Jeffrey Dowdell (born 13 March 1987) is an Australian professional

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player. Born in

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, he is a product of the

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basketball program which has produced several NBL, WNBL, and

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players including his brother

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who spent 2007–2011 attending

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and playing for the

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Professional career

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, Dowdell played his rookie NBL season with the

Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at RAC Arena, known colloquially as "The Jungle". Afte ...

at the age of 18, the same year he was named as NSW Junior Player of the Year. In his second NBL season with the Wildcats, he was named the club's Most Improved Player. He established himself as a regular part of the Wildcats rotation. After the

2006–07 NBL season The 2006–07 NBL season was the 29th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. For the first time, a team was established from outside the Australasian area, with the Singapore Slingers taking over the licence of the Hunter Pirates. ...

, Dowdell played for the

Wanneroo Wolves Joondalup Wolves is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Wanneroo Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisa ...

in the

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, where he averaged 27.5ppg. Dowdell left the Wildcats to play for the

Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles were an Australian professional men's basketball team based in the North Queensland city of Townsville. They competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Townsville Entertainmen ...

in the

2009–10 NBL season The 2009–10 NBL season was the 32nd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The 48-minute game switched to a 40-minute game. Preseason Pre-season training began for a majority of clu ...

where he played 30 games, averaging 3.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game for the season. Following a single season with the Crocodiles, Dowdell signed to play for the Adelaide 36ers for the

2010–11 NBL season The 2010–11 NBL season was the 33rd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2010 and April 2011, followed by a post-season involving the to ...

and played all 28 games for the 36ers and averaged 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. After the 2010–11 season, Dowdell once again changed clubs, this time moving north to the Cairns Taipans. At the end of 2011, the Adelaide Crows Football Club announced the signing of Jeff Dowdell's younger brother

to the rookie list. He has no AFL background and was signed purely for height, athleticism and potential. In his 196-game NBL career, he is so far averaging 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.Player statistics for Jeff Dowdell
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at Eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowdell, Jeff 1987 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Perth Wildcats players Power forwards Townsville Crocodiles players People from Cooma Basketball players from New South Wales 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales