Former All-American is USI’s 10th to be select for conference honor
– Former University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball All-American Chris Bowles ’94 has been selected for induction into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
Bowles finished his basketball career at USI as one of the Screaming Eagles all-time greats. He nearly averaged a double-double with 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game over four seasons. USI’s all-time leading rebounder and second-leading scorer amassed 2,169 points and 1,129 boards during his career, becoming the first Eagle to ever eclipse both the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks in a career.
In his final season in 1993-94, Bowles helped lead the Eagles to their first Great Lakes Region Championship and the NCAA Division II Tournament finals. He earned GLVC and Division II Bulletin NCAA Division II Player of the Year honors as well as consensus first-team All-America accolades by several media outlets in helping lead USI to the GLVC championship.
During his junior season, Bowles was named a second-team All-American by Basketball Times and a third-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1992-93. He also helped the Eagles to a second-place finish in the GLVC and the selection of USI to host its first-ever NCAA II Great Lakes Regional.
The native of Madisonville, Kentucky, was honored with first-team All-GLVC honors in each of his four years while helping USI to a 79-38 record over that span. The 1991 GLVC Newcomer of the Year also led the league in rebounding three-straight seasons (1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94).
Bowles is 10th member of the GLVC Hall of Fame to be selected from USI, following Dr. Charles Bertram (2003); Stan Gouard ’99 (2003); LeAnn Freeland ’97 (2004); Elly Rono ’98 (2004); Jim Nolan (2007); Dr. Bill Stegemoller (2007); Bruce Pearl (2008); Amber Huse Tooley ’96 (2008); and Eileen Weber ’98 (2012).
The 2013 GLVC Hall of Fame Class will be honored at the Enterprise Rent-a-Car/GLVC Spring Awards Banquet at the Drury Plaza Hotel in St. Louis on May 21. Bowles will be joined for induction by University of Indianapolis administrator Dr. Ken Borden; Bellarmine University baseball pitcher Scott Wiegandt; and Missouri University Science & Technology softball standout Kandi Wieberg Spraggs.
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Former University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball All-American Chris Bowles ’94 has been selected for induction into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
Bowles finished his basketball career at USI as one of the Screaming Eagles all-time greats. He nearly averaged a double-double with 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game over four seasons. USI’s all-time leading rebounder and second-leading scorer amassed 2,169 points and 1,129 boards during his career, becoming the first Eagle to ever eclipse both the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks in a career.
In his final season in 1993-94, Bowles helped lead the Eagles to their first Great Lakes Region Championship and the NCAA Division II Tournament finals. He earned GLVC and Division II Bulletin NCAA Division II Player of the Year honors as well as consensus first-team All-America accolades by several media outlets in helping lead USI to the GLVC championship.
During his junior season, Bowles was named a second-team All-American by Basketball Times and a third-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1992-93. He also helped the Eagles to a second-place finish in the GLVC and the selection of USI to host its first-ever NCAA II Great Lakes Regional.
The native of Madisonville, Kentucky, was honored with first-team All-GLVC honors in each of his four years while helping USI to a 79-38 record over that span. The 1991 GLVC Newcomer of the Year also led the league in rebounding three-straight seasons (1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94).
Bowles is 10th member of the GLVC Hall of Fame to be selected from USI, following Dr. Charles Bertram (2003); Stan Gouard ’99 (2003); LeAnn Freeland ’97 (2004); Elly Rono ’98 (2004); Jim Nolan (2007); Dr. Bill Stegemoller (2007); Bruce Pearl (2008); Amber Huse Tooley ’96 (2008); and Eileen Weber ’98 (2012).
The 2013 GLVC Hall of Fame Class will be honored at the Enterprise Rent-a-Car/GLVC Spring Awards Banquet at the Drury Plaza Hotel in St. Louis on May 21. Bowles will be joined for induction by University of Indianapolis administrator Dr. Ken Borden; Bellarmine University baseball pitcher Scott Wiegandt; and Missouri University Science & Technology softball standout Kandi Wieberg Spraggs.
