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NATE BOWIE'S BLOG
 
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183cm / 6'0'' - Guard - 1986  USA
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Nate Bowie Basketball Career |
Born: June 11, 1986 in Kansas City, USA
He is a son of Ernest and Barbara Bowie
2012-2013 Highlights
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Outlook:
Left-handed point guard with explosive scoring ability...very quick and excellent outside shooter. Great personality type of guy, intelligent, good basketball IQ, skilled, quick and a versatile guard that can score and run the point! As a sophomore at Colby Community college in the Jayhawk Juco he was 2nd in the entire West and East Leagues in scoring at 21pts per game.
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Career:
Kansas City, Mo.
2004-2005: Colby (NJCAA1): 10.9ppg, 2.2rpg, 3.1apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 42.3%, FT: 73.5%, 3PT: 35.3%
2005-2006: Colby (NJCAA1): 27 games: 20.8ppg, 3.6rpg, 3.9apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 45.2%, 3PT: 39.5%, FT: 65.8%
2006-2007: Cent.Arkansas (NCAA): 30 games: 10.8ppg, 2.5rpg, 3.0apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 36.9%, FT: 77.6%, 3PT: 28.8%
2007-2008: Cent.Arkansas (NCAA): 30 games: Conf.Score-1(17.5ppg), 3.5rpg, 3.5apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 40.0%, 3PT: 33.5%, FT: 77.3%
2008: Signed to NBA D-League Draft, but not drafted.
2009: In March signed at Vancouver BC Titans (Canada-IBL, starting five): 10 games: 23.1ppg, 5.0rpg, 3.2apg, 4steals; left during the season to go to Morocco (Africa) for workout
2009-2010: Zasavje PRO-TEK (Slovenia-Liga UPC): only pre-season, in Oct.'09 moved to Establencimientos Otero Xuven Cambados (Spain-EBA, starting five): 27 games: 14.5ppg, 3.4rpg, 3.1apg, 1.6spg, 2FGP: 52%, 3PT: 32%, FT: 74%
2010: In March signed at Yamhill Highflyers (IBL, starting five): 25 games: ScoreIBL-8(23.8ppg), 4.7rpg, AssistsIBL-6(6.6apg)
2010-2011: Terceira Basket (Portugal-Proliga, starting five): 32 games: Score-1(25.6ppg), 6.7rpg, Assists-5(5.3apg), 2.2spg, FGP: 45.6%, 3PT-2(39.8%), FT: 75.6%
2011-2012: Forum Terceira Basket (Portugal-LPB, starting five): 15 games: Score-1(19.1ppg), 3.5rpg, 4.1apg, 1.7spg, FGP: 43.4%, 3PT: 24.5%, FT: 79.2%; left in March'12 due to team financial problems, later that month joined Al Ahli Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1): 3 games: 17.1ppg, 6.6rpg, 7.0apg, FGP: 56.4%, 3PT: 43.1%, FT: 91.2%
2012-2013: Energy Invest Rustavi (Georgia-Superleague, starting five): 23 games: Score-1(21.9ppg), 6.0rpg, Assists-3(5.5apg), Steals-1(3.3spg), FGP: 53.6%, 3PT: 38.1%, FT: 62.5%
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Awards/Achievements:
NJCAA All-Tournament First Team -06
NJCAA First Team All Conf 06
NJCAA All-Region Team -06
NJCAA All-American -06
NJCAA Co-Player of the Year -06
All-Southland Conf. 2nd Team -08
All-Southland American Team -08
NCAA All-American Nominee -08
IBL All-Star -10
IBL Semifinals -10
IBL Honorable Mention -10
Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Player of the Year -11
Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Guard of the Year -11
Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Newcomer of the Year -11
Eurobasket.com All-Proliga Import Player of the Year -11
Eurobasket.com All-Proliga 1st Team -11
Eurobasket.com Proliga All-Imports Team -11
Eurobasket.com Proliga All-Newcomers Team -11
Portuguese Proliga Champion -11
Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League 1st Team -12
Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Imports Team -12
Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Defensive Team -12
Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Newcomers -12
Georgian Superleague Single Game All-Time Scoring Record (49pts) -3/09/2013
Georgian Cup Finalist -13
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Player of the Year -13
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Guard of the Year -13
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Import Player of the Year -13
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Defensive Player of the Year -13
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League 1st Team -13
Eurobasket.com Georgian League All-Imports Team -13
Georgian League All-Star Game -13
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BLOG POSTINGS
Days Inch Closer To A New Season - Oct 7, 2012
Well the 10 day trip in Azerbaijan was very much needed meaning that us as a team needed to this time to bond as well as I needed this time to enjoy life a little bit. But the trip was for sure more business than pleasure duh to the fact that we practice twice a day. Azerbaijan is about an hour or so from Rustavi, The Republic of Georgia which isn't to far of a drive at all. We resided in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan which lays directly on the Mingachevir River giving it a resort kind of feel to the hotel. We checked in at the Kur Hotel which was sight to see. The Kur Hotel consist of an Olympic Side pool, a full length basketball court, state of the art weight room, as well as The Skyview Restuarant which is giving a 4stars out of a 5. During this time away in a different country I think we really got better as a team, trying to iron out the kinks by trial and error. Many pictures were taken of this place and the country including the border crossing. A few times during this trip I just sat out on the balcony of my hotel room or walked the bank of the river and just thought how blessed I was to experience a different cultural and the finer things in life. Driving around to and from The Republic of Georgia to Azerbaijan; us Americans should be very blessed with what we have because many people here are lacking the things we have. But you will never know that by the look on their face and how their generosity flows through their hearts. You can't imagine some of the things I seen here but really makes me happy just to have endless money to buy food or anything I want. I see myself a lot of times giving the little kids a few dollars to go get their siblings some diapers or just simple piece of candy.
As we travel back to The Republic of Georgia everything is basically complete besides a true big man. Every team needs a pf/center because this position can relive so many things during the game.
This past Friday we played the top team here Armia (sponsored by the National Army) in a friendly match. For those who don't know this team or never heard of it, they are one of the top teams in Europe participating in the Eurochallenge and Eurocup Qualifying. They haven't got their Americans yet but they signed 2 so far, but can have up to 4 or 5. Normally they have very talented Americans like last season, Sundiata Gaines (Indiana Pacers), Will Thomas (NCAA George Mason, Turkey), Jeremy Richardson (Memphis Grizzles, Italy), Ben Woodside (N.Dakota St., Turkey) and Guillermo Diaz (LA Clippers). So you see they have the fianncial ability to get very good players just on one team. This year they have already signed 2 Americans that have played in the Euroleague, arguably the second best league in the world behind the NBA. We lost but played them close at first down by only 8. But due to their deep roster it's always hard to maintain through 40 mins with only a few positions deep on our team. This past Saturday we played another friendly match vs MIA Academy (sponsor by Academy of Police). This game was pretty even played down to the stretch. They also have 3 Americans on their roster which always helps. They build a nice run against us putting them up by at least 20 points while I was out of the game. We end up losing by 6 points. I clocked 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4ast.
Now we are winding down the the first cup of the season and hopefully we have our big man this week before the cup. After the cup we are playing in the first regular season game which can't come any faster. Ready for the 2012-2013 tip off!!!
Always remember If you decide to walk through life instead of dragged through it, watch your life change for the better.
2Dahole Apparel (sponsor) and commercial coming soon.
Nate Bowie (183-G-86, college: Cent.Arkansas)
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Edward Scissorhands Lives In The Republic of Georgia- Apr.8, 2013 (by Nate)
Going into a fresh season all athletes set a few goals for themselves to accomplish by the end of the season. Some people might want to win a championship, others scoring title and for some just to make the playoffs. But for me I wanted to show the world that I'm an all around basketball player. I wanted to lead the league in steals this season. I worked hard this off season on man to man defense as well as trying to get a jump on every pass that's thrown in the air [read more] | |
Going into a fresh season all athletes set a few goals for themselves to accomplish by the end of the season. Some people might want to win a championship, others scoring title and for some just to make the playoffs. But for me I wanted to show the world that I'm an all around basketball player. I wanted to lead the league in steals this season. I worked hard this off season on man to man defense as well as trying to get a jump on every pass that's thrown in the air. How ever I do it or get it, I try to pick up ever lose ball and steals. If you have the same offensive skills as Bernard King or Adrian Dantley but are a defensive liability than why are you on the court. Your hurting the team more than helping the team. Its hard for a coach to have confidence in you or even play you if you cant play defensive. I was talking to a editor this passed week and was referred to as having quicker hands than Edwardscissor Hands. I chuckled as I embellished the compliment. When other people notice things you have been working hard to improve on it makes you go even harder on and off the court. As of now I'm leading the league in a few categories including steals. For some of you people that don't know who Edward Scissorhands is, it's basically a romantic comedy of a artificial guy that's not fully finished and has scissors for his hands. He is taken in by a family and falls in love with the daughter. This character is played by Johnny Depp. Check it out in your free time and you will understand the metaphor that's used in this article.
As of now I'm on a short vacation visiting my friend Leo Lyons in Kiev. He plays for the Eurocup team Budivelnyk. Showing some support for his first playoff game tonight. The Republic of Georgia is very close to Ukraine and is about a 2hour flight. Currently Rustavi Energy (my team) has one game left in the regular season before the all-star break and the playoffs begin in a few weeks. Stay tune as we try to iron out the kinks and prepare for the playoffs.
Until next time always remember: If we can do what we can do, than God will always do what we can not do.
Nate Bowie (183-G-86, college: Cent.Arkansas)
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Most People Love The Sun, But I Beg For Rain. This Is When I'm At My Very Best- Mar.19, 2013 (by Nate)
A lot of people shine only in the best opportunity that someone has given them, but very few people shine when the opportunity isn't the ideal nor typical situation. A great basketball player can turn any situation into a bright spot but many athletes don't posses this kind of character. If your back is against the wall and you have no where to go, will you knock down that wall and prosper against all odds or will you fall and crumble, complain or give up [read more] | |
A lot of people shine only in the best opportunity that someone has given them, but very few people shine when the opportunity isn't the ideal nor typical situation. A great basketball player can turn any situation into a bright spot but many athletes don't posses this kind of character. If your back is against the wall and you have no where to go, will you knock down that wall and prosper against all odds or will you fall and crumble, complain or give up. Sure a lot of people had the easy road when it comes to making a career out of basketball but those people also hit road blocks. And that's when you really see their true colors. So for those people out there that is struggling to succeed in sports or every day life, you need not to worry because your use to adversity. You only can be down for so long with out finally being able to breath and see that wall in the rear view window crumble. Everything I do or write is from experiences either in the past or present. So ifI can do one thing in this world. It would want to at least inspire one person. Because its not how bad you want something. How bad you want something is meaningless, it's pointless if how bad you willing to work for the thing you want isn't 10 times as intense as how bad you want it. I can't sell you desire, I can't bottle up passion and give it to you in a form of some magic potion. Only thing that can quench hunger is more hunger. In every trial and tribulation everything we go through is necessary in life. Because its the lesson we get from these things that most people can't and can not endure. So this very blog is dedicated to people out there that really haven't tasted the fine wine in life, but so close to tasting it that their mouth gets watery. You can wake up every day and wish your life was better or wish your situation in sports is better. But no one can change that but YOU.
I'm very blessed to have a good group of people surrounding me in my career. Including my family, AG and E (my agents), 2DaHole, and also my small circle of friends. When you surround yourself with people that knows what struggle taste like than that taste will become real bitter in the future.
Always Remember:Your thoughts are more powerful than anything in this world. And this will determine your future.We become what we think.
Nate Bowie (183-G-86, college: Cent.Arkansas)
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Most People Love The Sun, But I Beg For Rain. This Is When I'm At My Very Best- Mar.19, 2013 (by Nate)
A lot of people shine only in the best opportunity that someone has given them, but very few people shine when the opportunity isn't the ideal nor typical situation. A great basketball player can turn any situation into a bright spot but many athletes don't posses this kind of character. If your back is against the wall and you have no where to go, will you knock down that wall and prosper against all odds or will you fall and crumble, complain or give up [read more] | |
A lot of people shine only in the best opportunity that someone has given them, but very few people shine when the opportunity isn't the ideal nor typical situation. A great basketball player can turn any situation into a bright spot but many athletes don't posses this kind of character. If your back is against the wall and you have no where to go, will you knock down that wall and prosper against all odds or will you fall and crumble, complain or give up. Sure a lot of people had the easy road when it comes to making a career out of basketball but those people also hit road blocks. And that's when you really see their true colors. So for those people out there that is struggling to succeed in sports or every day life, you need not to worry because your use to adversity. You only can be down for so long with out finally being able to breath and see that wall in the rear view window crumble. Everything I do or write is from experiences either in the past or present. So ifI can do one thing in this world. It would want to at least inspire one person. Because its not how bad you want something. How bad you want something is meaningless, it's pointless if how bad you willing to work for the thing you want isn't 10 times as intense as how bad you want it. I can't sell you desire, I can't bottle up passion and give it to you in a form of some magic potion. Only thing that can quench hunger is more hunger. In every trial and tribulation everything we go through is necessary in life. Because its the lesson we get from these things that most people can't and can not endure. So this very blog is dedicated to people out there that really haven't tasted the fine wine in life, but so close to tasting it that their mouth gets watery. You can wake up every day and wish your life was better or wish your situation in sports is better. But no one can change that but YOU.
I'm very blessed to have a good group of people surrounding me in my career. Including my family, AG and E (my agents), 2DaHole, and also my small circle of friends. When you surround yourself with people that knows what struggle taste like than that taste will become real bitter in the future.
Always Remember:Your thoughts are more powerful than anything in this world. And this will determine your future.We become what we think.
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