Jason Rowe (basketball)

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Jason Rowe
P.A.O.K.
2008–2010Dinamo Sassari
2010–2011Tofaş
2011Veroli Basket
2012–2013BC Odesa
2013KAOD
2013–2014CB Valladolid
2014AS Salé
2014–2015UB Chartres Métropole
Career highlights and awards

Jason L Rowe (born June 16, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at Buffalo Traditional School in his native Buffalo, New York, leaving as the all-time leader in points and assists, and then signed to play college basketball for the Loyola Greyhounds in the MAAC, where he was a two-time all-conference performer.

After his senior year at Loyola he went undrafted in the

LNB Pro A
, the top level of French basketball, and was named the league's Foreign MVP the same year.

Rowe is currently head coach of Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School.

High school career

Jason Rowe was born in Buffalo, New York; his family enjoyed basketball: his father Jerry played in high school and was a local scout,[1] while uncle Lester Rowe played in the NCAA Division I for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[2] Rowe started playing the sport at a very young age, and when he was 8 years old he was playing with older kids (aged 13 and under).[3] He enrolled at Buffalo Traditional School in the fifth grade,[1][4] and in the 8th grade he participated in a basketball camp organized by Georgia Tech.[2] In his freshman year he was already considered one of Traditional's varsity team best players.[1][2] Playing under coach Joe Cardinal,[1] Rowe averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists per game in his sophomore season.[2]

In his junior year, Rowe was named in the Class C first team.

quadruple double with 36 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 steals in a game against Lafayette High School.[4] The Racine Journal Times mentioned him as one of top 100 seniors in the nation.[13] He and Winn again shared Buffalo News Player of the Year honors.[8] Rowe was the first player in the state of New York to score more than 2,000 points and record more than 1,000 assists.[3][10] He finished his career at Buffalo Traditional with a school record 2,286 points[11][14] (some other sources state 2,327),[4][15] 1,098 assists and more than 500 rebounds and 500 steals.[4] He ranks among the best scorers in the history of New York state high school basketball[16] and according to the National Federation of State High School Associations his 1,098 career assists are the 10th highest mark in U.S. high school basketball history.[17]

In 2009 as The Buffalo News celebrated 50 years of All-Western New York (WNY) basketball selections, Rowe, who was thrice an All-WNY first team selection was a third team selection for the All-time All-WNY team along with Gary Bossert, Jonny Flynn, Aaron Curry, and Jimmy "Bug" Williams.[18][19]

College career

Rowe drew marginal interest by big Division I programs,

elementary education.[9] Coach Brian Ellerbe, who had recruited Rowe,[20] included him in the starting lineup since the beginning of the season, and he started all 27 games.[3][21] Rowe averaged 13.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists, was the best assistman on the team, and he was the third best scorer behind junior guard Mike Powell and senior forward Anthony Smith.[22] Rowe was a candidate for the MAAC Rookie of the Year award, which went to Ricky Bellinger of Saint Peter's, and led the MAAC freshmen in assists, steals and 3-point field goals.[3]

For Rowe's sophomore season Ellerbe left the team, being replaced by Dino Gaudio. On December 13, 1997 Rowe recorded a career-high 10 assists against Towson.[23] On January 4, 1998 Rowe recorded 7 steals against Saint Peter's, one of the best marks in school history.[24] On January 25, 1998, Rowe converted 7 three-pointers, which at the time was tied for the highest in a single game in Loyola history.[25] Rowe improved his scoring average to 18.1 points per game,[26] which ranked second on the team and on the entire MAAC conference, behind teammate Mike Powell.[27] He also led the conference in total steals (86) and steals per game (3.1), while he ranked second in assists to Siena guard Melvin Freeny.[27] His 3.1 steals per game ranked 4th in the entire Division I. His 152 total assists in '98 were among the top-5 in school history,[28] while his 86 steals were a new school record.[23] At the end of the season he was named in the All-MAAC Second Team.[29]

In his junior season, Rowe was considered one of the best players of the MAAC,[20] and led his team in points, assists and steals per game,[30][31] recording 161 total assists (among the best result in Loyola history)[28] and established Loyola's all-time high for steals in a single season with 95.[23][24] He played 956 total minutes, for a 34.1 per game average.[32] His 3.4 steals per game also ranked third in the whole Division I, behind Shawnta Rogers' 3.6 and Tim Winn's 3.5. Rowe tied his career high in assists with 10 on November 28, 1998 against Kent State.[23] He also recorded his career-high in points per game with 21.9, and led the MAAC in assists per game (5.8) and steals per game (3.4).[33] At the end of the year, Rowe was an All-MAAC First Team selection.[29]

Rowe's senior season saw him starting well: on November 20, 1999 he recorded 8 steals against

grade-point average had fallen in the previous weeks.[35] This effectively ended Rowe's career in college basketball; he retired as the top 3-point shooter in Loyola history with 186 3-point field goals made[25] (the record has since been surpassed and Rowe is 5th as of 2019).[23] His 486 total assists were the second-best mark at Loyola,[28] while his 272 steals are an all-time record at Loyola;[11] the record still stands as of 2019.[23] He also scored 1,678 total points, which at the end of his career were the 5th best mark in school history.[35][36] The Loyola Greyhounds list Rowe's total career points at 1,703.[23]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996–97 Loyola (MD) 27 27 33.6 .458 .349 .745 3.2 4.1 2.0 0.3 13.7
1997–98 Loyola (MD) 28 27 36.9 .441 .339 .776 5.3 5.4 3.1 0.1 18.1
1998–99 Loyola (MD) 28 34.1 .505 .360 .787 4.9 5.8 3.4 0.1 21.9
1999–00 Loyola (MD) 12 12 36.8 .435 .317 .778 5.4 5.2 3.0 0.1 17.9
Career 95 35.4 .465 .344 .773 4.6 5.1 2.9 0.1 17.9

Professional career

After his senior year of college, Rowe was automatically eligible for the

Liga Nacional de Básquet: in 10 games he averaged 24.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists, shooting 39% from three.[38]

In 2002 he signed for

LNB Pro A, France's top league. He also had the chance to play at international level, and appeared in 2 games of the 2002–03 ULEB Cup, averaging 7.5 points, 3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 21.5 minutes per game. He also played 4 Pro A games, averaging 6.8 points. In 2003 he joined Hyères-Toulon Var (HTV), and played 29 games in the 2003–04 season, averaging 19.5 points and 6.8 assists per game; in the following season he slightly improved his scoring average to 19.6 points over 32 appearances, shooting 36.5% from three. In 2005–06 Rowe had his best season in Pro A: he scored 21 points per game, and added 3.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists, shooting 37.2% from behind the arc and 80.8% on free throws. He was the top scorer of the league, and was also named the LNB Pro A Foreign MVP
.

After his MVP performance in France Rowe signed for

LegaDue, the second level of Italian basketball. In his first season he averaged 19.2 points and 4.9 assists, while in the following season his averages decreased to 17.7 points and 4.3 assists. In 2010 his team earned the promotion in Serie A,[39] and Rowe was also named MVP of the LegaDue Italian Cup
.

In 2010 he left Italy for

Turkish Basketball League. He played 30 games with the team, and averaged 13.2 points, 3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He then went back to Italy and played for Veroli Basket in LegaDue; he left the team in December and was replaced by B. J. Elder.[40] In February 2012 he signed for BC Odesa of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, and played 12 games with the team during the 2011–12 season (12.4 points, 5.1 assists). He joined Greek team KAOD in January 2013 and appeared in 12 games before leaving the team. In 2013 he was signed by Liga ACB side CB Valladolid, and he played 18 games in the 2013–14 ACB season, with averages of 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He was named ACB Player of the Week on week 7.[41] After a brief stint at AS Salé of Morocco, Rowe retired after the 2014–15 season, spent in the Nationale Masculine 1 (third level of French basketball) with UB Chartres Métropole
.

Coaching career

Rowe has been head coach at Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School since July 2017.[42] They reached the CHSAA Championship Game in March 2023, losing to Monsignor Farrell High School.[43] In March 2024 they again played in the CHSAA Championship Game, losing to Chaminade High School.[44]

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