SAN ANTONIO– The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they
will retire Bruce Bowen's No. 12 jersey on Wednesday, March 21 when the
Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bowen's No. 12 jersey will join
James Silas' No. 13, George Gervin's No. 44, Johnny Moore's No. 00,
David Robinson's No. 50, Sean Elliott's No. 32 and Avery Johnson's No. 6
in the rafters in the AT&T Center.
「Bruce Bowen was the premier perimeter defender in the NBA for close to a
decade,」 said Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich. 「His success is proof
that hard work and determination do, in fact, pay off. Statistics are
meaningless when talking about his importance to this franchise. The
simple fact is the Spurs don't win NBA Championships in 2003, 2005 and
2007 without Bruce Bowen.」
Bowen joined the Spurs on July 31, 2001. He spent nine seasons (2001-09)
in San Antonio and appeared in 630 games, one of just eight players to
appear in 600-plus games with the Spurs. Bowen started in every game he
played in for the Silver and Black, averaging 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds
and 1.3 assists in 31.2 minutes.
The 6-7 guard out of Cal State Fullerton earned a spot on the NBA's
All-Defensive Team in eight of his nine seasons with the Spurs (was a
second team selection in 2001, 2002 and 2003 before earning first team
honors in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008). Bowen is one of five
swingmen in NBA history to earn All-Defensive Team honors in
eight-or-more straight seasons joining Scottie Pippen (10 straight from
1991-00), Bobby Jones (nine straight from 1977-85), John Havlicek (eight
straight from 1969-76) and Michael Cooper (eight straight from
1981-88).
On Feb. 22, 2002, Bowen started a streak of 500 consecutive games played
and started which lasted until March 14, 2008. The streak was the
longest in the NBA at the time and is the longest in Spurs franchise
history, surpassing Avery Johnson's mark of 296 consecutive games.
Bowen ranks second on the Spurs all-time leaders list in three-pointers
made (661) and attempted (1,632). He shot 40.5 percent from downtown
during his nine seasons with the Silver and Black which ranks seventh
all-time. In 2003-04 Bowen led the NBA in three-point shooting with a
.441 (101-229) mark from downtown.
Bowen was a part of three NBA Championship teams with the Spurs. He
appeared in 122 playoff games, averaging 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and
1.4 assists. His .438 (161-368) shooting percentage from three-point
range ranks second among Spurs all-time playoff leaders.
A leader on and off the court, Bowen earned the NBA's Community Assist
Award twice (March 2005 and January 2006) for his efforts in the San
Antonio community. In 2004 Bowen launched GET FIT with Bruce and Buddy, a
comprehensive program aimed towards fighting childhood obesity in San
Antonio. Nearly 15,000 boys and girls participated in the program.
In 13 NBA seasons Bowen appeared in 873 regular season games, averaging
6.1 points, 2.8 assists and 1.2 rebounds(應該是1.2助攻跟2.8籃板) in 27.6 minutes. After playing
several seasons in France and the Continental Basketball Association, he
made his NBA debut in 1996-97 with the Miami Heat. Bowen also saw
action with the Boston Celtics (1997-99), Philadelphia 76ers (1999-2000)
and made a return trip to Miami (2000-01) before eventually making his
mark in San Antonio.
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