| Position | Point Guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| League | ACB Euroleague |
| Team | Unicaja Málaga |
| Born | May 18, 1983 Salinas, California |
| Nationality | American / Bulgarian |
| High school | Palma High School |
| College | St. Mary's (CA) |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
| Career history | Florida Flame (2004-05) Barons LMT (2005-06) Townsville Crocodiles (2006-07) Artland Dragons (2007-08) Telekom Baskets Bonn (2008-09) Vanoli Cremona (2009-11) |
Earl Jerrod "E.J." Rowland (born May 18, 1983 in California) is an American basketball player for Unicaja Málaga.
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Rowland began his college career with CSU Dominguez Hills.[1] As a freshman with the Toros, he averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists while starting 24 of 27 games.[2] Following this season, he transferred to Hartnell College, a two-year community college in Salinas, California. In his only season with the team, he led the squad in points, assists, steals, and free-throw percentage en route to being named Coast Conference Player of the Year and earning All-State honors.[3]
Rowland finished his college career with two years of NCAA basketball at St. Mary's (CA). He had two successful seasons with the Gaels, leading the team in assists in both his years there.[4] Following his senior season, he earned honorable mention All-WCC.[5]
Rowland began his professional career in the D-League with the Florida Flame. After seeing little action off the bench for the team, he spent the 2005-06 season with Barons LMT in Latvia.[6] He then spent the 2006-07 season in Australia before landing with Artland Dragons of the Basketball Bundesliga in 2007.[7] In his most recent season, 2008–09, he averaged 13.6 points and 3.4 assists per game for Telekom Baskets Bonn.[8] He helped the team to the finals of the Bundesliga for the second consecutive season.[9] In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja Málaga in Spain.[10]
Rowland was invited to try out for the one naturalized player spot on the Bulgarian national basketball team for Eurobasket 2009.[11] He beat out Andre Owens for the naturalized spot on the roster. With the national team, he led all players at Eurobasket 2009 in minutes played, while averaging 17.7 points per game.[12] Despite his efforts, the Bulgarians finished 0-3 and were eliminated in the group stage.
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