Raymond Cowels
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 18, 1990 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
| College | Santa Clara (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Den Helder Kings (Netherlands) |
Raymond Cowels III (born November 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball professional player who last played for the Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). He played college basketball for Santa Clara University before going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft.
High school career
Cowels attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota where he lead his team to 128 wins with only six losses while winning two state championships in 2006 and 2009 and earning All-State honors twice and all-conference three times. As a sophomore in 2006–07, he averaged 11 points and six rebounds per game as Hopkins made it to the section championship. As a junior in 2007–08, he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game in leading Hopkins 27-2 record.[1]
In November 2008, Cowels signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Santa Clara University.[2] He went on to average 16 points and six rebounds as a senior in 2008–09.[1]
College career
In his freshman season at Santa Clara, Cowels played all 32 games with 11 starting assignments as he averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.0 minutes per game. He finished in the top 10 of five categories of the SCU freshman records, including three-pointers made (46, 5th); three-pointers attempted (146, 2nd); free throw percentage (.787, 3rd); steals (26, 10th) and minutes played (769, 9th).[1][3]
In his sophomore season, Cowels' minutes and production both decreased as he averaged just 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 15.3 minutes in 37 games and only nine starts.[1][3]
In his junior season, Cowels was the only player to start every game as he led the team and tied for No. 5 on the Bronco single season list in three-point field goal percentage (43.1 percent). In 30 games, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 27.7 minutes per game.[1][3]
In his senior season, Cowels became the 31st player in school history to score 1,000 career points on February 16 with a corner three in the second half versing Pepperdine. In 38 games (all starts), he averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds ad 1.5 steals in 26.2 minutes per game.[1][3]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Santa Clara | 32 | 11 | 24.0 | .318 | .315 | .787 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .1 | 7.3 |
| 2010–11 | Santa Clara | 37 | 9 | 15.3 | .366 | .354 | .815 | 1.8 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 5.4 |
| 2011–12 | Santa Clara | 30 | 30 | 27.7 | .424 | .431 | .744 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 10.1 |
| 2012–13 | Santa Clara | 38 | 38 | 26.2 | .408 | .390 | .865 | 4.3 | .5 | 1.5 | .2 | 9.4 |
Professional career
Cowels went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On July 18, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League.[4]
On November 1, 2014, Cowels was the very last player selected in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Reno Bighorns.[5] He was later traded to the Maine Red Claws on draft night.[6] On November 10, 2014, he was waived by the Red Claws.[7]
Personal
Cowels is the son of Raymond Cowels, Jr. and Wanda Jackson, and has four siblings: Rueben, Carl, Kayla and Ciara.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "42 - Raymond Cowels III". SantaClaraBroncos.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "West Coast Conference Welcomes 2009 Freshman Class". WCCSports.com. December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Raymond Cowels Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Raymond Cowels III joins Den Helder Kings". Court-Side.com. July 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT BOARD". NBA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Red Claws Round Out Training Camp Roster with Draft, Trades". NBA.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Red Claws Waive Four Players". OurSportsCentral.com. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.