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
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-96231647.340913.6923814492.1
    1996-973365150.4333980.488161111835.5
    1997-9828102242.42174133.5562451528510.2
    1998-9934179364.492133182.7313394350014.7
    TOTALS118362803.450255408.6257838310178.6
    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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