| Wil Bowers |
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 | Class:
Freshman
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| Hometown:
Hanover, Md.
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| High School:
Archbishop Spalding
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| Height / Weight:
6-11 / 230
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| Position:
Center
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| Experience:
H.S.
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On Bowers: An imposing, physical big man with a shooter's touch … joins the Terrapins as a Top 20 prospect at center … a formidable inside presence with all the physical tools necessary to be a competitor.
Williams on Bowers: “Wil is one of those people who has been an outstanding student at the high-school level, and he has really developed in the last year as a basketball player. With his size and shooting ability there is no reason why he can't become a very good college basketball player.”
At Archbishop Spalding: Starting center for Archbishop Spalding in Severn, Md. … averaged 13.5 points per game as a senior to go along with 6.0 rebounds per game … blocked 76 shots and dealt 40 assists as a senior … shot 52.8 percent from the floor his final season, helping the Cavaliers to a 26-7 record and a second-place finish in the Baltimore Catholic League and Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference … named to the Baltimore Sun's All-Metro first team in his senior season after being selected to the second team as a junior … a BCL/MIAA all-tournament team member after leading Archbishop Spalding to a second-place finish with a 20.0 points per game average in three tournament games … finished his high school tenure with 1,100 career points … a participant in Baltimore's Charm City Challenge with Terrapin teammates Hassan Fofana, D.J. Strawberry and Ekene Ibekwe in April 2003 … also participated in the Jordan Capital Classic Blue/White game at MCI Center later that month with Strawberry … high school coach was Mike Glick.
Personal: William Loring Bowers … born May 4, 1985 … son of Karen and William “Bill” Bowers, Sr. … an only child … also a member of the tennis team in high school … interests include U.S. history in the post-Civil War era and computers … hopes to major in business.
