Andrew Rowsey (born June 18, 1994) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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Early life

Rowsey was born on June 18, 1994, in Lexington, Virginia. He attended Rockbridge County High School, and was named the Timesland player of year following his junior and senior seasons. He finished as the second highest scorer in Virginia high school history behind Allen Iverson. Despite this, he was lightly recruited, choosing UNC Asheville over offers from Richmond and High Point.

College career

As a freshman at UNC Asheville, Rowsey averaged 20.3 points per game, second among freshman in Division I. He was named to the First-team All-

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, Big South Freshman of the Year, and helped the team to a 17–15 record. He was named to the Second-team All-Conference as a sophomore, averaging 19.2 points per game. After the season, he decided to transfer to Marquette. As a redshirt junior at Marquette, he averaged 11.5 points per game and helped Marquette reach the NCAA tournament as a 10 seed. He was named the

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Sixth Man of the Year. Rowsey scored his 2,000th point in a 70–52 victory over DePaul on January 15 and finished with 11 points. As a senior, Rowsey led Marquette to a 21–14 record and the NIT quarterfinals. He scored 29 points and tied a season-high six three-pointers in the season-ending loss to Penn State, and broke Dwyane Wade's single-season Marquette scoring record with 716 points. He also set the single-season three-pointers made mark with 125 threes. He averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game in 35 games. Rowsey scored 15.0 points and posted 7.0 assists per game in the

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after the season and led his team to the championship game.

Professional career

Szolnoki Olaj (2018–2019)

Rowsey was signed by the

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in the 2018 NBA Summer League. On July 28, 2018, Rowsey signed with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian league. He averaged 11.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 21.9 minutes per game for Szolnoki Olaj in the 2018-19 season.

Lakeland Magic (2019–2021)

On December 16, 2019, the

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of the

acquired Rowsey from the available player pool. On January 15, 2020, Rowsey tallied a season-high 29 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in a loss to the

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. On February 1, 2020, Rowsey scored a career high 43 points with seven made 3-pointers on 81% shooting in a 130-121 win against the

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. Rowsey averaged 19.3 points per game and led the G League in 3-point field-goal percentage (47%). On October 2, 2020, Rowsey signed with the

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of the Basketball Bundesliga as a replacement for Jonathan Stark. However, he never appeared in a game for the team. He rejoined the Lakeland Magic for the 2021 G League restart.

Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

At the beginning of the 2021-22 season, Rowsey signed with Turkish club

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to start the 2021 season. He was later waived on January 10, 2022.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022)

On January 11, 2022, after Rowsey cleared waivers, he was acquired by the

References

External links

Marquette Golden Eagles bio
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