Timmy Bowers

Timothy Jermaine Bowers (born January 9, 1982 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American basketball player who currently plays with the Italian "Lega A" team Pepsi Juvecaserta.[1] At 6'2", he is capable of playing both guard positions.

He grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi and graduated from Harrison Central High School.

Timmy Bowers studied at Mississippi State University and after graduation he signed up for the 2003 NBA Draft, but was undrafted.

After the NBA Draft he tried his luck playing for the Asheville Altitude from the NBDL and won the 2004–2005 NBDL Championship. He later moved to play in Europe not before trying his luck with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League. Then he decided to play in Israel after signing with Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel and became the league top scorer after averaging 21.8 ppg 5.3 rpg and 3.6 apg in the 2005–2006 season. In 2006/07 and 2007/08 he won the Israeli state cup with Hapoel Jerusalem.

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