Wednesday, Jun. 30
Cal Bowdler
Drafted by:
Atlanta, Round 1, pick 17.
College: Old Dominion
Height: 6-10
Weight: 245 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 22
(March 31, 1977)
Birthplace: Sharps, Va.
Career highlights
Played in Nike Desert Classic, averaging 11.3 points and team-leading 8.0 rebounds per game
Ranks as fourth all-time blocked shot leader at Old Dominion with 219 career rejections
College highlights
Senior
Named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection and first-team NABC All-District IV
Led CAA in rebounding (10.0 rpg, 13th in nation) and blocked shots (2.85, 14th in nation) for second straight year
Surpassed 1,000 career point mark in first round NIT win over Seton Hall, hauling in a career-high 20 rebounds in same game
Was named MVP of the Hilo Holiday Classic
Selected to the CAA All-Tournament team
Named runner-up for CAA Defensive Player of the Year
Recorded 18 double-doubles
Scored a career-high 28 points against George Washington
Scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against North Carolina
Totaled 23 points and 15 rebounds against Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Junior
Led the CAA in rebounding (8.8 per game) and blocked shots (2.4 per game, 23rd in nation)
Named to the CAA All-Defensive Team
Blocked seven shots in four separate games
Posted 10 double-doubles
Grabbed double figures in rebounds 13 times
Scored 20 points and collected in 17 rebounds against Richmond
Sophomore
Started 10 games, including the last eight of the year
Scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against VCU
Notched 11 rebounds against Mississippi State and 10 boards against Hampton and George Mason
Rejected seven shots against VCU
Freshman
Played in 23 games
Scored eight points against East Carolina
Grabbed 10 boards vs. American
Toured Belgium and the Netherlands with the People-to-People All-Stars
College statistics
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SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
| | 1995-96 | 23 | 16 | 47 | .340 | 9 | 13 | .692 | 38 | 14 | 49 | 2.1
| | 1996-97 | 33 | 65 | 150 | .433 | 39 | 80 | .488 | 161 | 11 | 183 | 5.5
| | 1997-98 | 28 | 102 | 242 | .421 | 74 | 133 | .556 | 245 | 15 | 285 | 10.2
| | 1998-99 | 34 | 179 | 364 | .492 | 133 | 182 | .731 | 339 | 43 | 500 | 14.7
| | TOTALS | 118 | 362 | 803 | .450 | 255 | 408 | .625 | 783 | 83 | 1017 | 8.6
| | Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 8-for-26 (.308); 1996-97, 14-for-44 (.318); 1997-98, 7-for-39 (.179); 1998-99, 9-for-35 (.257). Totals: 38-for-144 (.264).
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