Denzel Bowles (born May 1, 1989
) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...
of the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA).
Professional career
2011–12 season
Bowles began his professional career with
BC Šiauliai
BC Šiauliai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Šiauliai) is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award (behind Lithuanian basketball giants Lietuvos Rytas ...
of the
Lithuanian League. There, he averaged 12.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game while playing in 12 games.
On May 6, 2012, Bowles helped the
B-Meg Llamados
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Migue ...
to win the
2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament began on February 10 and ended on May 6, 2012. The tournament is an import-laden format, which means that a ...
championship. He was fouled with 1.2 seconds left in the seventh game of the championship series, and nailed both free throws to send the game into overtime and win 90–84. Bowles finished that game with 39 points and 21 rebounds.
2012–13 season
Bowles signed in September 2012 to play for the
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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of the
Chinese Basketball Association
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The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(CBA).
In the middle of 2013, Bowles returned to the Philippines for the second time as an import for his former team in the country, now renamed as the
San Mig Coffee Mixers
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, for the
2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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.
2013–14 season
Bowles signed in 2013 to play for the
Jilin Northeast Tigers
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of the
Chinese Basketball Association
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The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(CBA) after playing for the
New Orleans Hornets
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team in the
NBA Summer League
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.
On March 8, 2014, Bowles signed with the
Iowa Energy
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of the
NBA Development League
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.
2014–15 season
On September 21, 2014, he signed again with the
Jilin Northeast Tigers
The Jilin Northeast Tigers () or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers () or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball A ...
.
On February 21, 2015, he signed with the
Purefoods Star Hotshots
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Migue ...
to replace
Daniel Orton
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after Orton was suspended for a remark Orton made about
Manny Pacquiao
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playing in the league.
2015–16 season
On October 13, 2015, Bowles signed with
Marinos de Anzoátegui
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of the
Liga Profesional de Baloncesto
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, Venezuela's premier basketball league. This is Bowles' first time playing in
South America
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.
In January 2016, Bowles signed again with the Star Hotshots as the team's import for the
2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament allowed teams to hire forei ...
. However, in March 2016, Bowles was released by the Hotshots to attend a family matter in the United States.
2016–17 season
He signed a contract with the Lebanese team
Al Mouttahed on January 4 to join the FLB league.
In February 2017, Bowles signed with the
TNT KaTropa
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of the PBA as the team's import for the
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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. However, on March 16, a day before the conference began, he was declared by the team as "not fit", thus dropping him from the team.
2017–18 season
On September 18, 2017, Bowles signed with the Israeli team
Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season. However, on October 25, 2017, he was released by Eilat after appearing in three games.
On March 16, 2018, Bowles signed with San Lázaro of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS). After the season ended, he signed with
Sol de América of the
Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League
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.
2018–19 season
In May 2019, Bowles returned to the PBA, this time for the
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...
as their import for the
2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign pla ...
.
References
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1989 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
Basketball players from Virginia
Centers (basketball)
Hapoel Eilat basketball players
Iowa Energy players
James Madison Dukes men's basketball players
Jilin Northeast Tigers players
Kanazawa Samuraiz players
Leones de Ponce basketball players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Power forwards (basketball)
Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Magnolia Hotshots players
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players
Zhejiang Golden Bulls players
American men's basketball players
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players