Sam Bowie 
#45 C | 7-1, 282lbs | Mavericks | Experience: 2 years
Born: 3/17/1961 (25) | College: Kentucky

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 91 40 60 19 44 38 92 92 90 11 31 96 32 71 71 88  
 Potential: A C B D C C A A A D D A          
 Health: Out 11 Days - Dislocated Shoulder
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $254,403  $283,126  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 2                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 46 46 32.6 21.2 3.1 6.0 2.5 2.2 1.16 0.4 3.0 3.8 .532 .739 .375  
 1985 NPBSL DAL 82 82 32.5 17.2 2.8 5.9 2.2 2.2 0.97 0.4 3.0 3.8 .515 .716 .226  
 1984 NPBSL DAL 82 82 31.1 13.9 2.5 5.5 2.1 2.1 0.98 0.4 2.4 3.8 .516 .729 .200  
 Career     210 210 32.0 16.8 2.7 5.8 2.2 2.2 1.02 0.4 2.8 3.8 .520 .726 .254  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 9.0 16.8 .532 3.2 4.3 .739 6.4 10.5 .610 2.4 6.0 .405 0.1 0.3 .375  
 1985 NPBSL DAL 7.3 14.1 .515 2.6 3.6 .716 5.6 9.0 .621 1.6 4.7 .334 0.1 0.4 .226  
 1984 NPBSL DAL 5.6 11.0 .516 2.6 3.5 .729 4.0 6.4 .621 1.6 4.3 .377 0.0 0.2 .200  
 Career     7.0 13.5 .520 2.7 3.8 .726 5.1 8.3 .618 1.8 4.8 .369 0.1 0.3 .254  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 46 46 1499 412 774 147 199 6 16 977 143 419 116 17 100 17 140 176 102 
 1985 82 82 2666 595 1155 214 299 7 31 1411 226 711 179 34 184 34 248 309 1 
 1984 82 82 2549 463 898 212 291 4 20 1142 205 658 171 32 175 32 197 310 47 
 Career 210 210 6714 1470 2827 573 789 17 67 3530 574 1788 466 83 459 83 585 795 150 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL DAL .566 1.26 10.8 9.3 27.6 10.2 19.7 15.0 23.3 283.0 9.4 2.2 107.5 103.2  
 1985 NPBSL DAL .549 1.22 10.8 11.2 23.7 9.5 20.6 15.0 19.5 355.5 11.9 0.0 104.6 104.0  
 1984 NPBSL DAL .557 1.27 12.5 12.8 20.2 9.0 19.0 14.1 17.1 246.2 8.2 0.6 103.9 102.4  
 Career     .556 1.25 11.4 11.2 23.2 9.4 19.8 14.6 19.4 884.7 29.5 0.7 105.0 103.2  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 - 36 0 25.3 18.4 4.6 9.4 2.1 3.1 0.69 0.7 2.4 2.6 .575 .718 .000  
 Total   36 0 25.3 18.4 4.6 9.4 2.1 3.1 0.69 0.7 2.4 2.6 .575 .718 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 36 0 911 287 499 89 124 0 0 663 165 505 77 26 111 26 88 95 0 
 Career 36 0 911 287 499 89 124 0 0 663 165 505 77 26 111 26 88 95 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 39 7 16 6 2 10 5 18 27 10 11 1 2  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 39 10 18 7 3 10 7 18 27 10 14 2 2  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 KCK W 20 7 11 7 8 0 0 21 3 7 3 1 0 1 4 24
 10/24 PHX W 39 11 18 6 10 0 0 28 5 14 2 2 0 6 6 9
 10/27 ATL W 39 11 16 5 8 0 0 27 3 12 7 1 0 5 3 14
 10/30 LAL L 30 11 21 3 3 0 1 25 2 7 1 2 0 0 5 -18
 11/1 GSW L 31 4 11 1 1 0 0 9 3 6 4 3 1 3 6 -16
 11/2 MIL W 31 9 14 4 4 1 2 23 1 11 3 2 0 2 4 26
 11/5 LAL L 36 12 25 0 2 0 0 24 7 10 2 3 0 3 5 -16
 11/6 POR W 17 5 13 4 4 0 0 14 3 8 1 0 0 2 6 5
 11/11 LAL L 37 14 26 1 1 0 1 29 4 12 3 1 2 1 5 -9
 11/12 UTA L 33 15 22 1 2 1 1 32 2 9 5 1 0 4 4 -14
 11/16 NYK L 42 11 22 5 7 0 0 27 3 8 2 5 0 5 3 -28
 11/17 NJN L 33 18 27 2 5 0 0 38 5 8 3 3 0 4 2 -7
 11/20 SDC W 29 6 13 10 11 1 1 23 2 6 2 0 1 3 4 6
 11/22 NJN W 29 7 18 3 4 0 0 17 3 10 3 2 1 4 5 15
 11/24 DEN W 36 6 14 2 4 0 0 14 2 10 0 1 0 2 4 11
 11/26 SDC L 36 7 15 2 2 0 0 16 5 12 4 4 0 4 4 2
 11/28 KCK W 32 6 12 7 8 0 0 19 3 10 2 0 1 2 3 22
 12/1 KCK W 39 7 13 3 6 0 0 17 1 8 2 2 1 4 2 16
 12/2 MIL L 27 3 6 4 4 0 1 10 0 4 2 2 0 0 4 -14
 12/6 NYK W 33 10 19 3 4 0 0 23 4 8 5 2 0 5 4 4
 12/7 PHI W 33 10 16 3 3 0 0 23 1 9 0 2 1 5 4 15
 12/10 DEN L 38 9 19 2 3 0 0 20 7 12 5 4 0 2 4 -4
 12/11 LAL L 22 6 8 0 2 0 0 12 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 -19
 12/13 UTA W 41 10 20 5 8 1 1 26 4 13 3 2 1 3 2 3
 12/15 HOU L 28 7 12 4 4 0 1 18 2 9 1 2 0 0 6 24
 12/19 DEN W 40 9 16 7 8 0 0 25 3 16 3 2 2 3 2 9
 12/21 PHX W 26 5 19 5 7 0 0 15 4 9 2 2 0 2 5 -11
 12/22 GSW L 20 5 13 2 2 0 0 12 3 9 0 1 0 4 4 -6
 12/24 LAL W 29 10 12 4 6 0 0 24 1 3 2 2 0 4 5 0
 12/26 SEA L 32 8 15 1 2 0 1 17 2 9 3 3 1 4 4 -18
 12/28 SDC L 27 11 17 4 6 0 0 26 4 6 0 2 0 1 5 -4
 12/30 SEA W 31 9 12 6 8 1 1 25 2 7 3 0 0 3 1 25
 12/31 HOU L 37 12 22 4 5 0 0 28 3 5 2 4 1 4 4 -21
 1/3 UTA W 30 10 18 2 2 0 0 22 2 9 2 3 0 5 3 11
 1/4 UTA L 37 10 23 1 1 0 0 21 6 15 5 2 0 1 3 16
 1/8 SDC L 40 6 13 4 4 0 0 16 3 10 6 1 0 6 3 -11
 1/9 GSW L 34 9 21 0 0 1 1 19 2 8 3 3 0 5 5 -10
 1/12 DEN L 31 7 15 0 2 0 0 14 2 5 4 3 1 4 5 -8
 1/14 KCK W 22 5 14 0 0 0 1 10 4 7 1 1 0 1 4 11
 1/15 CLE W 28 10 11 7 8 0 0 27 3 11 3 5 1 0 5 13
 1/17 PHI L 36 7 13 2 2 0 0 16 4 9 4 2 0 2 5 -8
 1/19 DET L 28 4 10 5 8 0 1 13 4 9 1 0 0 4 4 -1
 1/20 GSW L 42 7 16 4 4 0 1 18 4 11 4 4 1 3 4 -3
 1/26 SAS L 42 12 25 3 6 0 0 27 2 13 4 4 2 10 4 -5
 1/27 KCK W 31 12 20 4 5 0 0 28 4 10 3 3 0 0 4 17
 1/29 CHI W 31 7 15 2 3 0 1 16 2 12 4 2 0 1 1 27
 1/31 BOS W 38 9 17 4 4 1 1 23 1 10 0 3 0 5 0 28
 2/2 SEA W 40 8 12 2 2 0 0 18 4 13 3 3 0 3 4 10
 2/4 WAS W 36 16 23 7 8 0 0 39 4 10 2 2 0 2 5 18
 2/5 LAL W 25 12 24 0 0 0 2 24 2 5 1 3 0 4 5 -2
 2/8 EAS W 22 6 12 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 4 1 0 5 5 19
 2/10 HOU W 38 14 22 4 8 0 0 32 6 12 2 2 0 4 4 15
 2/12 SAS L 27 9 16 2 4 0 0 20 3 8 2 1 0 2 3 -2

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 24
 Total All-Star Appearances: 1
 1984 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1984 NPSBL All-Rookie First Team
 1985 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant
 1986 NPBSL All-Star

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/27/1984 Drafted by the Mavericks with pick #6 of round 1.

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