2000-01:
Bowdler's second season was very similar to his rookie campaign ... Didn't get much playing time over the first four and one-half months of the year, but gained increased minutes over the final 17 games of the season ... When given the opportunity, he took advantage of it, scoring 6.0 points and grabbing 3.4 rebounds (.456 FGs, .760 FTs) during that span ... Played just a total of 104 minutes in his first 17 games, and 271 in his final 17 contests ... Tallied double-figure scoring totals on five occasions ... Turned in a nice string of performances over a four-game stretch (March 22 - 29) when he posted 11.8 points and 5.0 rebounds ... On the season, Bowdler totalled 3.2 ppg and 1.8 rpg (.465 FGs, .825 FTs) ... He missed eight games due to injury or illness (Oct. 31 - Nov. 10, right knee sprain and Mar. 9 with the flu) and sat out 30 contests due to coach's decision ... HIGH GAMES: 15 pts (2x), 6 rebs (2x), 3 blks v/Bost (3/27), 2 stls (2x), 1 asst (4x), 6 FGM v/Bost (3/27), 1 3FGM v/SA (3/22), 4 FTM (2x), 34 mins v/Bost (3/27).

1999-2000:
Came on late in the season, as he saw some additional playing time. Showed a good touch from the perimeter, and an ability to run the floor. Averaged 19.1 minutes over the final 12 contests. Over that time, averaged 5.0 ppg and 3.4 rpg. For the season, posted averages of 2.7 ppg and 1.8 rpg (.426 FG, .632 FT). Scored in double figures once. HIGH GAMES: 13 pts @Char (4-12), 7 rebs @Wash (4-8), 1 asst (9x), 2 blks (2x), 2 stls (3x), 6 FGs @Char (4-12), 3 FTs @Wash (4-8), 28 mins @Minn (4-4).

COLLEGE:
As a senior at ODU, Bowdler was named first-team All-CAA and first-team NABC All-District IV after leading the CAA in rebounding (10.0 rpg, 13th in nation) and blocked shots (2.85, 14th in nation) for the second straight year. He surpassed the 1,000 career point mark in a first round NIT win over Seton Hall, hauling in a career-high 20 rebounds in the same game. Bowdler averaged 14.7 ppg and 10.0 rpg as a senior and impressed NBA scouts at the Nike Desert Classic, averaging 11.3 points and a team-leading 8.0 rebounds per game.

• James Calloway Bowdler II was born March 31, 1977 in Sharps, Virginia
• Wears size 15 basketball shoes
• Participated in a fashion show during last offseason to help raise money for the Hawks Foundation
• Has attended Pete Newell's "Big Man Camp" the last two summers in Hawaii
• Graduated from Old Dominion with a degree in sports medicine
• Became just the second ODU player ever drafted in the first round (Chris Gatling was taken 16th overall by Golden State in 1991)
• College coach was Jeff Capel, who called Bowdler "the hardest working player I've ever coached"
• Is an avid water skier and fisherman
• If he wasn't playing pro ball, he would like to be an athletic trainer
• Wears size 15 basketball shoes
• Bowdler's hometown of Sharps, VA has a population under 200.