If
defense wins championships, then the San
Antonio Spurs have a very important player
in Bruce Bowen. The eight-year veteran
is one of the premier defenders in the
NBA today. An NBA All-Defensive first
team member last season, Bowen made the
All-Defensive second team the previous
three seasons. In 2003, Bowen was a key
member of the Spurs championship team.
Not bad for a guy who wasn't drafted out
of Cal State Fullerton in 1993.Join Bruce
in the Blog Squad as he talks about the
Spurs and their quest for an NBA title. |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
· Named to the NBA’s All-Defensive
Team each of the last four seasons (second
team selection in 2001, 2002 and 2003
before earning first team honors in 2004)
· Just the fourth Spur to earn
All-Defensive honors three-or-more times
joining David Robinson (nine selections),
Tim Duncan (seven) and Alvin Robertson
(four)
· Joins group of nine swingmen
who have earned All-Defensive Team honors
in four-or-more straight seasons: Kobe
Bryant (‘00-04), Don Chaney (‘72-75),
Doug Christie (‘01-04), Walt Frazier
(‘69-75), John Havlicek (‘69-76),
Michael Jordan (‘88-93), Scottie
Pippen (‘90-00) and Alvin Robertson
(‘86-91)
· Has appeared in 190 consecutive
games which is the longest current streak
on the Spurs roster (last miss was 2/26/02
vs. Phoenix)
· Ranks sixth on the Spurs all-time
list in 3PT-FG made and ranks seventh
in career 3PT-FG percentage with a .397
mark (234-589)
· Ranks second on the team’s
career playoff list in both 3PT-FG made,
with 57, and 3PT-FG percentage, with a
.425 mark (57-134)
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PERSONAL
· Married Yardley
Barbon in the summer of 2004
· In the spring of 2004 launched
GET FIT with Bruce and Buddy, a comprehensive
program aimed toward fighting child obesity
in San Antonio
· Teamed up with H-E-B and the
Spurs Foundation to promote healthy living
through fitness and nutrition ·
Active with the Elf Louise program (a
San Antonio program that provides Christmas
gifts to children whose families are not
financially able to provide them) and
the San Antonio Alzheimer’s Association
· Runs the Bruce Bowen Foundation,
an organization set-up to provide scholarships,
tuitions and to help those less fortunate
· Holds an annual free basketball
camp for youth in his hometown of Freson,
which teaches life and basketball lessons
· Is working toward his college
degree
· Took public relations classes
at the University of Texas at San Antonio
in the spring semesters in both 2003 and
2004 and enrolled in his third class in
the fall of 2004
· Hopes to be a high school teacher
when he is finished with his playing career
· A big Dallas Cowboys fan
MORE LINKS:
- INSPIRATIONAL
QUOTES
- HIGHTLIGHTS
OF BRUCE BOWEN
- THE GALLERY
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