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Bruce Bowen (Born June 14 1971 in Merced, California) is a 6 ft 7 in, 200 lb. (2.00 m, 90 kg), small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. He is considered a defensive specialist.

Bowen played four seasons at Cal State Fullerton, appearing in 101 games, and averaged 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He averaged 16.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 36.6 minutes in 27 games as a Senior in 1992-93, paving the way for him to be named to the All-Big West Conference First Team. Bowen ranks 12th on the Titans’ all-time list in career points (1,155) and is seventh all-time in rebounds (559).

After bouncing around the CBA, and later as a journeyman for several teams in the NBA, Bowen finally found his niche with the San Antonio Spurs in 2001. His defense and clutch shooting meshed well with the likes of David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. He won championships with the Spurs in 2003 and 2005, and is now arguably one of the most important role players on the team.

Bowen is currently working toward his college degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Bowen has gained a reputation for being one of the toughest perimeter defenders in the NBA, always guarding the opponent's best backcourt player. His effective "in-your-face" defense has drawn much ire from many of his one-on-one opponents, particularly Ray Allen and Vince Carter. Bowen is considered one of the best defensive players not to have won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. If left open, Bowen is also a remarkably good three-point shooter. As of February 25, 2006 he was leading the league with 46.5 percent.

On the other hand, his miscellaneous contributions are rather average: his lifetime averages of 6.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, and .566 foul shooting are considered mediocre, especially for his position. His foul shooting, in fact, is poor enough that he has at times been made the target of the so-called "Bruise-a-Bruce" defense.

However, Bowen is widely considered as one of the best role players in the NBA. This is documented by the fact that he started in every one of the 360 regular-season games (as of February 25, 2006) he has played for the Spurs.

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