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20  Shamarr Bowden
Shamarr Bowden

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.
Last College:
Chipola
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 170
Position:
Guard
Birthdate:
06/01/1989

12/06/2011

Second Half Rally Falls Short Again

Pirates pull within one after trailing by 22, but fall to UMass by five, 63-58

11/29/2011

East Carolina Falls Short of Old Dominion, 63-58

11/22/2011

Pirates Push Past Appalachian State, 67-47

East Carolina never led by less than 11 points in the second half.

11/14/2011

Pirates Head To Campbell For First Road Test Monday

ECU will look to start the season 2-0 for a second straight season

11/12/2011

Postgame Quotes

Career Notes
Will have two years of eligibility at East Carolina ... Began his collegiate career at UNC Charlotte where he missed the 2008-09 season due to injury before returning to the 49ers for the 2009-10 season ... Played his sophomore season at Chipola College, averaging nine points, four rebounds and two assists per game.

At Chipola College (2010-11)
Second-Team All-Panhandle Conference ... Helped team compiled a 26-5 record ... Led the Indians to the Panhandle Conference championship.

At Charlotte (2009-10)
Played in 15 games, averaging 5.7 points and 10.2 minutes per game ... Twenty-five of his 28 field goals made were 3-pointers ... Connected on 31.6 percent (25-79) of his 3-point field goal attempts ... Scored double figures in three games ... Dropped in 21 points in the collegiate debut against UNC Asheville, sinking six 3-pointers ... Scored 17 points, going 5-of-12 beyond the arc, in 13 minutes to lead the 49ers to an upset victory at No. 18 Louisville ... Netted 11 points against Gardner-Webb ... Was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line during the season ... Was the team's leading scorer during its 2008 Tour of Canada, averaging 14.0 points per game.

High School
Played two years at the Miller (Va.) School ... Averaged 17.0 points as senior and 20.7 as a junior ... Led the Mavericks to a 26-4 mark as a senior, including an unbeaten league ledger ... Named first-team all-state, all-conference and all-area ... Led the team to a 22-7 mark as a junior ... Attended Greensboro (NC) Grimsley High School for three years prior to transferring to the Miller School ... A three-year letterman, he started in both the 10th and 11th grade ... Averaged 20.0 points as junior and 16.0 as a sophomore ... Named first-team all-area and all-conference both seasons.

Personal
Son of Sherman and Songia Bowden ... Born June 1, 1989 ... Has two older brothers, Nick (27) and Prince (25), and an older sister, Cassie (27) ... His father played basketball at UNC Greensboro.