Global InformationIra Bowman information
 Bowman in 2019 | |
| Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1973 Newark, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, New Jersey) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1996–2003 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 11, 30, 7 |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996 | Gold Coast Rollers |
| 1996–1998 | Connecticut Pride |
| 1998–1999 | New Jersey Shorecats |
| 1998–2000 | Connecticut Pride |
| 2000 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001 | Connecticut Pride |
| 2001 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2001 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001 | Pastificio di Nola Napoli |
| 2002–2003 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2012 | NJIT (assistant) |
| 2012–2018 | Penn (assistant) |
| 2018–present | Auburn (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ira Bowman (born June 11, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for Auburn University.
He attended Providence College and the University of Pennsylvania[1] but was not selected in an NBA draft. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks from 1999 to 2001. He played for the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1996 to 2001 and earned nominations to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 1999 and 2000.[2] He played for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the CBA in 2002. He also played 13 games in the NBL for the Gold Coast Rollers in 1996.[3]
Bowman played high school basketball at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, where he led the team to a 31–1 record as a senior and became the school's all-time career points leader.[4] He was also the Ivy League Player of the Year (1995–1996) when he was playing for the University of Pennsylvania.[5]
- ^ Big East-Ivy marriage? It works for Penn's Bowman, by Lynn Zinser - The Sporting News, published Nov. 27, 1995
- ^ "Ira Bowman minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Ira Bowman · #0, nblstats.com. Accessed October 21, 2007.
- ^ Liss, Jason. "Talented Ira Bowman waits for his opportunity" Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Pennsylvanian, February 23, 1994. Accessed October 21, 2007.
- ^ "Ira Bowman bio - PennAthletics.com—The Official Website of University of Pennsylvania Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-11. Penn Quakers : 2012-2013 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff