Andrew Rowsey
![]() Rowsey in 2020 | |
No. 5 – Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Lexington, Virginia | June 18, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rockbridge County (Lexington, Virginia) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Szolnoki Olaj |
2019–2021 | Lakeland Magic |
2021–2022 | Raptors 905 |
2022–present | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Andrew Rowsey (born June 18, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Marquette Golden Eagles.
Early life[]
Rowsey was born on June 18, 1994, in Lexington, Virginia.[1] He attended Rockbridge County High School, and was named the Timesland player of year following his junior and senior seasons.[2] He finished as the second highest scorer in Virginia high school history behind Allen Iverson.[3] Despite this, he was lightly recruited, choosing UNC Asheville over offers from Richmond and High Point.[3]
College career[]
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As a freshman at UNC Asheville, Rowsey averaged 20.3 points per game, second among freshman in Division I. He was named to the First-team All-Big South, Big South Freshman of the Year, and helped the team to a 17–15 record.[2] He was named to the Second-team All-Conference as a sophomore, averaging 19.2 points per game. After the season, he decided to transfer to Marquette. As a redshirt junior at Marquette, he averaged 11.5 points per game and helped Marquette reach the NCAA Tournament as a 10 seed. He was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year.[3] Rowsey scored his 2,000th point in a 70–52 victory over DePaul on January 15 and finished with 11 points.[4] As a senior, Rowsey led Marquette to a 21–14 record and the NIT quarterfinals. He scored 29 points and tied a season-high six three-pointers in the season-ending loss to Penn State, and broke Dwyane Wade's single-season Marquette scoring record with 716 points.[5] He also set the single-season three-pointers made mark with 125 threes.[5] He averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game in 35 games.[6] Rowsey scored 15.0 points and posted 7.0 assists per game in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after the season and led his team to the championship game.[7]
Professional career[]
Szolnoki Olaj (2018–2019)[]
Rowsey was signed by the Toronto Raptors in the 2018 NBA Summer League.[6] On July 28, 2018, Rowsey signed with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian league.[8] He averaged 11.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 21.9 minutes per game for Szolnoki Olaj in the 2018-19 season.
Lakeland Magic (2019–2021)[]
On December 16, 2019, the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League acquired Rowsey from the available player pool.[9] On January 15, 2020, Rowsey tallied a season-high 29 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in a loss to the Delaware Blue Coats.[10] On February 1, 2020, Rowsey scored a career high 43 points with seven made 3-pointers on 81% shooting in a 130-121 win against the Capital City Go-Go.[11] Rowsey averaged 19.3 points per game and led the G League in 3-point field-goal percentage (47%).[12]
On October 2, 2020, Rowsey signed with the Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga as a replacement for Jonathan Stark.[13] However, he never appeared in a game for the team. He rejoined the Lakeland Magic for the 2021 G League restart.[14]
Raptors 905 (2021–2022)[]
At the beginning of the 2021-22 season, Rowsey signed with Turkish club .[15] On August 30, 2021, his contract has been terminated by the club.[16] Rowsey was acquired by the Raptors 905 to start the 2021 season. He was later waived on January 10, 2022.
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022–present)[]
On January 11, 2022, after Rowsey cleared waivers, was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[17]
See also[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Player Stats - Andrew Rowsey - Marquette Golden Eagles". Washington Post. 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Doughty, Doug (April 16, 2015). "Former All-Timesland boys basketball player Rowsey plans to transfer". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c Keepfer, Scott (March 16, 2017). "Rowsey is back in the Carolinas". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Rowsey hits 2,000 points as MU tops DePaul, 70–52". Marquette Golden Eagles. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Andrew Rowsey breaks Marquette records in final college game". The Roanoke Times. March 21, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Daniel. "Report: Andrew Rowsey to join Raptors' Las Vegas Summer League team". RaptorsHQ. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Dodds, John (April 16, 2018). "Andrew Rowsey had impressive showing at Portsmouth". 247sports. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Szolnoki Olaj signs rookie Andrew Rowsey". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Rowsey: Picks up deal with Lakeland". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "Andrew Rowsey: Drops 29 in loss". CBS Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Rowsey Sets Franchise Record with 43 Points in Magic Win over Go-Go". Our Sports Central. February 1, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Berman, Mark (May 14, 2020). "Andrew Rowsey shined in NBA G League this season". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (October 2, 2020). "The Giessen 46ers Add Andrew Rowsey". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Foss, Ashley (January 24, 2021). "Lakeland Magic Finalize Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ @SSBasketbol (2021-08-02). "Basketbol Şubemiz, geçtiğimiz sene NBA G Ligi ekiplerinden Lakeland Magic forması giyen Andrew Rowsey ile anlaşmaya varmıştır" (Tweet) (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Samsunspor'a Rowsey gelmekten vazgeçti" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Virginia
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
- Lakeland Magic players
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- People from Lexington, Virginia
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- Raptors 905 players
- Szolnoki Olaj KK players
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