Raymond Cowels

Raymond Cowels
No. 18 – Helsinki Seagulls
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Korisliiga
Personal information
Born (1990-11-18) November 18, 1990
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College Santa Clara (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Den Helder Kings
2016 Nelson Giants
2016–present Helsinki Seagulls
Career highlights and awards

Raymond Cowels III (born November 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball professional player for the Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga. He played college basketball for Santa Clara University before playing professionally in the Netherlands and New Zealand.

High school career

Cowels attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota where he led his team to 128 wins with only six losses while winning two state championships in 2006 and 2009, and earning All-State honors twice and all-conference three times. As a sophomore in 2006–07, he averaged 11 points and six rebounds per game as Hopkins made it to the section championship. As a junior in 2007–08, he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game in leading Hopkins 27–2 record.[1] In November 2008, Cowels signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Santa Clara University.[2] He went on to average 16 points and six rebounds as a senior in 2008–09.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Santa Clara, Cowels played all 32 games with 11 starting assignments while averaging 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.0 minutes per game. He finished in the top 10 of five categories of the SCU freshman records, including three-pointers made (46, 5th); three-pointers attempted (146, 2nd); free throw percentage (.787, 3rd); steals (26, 10th); and minutes played (769, 9th).[1][3] In his sophomore season, Cowels' minutes and production both decreased as he averaged just 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 15.3 minutes in 37 games and only nine starts.[1][3] In his junior season, Cowels was the only player to start every game as he led the team and tied for No. 5 on the Bronco single-season list in three-point field goal percentage (43.1 percent). In 30 games, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 27.7 minutes per game.[1][3] In his senior season, Cowels became the 31st player in school history to score 1,000 career points on February 16 with a corner three in the second half against Pepperdine. In 38 games (all starts), he averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds ad 1.5 steals in 26.2 minutes per game.[1][3]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Santa Clara 32 11 24.0 .318 .315 .787 2.2 1.3 .8 .1 7.3
2010–11 Santa Clara 37 9 15.3 .366 .354 .815 1.8 .6 .2 .2 5.4
2011–12 Santa Clara 30 30 27.7 .424 .431 .744 3.5 1.0 .8 .2 10.1
2012–13 Santa Clara 38 38 26.2 .408 .390 .865 4.3 .5 1.5 .2 9.4

Professional career

On July 18, 2013, Cowels signed a one-year deal with the Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League.[4] In 40 games for Den Helder in 2013–14, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

On November 1, 2014, Cowels was selected with the final pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Reno Bighorns.[5] He was later traded to the Maine Red Claws on draft night.[6] On November 10, he was waived by the Red Claws prior to the start of the regular season.[7]

In July 2015, Cowels joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2015 Orlando Summer League,[8] helping the team win the tournament championship.[9] In five games for the Grizzlies, he averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

On December 17, 2015, Cowels signed with the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada.[10][11] However, six days later, he was released by Halifax prior to the start of the 2015–16 season.[12]

On January 29, 2016, Cowels signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2016 New Zealand NBL season.[13][14] His made his debut for the Giants in the team's season opener on March 11 against the Canterbury Rams. In 33 minutes of action, he recorded a game-high 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in a 100–86 loss.[15][16] On April 9, he scored a season-high 34 points in a 107–83 win over the Hawke's Bay Hawks.[17][18] He tied that mark on April 25, scoring 34 points on 12-of-30 shooting in a 95–85 loss to the Canterbury Rams.[19][20] Five days later, he topped his season high mark, recording 35 points and 11 rebounds in a 107–97 win over the Rams.[21] He subsequently earned Player of the Week honors for Round 8.[22] The Giants finished the regular season outside the top four, missing the playoffs with a 9–9 record. Cowels appeared in all 18 games for the Giants in 2016, averaging 25.7 points (ranked second in league),[23] 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[24]

On August 3, 2016, Cowels signed with the Helsinki Seagulls of Finland for the 2016–17 Korisliiga season.[25]

Personal

Cowels is the son of Raymond Cowels, Jr. and Wanda Jackson, and has four siblings: Rueben, Carl, Kayla and Ciara.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "42 - Raymond Cowels III". SantaClaraBroncos.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "West Coast Conference Welcomes 2009 Freshman Class". WCCSports.com. December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Raymond Cowels Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Raymond Cowels III joins Den Helder Kings". Court-Side.com. July 18, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2014 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Red Claws Round Out Training Camp Roster with Draft, Trades". NBA.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Red Claws Waive Four Players". OurSportsCentral.com. November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2015 Grizzlies Orlando Pro Summer League". NBA.com. July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Grizzlies defeat Magic to win 2015 Orlando Pro Summer League Championship". NBA.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Raymond Cowels III to Halifax Hurricanes". Court-Side.com. December 17, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ "NBLCNET's 2015-16 Team Previews: Halifax Hurricanes". nblcnet.blogspot.com.au. December 20, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ Macdonald, Glenn (December 23, 2015). "Hurricanes' Negus Webster-Chan has big dreams". TheChronicleHerald.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (January 29, 2016). "Nelson Giants snap up Raymond Cowels III for upcoming National Basketball League". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ Anderson, Niall (January 29, 2016). "Nelson Giants Sign First Import". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ Egan, Brendon (March 11, 2016). "Canterbury Rams upset Nelson Giants in National Basketball League opener". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rams vs Giants". FIBALiveStats.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (April 9, 2016). "National Basketball League leaders Nelson Giants soar over dismal Bay Hawks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Giants vs Hawks". FIBALiveStats.com. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (April 25, 2016). "Canterbury Rams' third quarter blitz stuns Nelson Giants". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Giants vs Rams". FIBALiveStats.com. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Giants vs Rams". FIBALiveStats.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  22. ↑ "COWELLS IS ROUND EIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  23. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (May 30, 2016). "Giants coach Tim Fanning says National Basketball League 'tougher' in 2016". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Player statistics for Ray Cowells". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Helsinki Seagulls land Devonte Upson and Ray Cowels". Sportando.com. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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