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1 Denai Bowman

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Gwynn Park
  • Hometown Clinton, Md.

Biography



Denai Bowman Interview on Wake Up Call With Dan Tortora 1/4/25

2023-24 Season 
  • Appeared and started in 26 games
  • Named second-team all-conference for the second year in a row
  • Named to the America East All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 blocks in a pair of games
  • Led the team and ranked ninth in the America East with 12.1 points per game
  • Tied for seventh in the America East with 0.7 blocks per game and tied for eighth with 1.4 steals per game
  • Was No. 10 in the conference with 2.6 assists per game
  • Tied for third in the America East with a .487 field goal percentage
  • Led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounding five times 
  • Reached double figures in scoring 16 times, including four games with at least 20 points
  • Scored a game-high and season-best 24 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists and recorded a block and a steal in the America East quarterfinal win over Bryant on March 8
  • Netted 21 points against UAlbany (Jan. 13), UMass Lowell (Jan. 20) and UMass Lowell (Feb. 22)
  • Finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds against NJIT on Feb. 1


Senior Year (2022-23)
  • Appeared and started in 29 games
  • Named second team all-conference
  • A three-peat selection on the America East All-Defensive Team
  • Ranked fifth in the conference in scoring (13.0 ppg.) and second in steals (2.0 spg.)
  • Was fifth in the America East with 3.3 assists per game
  • Tied for sixth in the conference in blocks (1.0 bpg.)
  • Finished the season ranked eighth in the America East in field goal percentage (.463) 
  • Led the team in scoring 13 times 
  • Reached double figures in scoring a team-best 22 times
  • Scored a season-high 21 points and had six rebounds, three assists and three steals against UMBC on Feb. 1. 
  • Netted 16 points to go along with six assists and six rebounds on Feb. 8.
  • Had 18 points, four steals and two assists against Navy on Dec. 7. 
  • Finished with 18 points, five rebounds, six assists, a block and four steals at Bryant on Jan. 28
  • Turned in 16 points, a pair of assists and three steals against Maine in the America East quarterfinals on March 1. 
  • Member of the Fall A.D. Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or higher)
  • Member of the America East Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or above)


Junior Year (2021-22)
  • Appeared and started in all 29 games
  • Named first-team all-conference for the second year in a row
  • A repeat selection on the America East All-Defensive Team
  • Ranked second in the conference in scoring (14.6 ppg.) and steals (1.9 spg.)
  • Was fourth in the America East with 3.7 assists per game
  • Tied for No. 10 in the conference in rebounding (5.2 rpg.) and blocks (0.8 bpg.)
  • Finished the season ranked fifth in the America East in field goal percentage (.465) and seventh in free throw percentage (.726).
  • Her 14.6 points per game ranked No. 20 among Binghamton’s all-time single-season scoring averages
  • Led the team in scoring 14 times and turned in six games with 20 or more points
  • Scored a career-high 27 points and added four rebounds, two blocks and four steals against Lehigh on Dec. 4
  • Opened the season with a then career-high 23 points – going 9-for-9 from the free throw line in the process – against Siena on Nov. 9
  • Had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists against Pitt-Johnstown on Dec. 9
  • Turned in a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 10
  • Dished out a career-high seven assists to go along with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists against New Hampshire on Feb. 12
  • Finished the season with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists, a block and two steals against Vermont in the America East quarterfinals on March 5.
  • Named to the America East Helping Hands Team for her work in the community
  • Member of the America East Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or above)

Sophomore Season (2020-21)
  • Appeared and started in all 16 games
  • Named first-team all-conference
  • Chosen to the America East All-Defensive Team
  • Ranked fourth in the conference in scoring (12.9 ppg.) and steals (2.0 spg.) and ninth in field goal percentage (.409).
  • Ranked second on the team with 5.9 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game
  • Reached double figures in scoring eight times, including four games with at least 20 points
  • Led the Bearcats in scoring a team-best eight times and in rebounding three times
  • Scored a career-high 22 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 2 and against Hartford on Jan. 3
  • Turned in a 20-point, seven-rebound, four steal performance against UMass Lowell on Jan. 17
  • Ended the season with a 21-point, 13-rebound, four-steal effort against Albany on Feb. 7
  • Member of the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or above)
  • Member of both the Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls (3.3 GPA or above)

Freshman Season (2019-20)
  • Appeared in 31 games with five starts
  • Named the America East Rookie of the Week on Nov. 20
  • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (6.6 ppg.) and fifth with 27 steals
  • Reached double figures in scoring eight times
  • Scored a career-high 14 points and added seven rebounds, a pair of assists and three steals against Hartford on Feb. 22
  • Turned in a 13-point, six-rebound, three-assist performance against Niagara on Nov. 16
  • Had 13 points and four rebounds against New Hampshire on Feb. 29
  • Finished with 10 points, five assists and two rebounds in back-to-back games against UMBC on Jan. 8 and against UMass Lowell on Jan. 11
  • Member of both the Fall and Spring AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or above)
  • Member of the America East Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or above)

Before Binghamton
  • As a junior, she averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 4.0 steals per game. Voted first-team all-state for the 2017-18 season as well as honorable mention All-Met by the Washington Post
  • Named first-team All-County by the Prince George's Sentinel
  • Helped lead Gwynn Park to the 2018 Maryland Regional Championship
  • Named to Gwynn Park's Student-Athlete Honor Roll, which is open to those students who hold at least a 3.5 GPA while playing a sport
  •  Her AAU team is the Germantown Lady Panthers
Personal
  • Parents are Shavonne and Donzell Bowman
  • Earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and is currently working towards her MBA

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27, vs. Lehigh (12-4-21)
Field Goals: 12, vs. Lehigh (12-4-21)
Field Goal Attempts: 24, vs. Lehigh (12-4-21)
Three-Point Field Goals: 1, four times, most recently vs. UAlbany (2-8-24)
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 2, three times, most recently vs. Maine (2-25-23)
Free Throws: 10, vs. Bryant (3-8-24)
Free Throw Attempts: 11, vs. Bryant (3-8-24)
Rebounds: 14, vs. Eastern Michigan (12-10-21)
Assists: 7, three times, most recently vs. Hartford (12-20-22)
Blocks: 5, vs. Bloomsburg (11-7-22)
Steals: 5, vs. New Hampshire (1-10-21)
Minutes: 40, six times, most recently vs. Maine (2-25-23)

MISCELLANEOUS
Games with 10+ Points: 75
Games with 20+ Points: 15
Games with 10+ Rebounds: 3
Career Double-Doubles (P-R): 3
Games with 5+ Steals: 1

HONORS
AE All-Conference (4): 2021 (1st Team), 2022 (1st Team), 2023 (2nd Team) & 2024 (2nd Team)
AE All-Defensive Team (4): 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024
AE Rookie of the Week (1): Nov. 20, 2019

VIDEOS

Plays of the month- December 2022
Plays of the Month- February 2022
Reflection: Black History Month
Plays of the Month- December 2021
Plays of the Month- November 2021

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

    Guard
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    1
  • 1

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    1
  • 1

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'9"
    1
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