| Intro | American basketball player | |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | United States of America | |
| Type | Sports | |
| Gender | male | |
| Birth | 20 January 1997 | |
| Age: | 23 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius | |
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Jordan Maliek Bowden (born January 20, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
High school career
Bowden played high school basketball for Carter High School in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee and was coached by Joby Boydstone. 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 of 2015. He averaged 17 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. Ranked the No. 186 prospect in his class by 247 Sports, Bowden signed with Tennessee on March 22, 2016, choosing the Volunteers over offers from Providence, Cincinnati, Marquette, and Utah.
College career
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. 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. He had 16 points in a win over Alabama State on November 20 and surpassed the 1,000 point threshold. On February 22, 2020, Bowden scored a career-high 28 points and had six assists in a 73–66 loss to Auburn. As a senior, Bowden averaged 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Tennessee | 30 | 27 | 22.8 | .371 | .315 | .841 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 7.9 |
| 2017–18 | Tennessee | 35 | 35 | 27.9 | .394 | .395 | .737 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.1 |
| 2018–19 | Tennessee | 36 | 5 | 27.8 | .459 | .378 | .817 | 3.5 | 1.9 | .9 | .3 | 10.6 |
| 2019–20 | Tennessee | 31 | 31 | 34.4 | .383 | .287 | .822 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.7 |
| Career | 132 | 98 | 28.3 | .403 | .341 | .802 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.3 | |