.jpg) Bowden withTennessee in 2020 | |
| No. 8 – Pallacanestro Cantù | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-01-20)January 20, 1997 (age 28) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Tennessee (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2023 | Long Island Nets |
| 2023–2024 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2024 | Maine Celtics |
| 2024 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2024 | Montreal Alliance |
| 2024–2025 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2025–present | Pallacanestro Cantù |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Jordan Maliek Bowden (born January 20, 1997) is an American professionalbasketball player forPallacanestro Cantù of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A (LBA). He playedcollege basketball for theTennessee Volunteers.
Bowden played high school basketball forCarter High School inStrawberry Plains, Tennessee and was coached by Joby Boydstone.[1] As a senior he averaged 26.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 55 percent from the field. Bowden earned All-State and District 3-AA MVP recognition, and was named theKnoxville News Sentinel’s 2015 PrepXtra Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Bowden transferred to 22 Feet Academy for a season of prep basketball and drew major-college attention after scoring 30 points at the Tarkanian Classic in December 2015. He averaged 17 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.[2] Ranked the No. 186 prospect in his class by247Sports, Bowden signed withTennessee on March 22, 2016, choosing the Volunteers over offers fromProvidence,Cincinnati,Marquette, andUtah.[3]
Bowden averaged 7.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a freshman. He increased his scoring 9.1 points and rebounding to 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Bowden scored in double figures in 15 games as a sophomore. He was Tennessee's fifth-leading scorer as a junior with 10.6 points per game and was second on the team in three-point shots made with 51.[2] Bowden drew attention on social media with his dance breaks.[4] He scored a season-high 26 points againstMurray State in an 82–63 victory, then scored 18 points the following game in a 75–62 win overWashington. For these performances Bowden was namedSEC Player of the Week on November 18, 2019.[5] He had 16 points in a win overAlabama State on November 20 and surpassed the 1,000 point threshold.[6] On February 22, 2020, Bowden scored a career-high 28 points and had six assists in a 73–66 loss toAuburn.[7] As a senior, Bowden averaged 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.[8]
After going undrafted in the2020 NBA draft, Bowden signed anExhibit 10 contract with theBrooklyn Nets on December 1, 2020.[9][10] He was waived by the Nets on December 11.[11] He was then added to the roster of the Nets'NBA G League affiliate, theLong Island Nets. He made his debut for the team in their season opener on February 10, 2021; scoring 4 points and grabbing 1 rebound in 8 minutes of action. On March 5, Bowden scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds in a win against theMemphis Hustle.[12]
On October 11, 2021, Bowden signed with the Brooklyn Nets,[13] but was waived at the end of training camp on October 15.[14] Ten days later, Bowden was included in the training camp roster of theLong Island Nets.[15]
On July 16, 2023, Bowden signed withSLUC Nancy of theLNB Pro A.[16] He averaged 9.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. On January 17, 2024, Bowden parted ways with the team.[17]
On January 23, 2024, Bowden joined theMaine Celtics.[18]
On February 12, 2024, Bowden was traded to theCollege Park Skyhawks in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick.[19]
On May 10, 2024, Bowden signed with theMontreal Alliance of theCanadian Elite Basketball League.[20]
On September 25, 2024, Bowden signed with theAtlanta Hawks,[21] but was waived two days later.[22] On October 26, he re-joined theCollege Park Skyhawks.[23]
On May 28, 2025, Bowden signed with theSaskatchewan Rattlers of theCanadian Elite Basketball League.[24]On July 5, 2025, Bowden scored a career-high 40 points in a 93-90 win over theOttawa BlackJacks. In the game Bowden went 9-of-14 from beyond the arc, to set a new Rattlers franchise record for made three-pointers in a single game.[25]
On July 16, 2025, he signed withPallacanestro Cantù of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[26]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Tennessee | 30 | 27 | 22.8 | .371 | .315 | .841 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 7.9 |
| 2017–18 | Tennessee | 35 | 35 | 27.9 | .394 | .395 | .737 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.1 |
| 2018–19 | Tennessee | 36 | 5 | 27.8 | .459 | .378 | .817 | 3.5 | 1.9 | .9 | .3 | 10.6 |
| 2019–20 | Tennessee | 31 | 31 | 34.4 | .383 | .287 | .822 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.7 |
| Career | 132 | 98 | 28.3 | .403 | .341 | .802 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.3 | |