# 31
Hometown: Lebanon, PA (High)
Position: C-F Playing Height: 7-1 Playing Weight: 230
Date(s) Committed: April 11, 1979 (Written)
Date of Birth: March 17, 1961 [Morehead - 71 - 64]
Legal Name: Samuel Paul Bowie
Nickname: Sam "Boo" Bowie (More)
Additional Photos: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
Action Photos: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70) (71) (72)
Game by Game Statistics
Prep Notes:
Parade All-American
Scholastic Coach All-American
McDonalds All-American
Kentucky Career Notes:
Retired Jersey #31
Season Notes:
1979-80: All-SEC [First Team (Coaches) Second Team (AP) Third Team (UPI)]; All-SEC Tournament
1980-81: All-American [Consensus (2nd), AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Converse (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Basketball Times, Helms]; All-SEC [First Team (AP, UPI & Coaches)]
1981-82: (Did not play - redshirt)
1982-83: (Did not play - redshirt)
1983-84: All-American [AP (2nd), Sporting News (2nd)]; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [Second Team (UPI) Third Team (AP)]
Post-UK Career Notes:
Olympic Champion
University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Drafted #2 Overall in the 1st Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by Portland
Professional Basketball Statistics [External Link]
| Season | Games Played | Minutes | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Total Rebs | Asst. | St. | BS | F | TO | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 34 | 886 | 165 | 311 | 53.05 | 110 | 144 | 76.39 | 276 | 26 | 12 | 73 | 110 | 80 | 440 |
| 1980-81 | 28 | 895 | 185 | 356 | 51.97 | 118 | 164 | 71.95 | 254 | 39 | 16 | 80 | 80 | 51 | 488 |
| 1981-82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | 34 | 980 | 133 | 258 | 51.55 | 91 | 126 | 72.22 | 313 | 66 | 22 | 65 | 92 | 99 | 357 |
| Total | 96 | 2761 | 483 | 925 | 52.22 | 319 | 434 | 73.5 | 843 | 131 | 50 | 218 | 282 | 230 | 1285 |
