Ryan Bowen Explained

Ryan Bowen
League:NBA
Team:Denver Nuggets
Position:Assistant coach
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:215
Birth Date:20 November 1975
Birth Place:Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
Nationality:American
High School:Fort Madison (Fort Madison, Iowa)
College:Iowa (1994–1998)
Draft Year:1998
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:55
Draft Team:Denver Nuggets
Career Start:1998
Career End:2009
Career Number:42, 32, 40
Career Position:Power forward
Coach Start:2011
Years1:1998–1999
Team1:Oyak Renault
Years2:
Team2:Denver Nuggets
Years3:
Team3:Houston Rockets
Years4:2007
Team4:Tau Cerámica
Years5:2007
Team5:Ironi Nahariya
Years6:
Team7:Oklahoma City Thunder
Cyears1:
Cteam1:Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Cyears2:
Cteam2:Sacramento Kings (assistant)
Cyears3:–present
Cteam3:Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:1,319 (2.6 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:1,060 (2.1 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:250 (0.5 apg)
Bbr:bowenry01
Letter:b
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As assistant coach:

Ryan Cleo Bowen (born November 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'9", 218lb power forward.

College career

Bowen played college basketball 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.[1] In his senior year at Iowa, Bowen averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.

Professional career

Europe

Bowen was a second-round draft pick of the Denver Nuggets in the 1998 NBA draft, but he played his rookie season at Oyak Renault in the Turkish Basketball League before joining the Nuggets in 1999.[2]

In January 2007, after being released by the Rockets, 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.[3] 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.[4] He was waived in May 2007 by Naharia.[5] [6]

Denver Nuggets / Houston Rockets

After his stint on Turkey, he signed with the Nuggets in 1999.[2] and played five seasons there before being picked up by the Houston Rockets. After two seasons with Houston, Bowen was released before the 2006–07 NBA season began.

New Orleans Hornets

In the 2007 NBA offseason, Bowen signed with the New Orleans Hornets as a free agent.

Oklahoma City Thunder

In the 2009 NBA offseason, Bowen was a non-roster invite with the Oklahoma City Thunder and after training camp was offered a one-year contract. He was waived on November 25, 2009.[7]

Post-playing career

Shortly after retiring from the NBA, Ryan returned to Iowa City to become the video coordinator for the University of Iowa shortly after Fran McCaffery took over.[8] After spending a year plus in Iowa City working for the Hawkeyes, Ryan was hired as an assistant coach by the Denver Nuggets in December 2011. On August 21, 2013, Bowen was hired as an assistant coach and assistant director of player development by the Sacramento Kings.[9] In July 2015, Bowen returned to the Denver Nuggets as an assistant following Denver's hire of Michael Malone as the head coach; he worked for Malone in Sacramento. Bowen coached the Denver Nuggets 2022 Summer League team.[10] Bowen won his first NBA championship in 2023 when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in 5 games.

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.[11] 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.[12] The foundation also sponsors the "Floor Burns" basketball camp, which is held every summer in Iowa.[13]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1999–00| align="left" | Denver| 52 || 0 || 11.3 || .393 || .111 || .717 || 2.2 || .4 || .8 || .3 || 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 || .5 || 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|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 507 || 85 || 12.8 || .456 || .206 || .693 || 2.1 || .5 || .6 || .3 || 2.6

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Denver| 4 || 0 || 1.5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Houston| 7 || 3 || 17.9 || .320 || .000 || .667 || 2.0 || .9 || .9 || .0 || 2.6|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | New Orleans| 9 || 0 || 4.3 || .167 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .4|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | New Orleans| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 21 || 3 || 8.2 || .303 || .000 || .800 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 1.1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa Basketball Career Individual Leaders: Career Leaders. 2007-05-05. dead. https://archive.today/20120629171902/http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/070104aae.html. 2012-06-29.
  2. Web site: Ryan Bowen bio. NBA. https://web.archive.org/web/20061213093712/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ryan_bowen/bio.html. December 13, 2006.
  3. News: Tau suspends Bowen contract . January 27, 2007. 2007-05-05.
  4. Web site: Ryan in Israel. 2007-05-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070526051041/http://web.mac.com/rybo40/iWeb/RyaninIsrael/Blog/Blog.html. 2007-05-26.
  5. http://www.hoopshype.com/players/ryan_bowen HoopsHype Profile
  6. Web site: Bowen under consideration to start | NOLA.com . 2007-11-03 . 2011-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080638/http://blog.nola.com/hornetsbeat/2007/10/starting_power_forward_david_w.html . dead .
  7. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-11-25-1418919764_x.htm Thunder waives F Ryan Bowen, roster now at 14
  8. http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bowen_ryan01.html http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bowen_ryan01.html
  9. http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14101 Kings hire Ryan Bowen as assistant coach and assistant director of player development
  10. Web site: Michael Malone finalizes Denver Nuggets coaching staff. July 4, 2015. DenverPost.com. July 7, 2015.
  11. Web site: Ryan Bowen Info Page. NBA.com. 2007-05-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061213093712/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ryan_bowen/bio.html. 2006-12-13.
  12. Web site: Ryan Bowen Family Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20040606230437/http://ryanbowen.com/foundation.html. dead. 2004-06-06. 2007-05-05.
  13. Web site: Basketball Camps. https://web.archive.org/web/20040721004333/http://www.ryanbowen.com/basketball_camps.html. dead. 2004-07-21. 2007-05-05.