James Calloway "Cal" Bowdler II (born March 31, 1977) is a retired Irish American professional

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Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...

, Bowdler was selected by the

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in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft and played for the Hawks for three seasons from 1999 to 2002. He has last played professionally in Italy for Kinder Bologna (2002),

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(2002–2003), Lottomatica Roma (2003–2004) and Casti Group Varese (2004–05). Bowdler attended Rappahannock High School in

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. Bowdler is the only player in the modern era of basketball to commit seven personal fouls during an NBA game. This happened because the scorekeeper didn't realize seven fouls had been committed until after the game was over. Currently Cal works for Comcast Cable Communications in Atlanta GA.

Career statistics

NBA

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, 46 , , 0 , , 9.2 , , .426 , , .000 , , .632 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 2.7 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 44 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .465 , , .200 , , .825 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.5 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 2001-02 , align="left" ,

, 52 , , 0 , , 11.3 , , .351 , , .200 , , .830 , , 2.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 142 , , 0 , , 9.7 , , .404 , , .182 , , .768 , , 1.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 3.0

College

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Old Dominion Old Dominion most commonly refers to: *The Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia ** Colony of Virginia *Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia **Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams represe ...

, 23 , , - , , 8.9 , , .340 , , .308 , , .692 , , 1.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.5 , , 2.1 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

, 33 , , 11 , , 19.0 , , .433 , , .318 , , .488 , , 4.9 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 1.3 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 29.6 , , .421 , , .179 , , .556 , , 8.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 2.4 , , 10.2 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , 34 , , 30.0 , , .492 , , .257 , , .731 , , 10.0 , , 1.3 , , 0.5 , , 2.9 , , 14.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 45 , , 22.7 , , .451 , , .264 , , .625 , , 6.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 1.9 , , 8.6

References

External links

NBA player profile
@ NBA.com *

1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Virginia Irish men's basketball players Mens Sana Basket players Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players Pallacanestro Varese players Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players People from Richmond County, Virginia Power forwards (basketball) Virtus Bologna players American men's basketball players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub