| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-06-03)June 3, 1981 (age 43) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ball State (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003: 3rd round, 36th overall pick |
| Selected by theWashington Mystics | |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | Washington Mystics |
| 2006–2007 | Grindavík |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2010–2011 | WBC Neftokhimik Burgas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Tamara Bowie (born June 3, 1981) is an American former professionalbasketball player. In 2007, she was named theÚrvalsdeild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year after leading the league in scoring and rebounds. She played professionally in Iceland, Latvia, Israel, Greece and Bulgaria, where she won the national championship in 2011.
Bowie played college basketball for theBall State Cardinals from 1999 to 2003. She left the school as its all-time leading scorer with 2,091 career points, which ranks seventh all-time in Mid-American Conference history, and set the Ball State single-season scoring record with 618 points in the 2002–03 season. She was named theMAC Player of the Year recipient (2001–02 and 2002–03) becoming the only Cardinal to win the award multiple times. She was named Kodak/WBCA Honorable Mention All-America three times during her career.[1]
Source[2]
| 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 | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Ball State | 29 | 432 | 50.5% | 37.8% | 68.3% | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 2000–01 | Ball State | 28 | 512 | 58.4% | 29.8% | 78.3% | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 18.3 |
| 2001–02 | Ball State | 32 | 530 | 55.0% | 32.3% | 69.3% | 7.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| 2002–03 | Ball State | 30 | 618 | 55.8% | 47.5% | 80.0% | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 20.6 |
| Career | 119 | 2092 | 55.0% | 36.6% | 74.5% | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
Bowie signed withGrindavík in September 2006.[3] On January 13, she participated in theIcelandic All-Star game, scoring 12 points.[4] On January 17, 2007, she scored 36 points and grabbed a season high 27 rebounds in a victory againstKeflavík.[5] She left Grindavík for personal reasons in the playoffs after averaging 31.7 points in the first three games of Grindavík's best-of-five semi-finals series against Keflavík.[6][7] After the season she was named theÚrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[8] For the season she led the league in both scoring and rebounds with 30.5 points[9] and 14.8 rebounds per game.[10]
She spent the 2007–08 season withHapoel Tel Aviv, averaging 24.9 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.[1] In March 2008, she signed as a free agent with theMinnesota Lynx[1] but did not end making the opening day roster.[11]
She played withWBC Neftokhimik Burgas during the 2010–11 season, helping the team win theBulgarian Women's Basketball Championship.[11]