| Jordan Bowden | |
| Position: | Shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 193 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | College Park Skyhawks |
| Number: | 00 |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| High School: |
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| College: | Tennessee (2016–2020) |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Team1: | Long Island Nets |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | SLUC Nancy |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Team3: | Maine Celtics |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Team4: | College Park Skyhawks |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Team5: | Montreal Alliance |
| Years6: | 2024–present |
| Team6: | College Park Skyhawks |
Jordan Maliek Bowden (born January 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Bowden played high school basketball for Carter High School in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee and was coached by Joby Boydstone.[1] As a senior he averaged 26.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 55 percent from the field. Bowden earned All-State and District 3-AA MVP recognition, and was named the Knoxville News Sentinel’s 2015 PrepXtra Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Bowden transferred to 22 Feet Academy for a season of prep basketball and drew major-college attention after scoring 30 points at the Tarkanian Classic in December 2015. He averaged 17 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.[2] Ranked the No. 186 prospect in his class by 247Sports, Bowden signed with Tennessee on March 22, 2016, choosing the Volunteers over offers from Providence, Cincinnati, Marquette, and Utah.[3]
Bowden averaged 7.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a freshman. He increased his scoring 9.1 points and rebounding to 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Bowden scored in double figures in 15 games as a sophomore. He was Tennessee's fifth-leading scorer as a junior with 10.6 points per game and was second on the team in three-point shots made with 51. Bowden drew attention on social media with his dance breaks.[4] He scored a season-high 26 points against Murray State in a 82–63 victory, then scored 18 points the following game in a 75–62 win over Washington. For these performances Bowden was named SEC Player of the Week on November 18, 2019.[5] He had 16 points in a win over Alabama State on November 20 and surpassed the 1,000 point threshold.[6] On February 22, 2020, Bowden scored a career-high 28 points and had six assists in a 73–66 loss to Auburn.[7] As a senior, Bowden averaged 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.[8]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Bowden signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Brooklyn Nets on December 1, 2020.[9] [10] He was waived by the Nets on December 11.[11] He was then added to the roster of the Nets' NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. He made his debut for the team in their season opener on February 10, 2021; scoring 4 points and grabbing 1 rebound in 8 minutes of action. On March 5, Bowden scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds in a win against the Memphis Hustle.[12]
On October 11, 2021, Bowden signed with the Brooklyn Nets,[13] but was waived at the end of training camp on October 15.[14] Ten days later, Bowden was included in the training camp roster of the Long Island Nets.[15]
On July 16, 2023, Bowden signed with SLUC Nancy of the LNB Pro A.[16] He averaged 9.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. On January 17, 2024, Bowden parted ways with the team.[17]
On January 23, 2024, Bowden joined the Maine Celtics.[18]
On February 12, 2024, Bowden was traded to the College Park Skyhawks in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick.[19]
On May 10, 2024, Bowden signed with the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[20]
On September 25, 2024, Bowden signed with the Atlanta Hawks,[21] but was waived two days later.[22] On October 26, he re-joined the College Park Skyhawks.[23]
|-| style="text-align:left;"|2016–17| style="text-align:left;"|Tennessee| 30 || 27 || 22.8 || .371 || .315 || .841 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .9 || .2 || 7.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18| style="text-align:left;"|Tennessee| 35 || 35 || 27.9 || .394 || .395 || .737 || 3.6 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .3 || 9.1|-| style="text-align:left;"|2018–19| style="text-align:left;"|Tennessee| 36 || 5 || 27.8 || .459 || .378 || .817 || 3.5 || 1.9 || .9 || .3 || 10.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;"|Tennessee| 31 || 31 || 34.4 || .383 || .287 || .822 || 4.0 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .3 || 13.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 132 || 98 || 28.3 || .403 || .341 || .802 || 3.5 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .3 || 10.3