Brandon Kyle Bowman (born October 15, 1984, in Beverly Hills, California) is an American professional basketball player. A former collegiate men's basketball player in the NCAA, he attended Georgetown University and graduated in 2006. Bowman played primarily at the small forward position under coach John Thompson III. He wore number 1. Bowman was a preseason candidate for the 2006 John R. Wooden Award for the best collegiate men's basketball player.
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Brandon Bowman attended Westchester High School in Westchester, Los Angeles, California, where he averaged 14 points and eight rebounds while leading his team to a 32-2 record, the California State Division I-A Championship, and a USA Today No. 1 ranking in his senior year. Bowman was a member of the 2002 USA Team at the International Albert Schweitzer Youth Basketball Tournament in Mannheim, Germany.
Bowman was a third-team all-Big East selection in his junior year. He was the team's leading scorer (15.1 ppg) and second leading rebounder (6.1 rpg). After declaring for the NBA draft, he withdrew his name from the candidates' list. He went back to Georgetown, rejoining senior standouts Ashanti Cook and Darrel Owens, and closed his collegiate career with 11 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, distinguishing himself particularly during the Hoyas' upset over the then undefeated #1 Duke Blue Devils, in which he scored 23 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.[1] He declared himself again for the 2006 NBA Draft but was not selected.[2]
Bowman was drafted 11th overall in 2006 by the Bakersfield Jam,[3] an NBA Development League team, for whom he played two seasons. After posting 18.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the 2007-08 season, on January 2 he signed with the Italian basketball team Basket Draghi Novara.[4] Ignis Draghi Novara, a month before signing Bowman, signed his former high school teammate and friend Hassan Adams on November 29.[4] Bowman later played for the Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany after having signed with them in August, 2008.[5][6]. Bowman has also made stops in Turkey (Tofas Bursa, 2009-10) and Bulgaria (Lukoil Academik, 2010-11) before signing with France's LeMans in January 2011 as a temporary replacement for an injured player. In March 2011, Bowman signed with the Serbian club KK FMP.
For the 2011/12 season, Bowman will play for Maccabi Rishon LeZion.