1. Kyran Azende Bowman was born on June 16,1997 and is an American professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A He played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles.
28 Facts About Ky Bowman
1. 2.
Ky Bowman was rated a three star recruit as a wide receiver and initially committed to play football at North Carolina as a sophomore over offers from major football programs, including Alabama, before ultimately de-committing in order to pursue basketball despite only having one scholarship offer from a Division I school at the time.
3.
Ky Bowman originally tried to commit to play basketball at East Carolina, but was never contacted back by the team's coaches.
4.
Ky Bowman eventually committed to play basketball at Boston College over offers from California, Cincinnati, and Memphis.
5.
Ky Bowman was recruited by Boston College assistant coach Scott Spinelli.
6.
Ky Bowman played three years for the Boston College Eagles, all as a starter.
7.
Ky Bowman was one of five freshman in the nation to have at least three 30-point games.
8.
Ky Bowman's season ended after being injured in the first round of the 2017 ACC tournament against Wake Forest.
9.
Ky Bowman initially declared himself eligible for the 2018 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent and ultimately decided to return to Boston College for his junior season.
10.
Ky Bowman entered his junior season as the ACC's highest returning scorer from the previous season and was named to the 2019 Bob Cousy Award watchlist.
11.
Ky Bowman averaged 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, all of which were ranked in the top ten in the ACC, as well as an NCAA-best 39.4 minutes per game and was named second team All-ACC.
12.
Ky Bowman announced on April 2,2019, that he had declared for the 2019 NBA draft and intended on hiring an agent, forgoing his final year of eligibility.
13.
Ky Bowman finished his collegiate career with 1,661 points scored, 627 rebounds, and 382 assists in 98 games.
14.
Ky Bowman received an invitation to participate in the NBA draft Combine but ultimately went unselected in the Draft, reportedly due to his reluctance to sign a two-way contract and a desire to evaluate his options as an undrafted free agent.
15.
Ky Bowman signed a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors the following day on June 21,2019, to join their Summer League team and averaged 3.3 points, 1.9 assists and 1.7 rebounds in seven Summer League games.
16.
Ky Bowman officially signed a two-way contract with the Warriors on July 31,2019.
17.
Ky Bowman averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game in 45 games with 12 starts during his rookie season.
18.
Ky Bowman was waived by the Warriors on November 20,2020.
19.
On December 1,2020, Ky Bowman signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
20.
Ky Bowman was waived on December 14 and was included in the roster of the Agua Caliente Clippers on February 4,2021.
21.
Ky Bowman had a season-ending injury and was released on February 25,2021.
22.
On February 21,2022, Ky Bowman was traded from the Agua Caliente Clippers to the Austin Spurs in exchange for Cameron Reynolds.
23.
Ky Bowman joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2022 NBA Summer League.
24.
Ky Bowman signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 18,2022.
25.
Ky Bowman averaged 11.8 points, 4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and a league-high 1.7 steals per game during the season.
26.
Ky Bowman's brother, Michael, was a standout receiver at Havelock and committed to play college football at South Carolina at a joint ceremony where Ky committed to North Carolina.
27.
The elder Ky Bowman lost his scholarship after being convicted of stealing Apple products from an elementary school.
28.
Ky Bowman has stated that his decision to pursue basketball instead of football was in large part due to reflection after his brother's arrest.