Quinn McDowell
| No. 20 – VEF Rīga | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | LBL VTB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 13, 1990 Mason, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College | William & Mary (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | Willetton Tigers |
| 2013–2014 | Springfield Armor |
| 2014 | Willetton Tigers |
| 2014–2015 | Palencia |
| 2015–present | VEF Rīga |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Quinn Thomas McDowell (born January 13, 1990) is an American basketball player who currently plays for VEF Rīga of the Latvian Basketball League.
Professional career
In January 2013, McDowell signed with the Willetton Tigers for the 2013 State Basketball League season.[1] In his rookie season, he appeared in all 26 games for the Tigers, averaging 29.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[2] He was also named Player of the Week on two occasions.[3] Despite his great season, the Tigers failed to the make the playoffs with a 12–14 win/loss record and a ninth-place finish. He subsequently earned league All-Star Five honors.[4]
On November 1, 2013, McDowell was selected by the Springfield Armor in the sixth round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. He appeared in 22 games for Springfield in 2013–14 before being waived by the team on February 19, 2014.[5] In those 22 games, he averaged 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.[6]
Just days after being waived by the Armor, McDowell re-signed with the Willetton Tigers for the 2014 State Basketball League season.[7] He again had an outstanding season, averaging a league-leading 30.1 points per game along with 10.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 23 games.[2] He was named Player of the Week for Round 8 after scoring a game-high 43 points in a win over the Mandurah Magic.[8] The Tigers again missed out on the playoffs, finishing the season in 12th place with an 8–18 win/loss record.
On September 4, 2014, McDowell signed with Palencia Baloncesto for the 2014–15 LEB Oro season.[9] On March 9, 2015, he injured himself at training and subsequently missed six weeks of action.[10] In 25 games for Palencia, he averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
On July 24, 2015, McDowell signed with VEF Rīga for the 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League season.[11][12]
References
- ↑ Former W&M Standout Quinn McDowell Inks Deal in Australia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Player statistics for Quinn McDowell
- ↑ Player of the Week
- ↑ 2013 MSBL All Star Five
- ↑ 2013-14 Transactions -- February
- ↑ Quinn McDowell D-League Stats
- ↑ Quinn McDowell will be back in Australia next week to play with us for the SBL season...
- ↑ Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
- ↑ QUINN McDOWELL, ALERO ESTADOUNIDENSE A PRUEBA (Spanish)
- ↑ PARTE MÉDICO SOBRE LA LESIÓN DE QUINN McDOWELL (Spanish)
- ↑ Quinn McDowell pens a deal with VEF Riga
- ↑ VEF RIGA ADDS QUINN MCDOWELL
External links
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Springfield Armor players
- William & Mary Tribe men's basketball players
