Dowdell playing for Lietuvos rytas in 2014
|
|
No. 22 – Pallacanestro Cantù | |
---|---|
Position | Point guard |
League | Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born |
Pahokee, Florida |
September 10, 1984
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Pahokee (Pahokee, Florida) |
College | Virginia Tech (2003–2007) |
NBA draft | 2007 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | SLUC Nancy Basket |
2008–2009 | Fastweb Casale Monferrato |
2009–2010 | Tulsa 66ers |
2010 | Unicaja Málaga |
2010–2011 | Tulsa 66ers |
2011 | Phoenix Suns |
2012 | Gran Canaria |
2012–2013 | Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
2013–2014 | Lietuvos rytas |
2014–2015 | Spirou Charleroi |
2015–2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
2016–present | Pallacanestro Cantù |
Career highlights and awards | |
Zabian Dowdell (born September 10, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Serie A. Born in Pahokee, Florida, he played basketball for his hometown's high school. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 2003 to 2007. In his senior season he was named in the First-team All-ACC and the ACC All-Defensive team. Following his graduation from college, Dowdell played professionally mainly in Europe, also having brief stints in the NBA and the NBA D-League.
Dowdell attended Pahokee High School, where he played high school basketball and was first team all-state as a junior and senior. In 2003, he was named The Palm Beach Post 6A-3A Player of the Year, Palm Beach Post Small School Player of the Year, and Florida Dairy Farmers 3A Player of the Year. As a senior, Dowdell averaged 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds per game.
Dowdell attended and played college basketball at Virginia Tech from 2003 to 2007. A four-year starter, Dowdell and teammate Jamon Gordon were considered one of the best backcourt duos in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Dowdell is the seventh leading scorer (1,785) in Virginia Tech history, as well as fifth in assists (380), and third in steals (241). He was Seth Greenberg's first signee at Virginia Tech.