Sam Bowie
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About
NBA center who played for the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Jersey Nets, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He is best known as being one of the league's biggest busts, drafted a pick ahead of the great Michael Jordan in 1984.
Before Fame
He played his college career at the University of Kentucky.
Trivia
He was granted a spot on the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1985, after a successful debut season with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Family Life
He grew up in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He had three children with his first wife. In April 2018, he married Stephanie Bowie.
Associated With
He and Jeff Turner both played for the New Jersey Nets during the late 1980s.
