Kelly Bowen (born 7 August 1989) is an Australian professional

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player.

Career

College

From 2008 to 2012, Bowen played for the

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located in

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. Participating in the NCAA's Division I and primarily in the West Coast Conference. During her time there, she played alongside Courtney Vandersloot.

WNBL

After a successful college career in the United States, Bowen began her WNBL career in Queensland, with the

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. After a one-year absence, she returned home to Victoria, with the rebranded,

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. She then moved to the Adelaide Lightning, where she would be co-captain alongside Leilani Mitchell.

International

During 2016, Bowen represented Australia in the 3x3 World Championships, held in Guangzhou, China. Bowen was ranked Australia's number 1, 3x3 player during 2016.

References

1989 births Living people Forwards (basketball) Australian women's basketball players Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Townsville Fire players Adelaide Lightning players Melbourne Boomers players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States People from Frankston, Victoria Basketball players from Melbourne {{australia-basketball-bio-stub