Ira Bowman

Ira Bowman
No. 11, 30, 7
	Guard
Personal information
Born	June 11, 1973 (age 38); Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
High school	Seton Hall
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Pennsylvania
Pro career	1996–2003
Career history
	Gold Coast Rollers (Australia) (1996); Connecticut Pride (CBA) (1996–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001); New Jersey Shorecats (USBL) (1998, 1999); Philadelphia 76ers (2000, 2001); Atlanta Hawks (2001); Pastificio di Nola Napoli (Italy) (2001); Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) (2002–2003);
Career highlights and awards
	CBA Champion (1999); Ivy League Player of the Year (1996);

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Ira Bowman (born June 11, 1973 in Newark, New Jersey) is a retired American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for the NJIT Highlanders.

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, as well as Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association in 2002. He also played 13 games with the Australian NBL's Gold Coast Rollers in 1996.^[2]

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.^[3] He was also the Ivy League Player of the Year (1995–1996) when he was playing for the University of Pennsylvania.^[4]

[edit] Coaching career

Bowman, who was born in Newark, has been working with Newark-based New Jersey Institute of Technology as an assistant basketball coach since 2008 assisting head-coach Jim Engles in rebuilding the NCAA Division I record-setting (Division I transitional period) NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team.^[5]

[edit] References

^ Big East-Ivy marriage? It works for Penn's Bowman, by Lynn Zinser - The Sporting News, published Nov. 27, 1995
^ Ira Bowman · #0, nblstats.com. Accessed October 21, 2007.
^ Liss, Jason. "Talented Ira Bowman waits for his opportunity", The Daily Pennsylvanian, February 23, 1994. Accessed October 21, 2007.
^ http://www.njithighlanders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=276&path=mbball NJIT Highlanders : 2010-2011 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff
^ http://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2008/6/10/061008aab_232.aspx?path=mbball NJIT Highlanders : NJIT Names Three Assistant Men's Basketball Coaches

[edit] External links

Ira Bowman at Basketball-Reference.com

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[0] Big East-Ivy marriage? It works for Penn's Bowman, by Lynn Zinser - The Sporting News, published Nov. 27, 1995

[1] Ira Bowman · #0, nblstats.com. Accessed October 21, 2007.

[2] Liss, Jason. "Talented Ira Bowman waits for his opportunity", The Daily Pennsylvanian, February 23, 1994. Accessed October 21, 2007.

[3] ttp://www.njithighlanders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=276&path=mbball NJIT Highlanders : 2010-2011 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

[4] ttp://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2008/6/10/061008aab_232.aspx?path=mbball NJIT Highlanders : NJIT Names Three Assistant Men's Basketball Coaches

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Persondata
Name	Bowman, Ira
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player-coach
Date of birth	June 11, 1973
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death

Ira Bowman

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