brian Hill
, who, in disgust, let Bowie dictate the next play to his teammates. Bowie proceeded to set up a play so that he could catch the inbounds pass, and pass it to a player in a position for the shot,
[1]
which he accomplished when forward
David Vaughn
dunked the resulting inbounds pass for the tenth assist. Pistons coach
Doug Collins
took his players off the court in response to Bowie's poor sportsmanship, but since he could not actually bench his players, he instead ordered them to stand underneath the basket closest to the visitors' locker room in protest. In 2003,
Ricky Davis
attempted to shoot at his own basket to complete a rebound for a triple-double.
[2]
Coaching career
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In 2003, Bowie was named the
head coach
of the
Bishop Moore High School
's basketball team, a private school in
Orlando
.
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