Hank Leigh McDowell (born November 13, 1959) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, he was a 6'9" (205 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) forward and he played collegiately at

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(now called the University of Memphis). He played in the

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(NBA) from

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. He was originally selected as the tenth pick in the 5th round of the

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by the Golden State Warriors.1981 NBA Draft
, ''basketballreference.com'' During his six-year NBA career he played with the Golden State Warriors,

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, Houston Rockets and

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. After his playing career, he launched McDowell Marketing, a

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-based business specializing in corporate apparel and promotional products. He has also worked as an analyst on both radio and television broadcasts for the University of Memphis.Former Tigers Elliot Perry and Hank McDowell to Join Memphis Grizzlies Radio Broadcasts
/ref> McDowell and fellow former NBA player and Memphis State alum

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, were announced as the

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' radio broadcast team's

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s during the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" , Golden State , 30 , , 1 , , 11.2 , , .405 , , .000 , , .659 , , 3.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" , Golden State , 14 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .448 , , .000 , , .778 , , 2.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 0.3 , , 2.9 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" , Portland , 42 , , 0 , , 8.9 , , .464 , , .000 , , .767 , , 2.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 2.9 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

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, 57 , , 0 , , 10.7 , , .431 , , .000 , , .679 , , 2.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 3.6 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

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, 34 , , 0 , , 3.9 , , .476 , , .000 , , .700 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.4 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 22 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .571 , , .000 , , .680 , , 2.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 3.0 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

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, 7 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .471 , , .000 , , .857 , , 2.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 206 , , 1 , , 9.0 , , .451 , , .000 , , .710 , , 2.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 2.9

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" , Portland , 2 , , - , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 13 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .286 , , .000 , , .625 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 15 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .250 , , .000 , , .625 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.6

College

, - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

, 14 , , - , , 6.3 , , .643 , , - , , .727 , , 1.1 , , - , , - , , - , , 1.9 , - , align="left" , 1978–79 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 22.8 , , .468 , , - , , .693 , , 5.2 , , - , , - , , - , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , - , , 33.3 , , .451 , , - , , .570 , , 7.5 , , - , , - , , - , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , - , , 34.6 , , .496 , , - , , .721 , , 7.6 , , - , , - , , - , , 11.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 96 , , - , , 26.7 , , .475 , , - , , .668 , , 5.9 , , - , , - , , - , , 8.7

References

External links

Hank McDowell NBA stats
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