Quinn Thomas McDowell (born January 13, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Baylor School's boys' team in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a position he has held since 2024.
 McDowell with the Willetton Tigers in 2013 | |
| Baylor Red Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | TSSAA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 13, 1990 Mason, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College | William & Mary (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–2016 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2013 | Willetton Tigers |
| 2013–2014 | Springfield Armor |
| 2014 | Willetton Tigers |
| 2014–2015 | Palencia |
| 2015–2016 | VEF Rīga |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–2018 | Virginia Wesleyan (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Taylor (associate HC) |
| 2019–2022 | Lehigh (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Longwood (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Baylor School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editIn January 2013, McDowell signed with the Willetton Tigers in Australia for the 2013 State Basketball League season.[1] He was named in the SBL All-Star Five[2] and averaged 29.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 26 games.[3]
In November 2013, McDowell joined the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.[4] He was waived on February 19, 2014, after averaging 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 22 games.[5] He subsequently returned to Australia and re-joined the Willetton Tigers for the 2014 SBL season. He averaged a league-leading 30.1 points per game to go with 10.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 23 games.[3]
On September 4, 2014, McDowell signed with Palencia Baloncesto for the 2014–15 LEB Oro season.[6] On March 9, 2015, he injured himself at training and subsequently missed six weeks of action.[7] In 25 games for Palencia, he averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
On July 24, 2015, McDowell signed with VEF Rīga for the 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League season.[8][9] He left the team in January 2016. In 11 league games for Rīga, he averaged 7.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also appeared in 16 VTB United League games, averaging 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
Coaching career
editIn August 2016, McDowell was appointed assistant coach of the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins men's basketball team, effectively ending his playing career.[10][11] Following the 2017–18 season, he accepted a position as the associate head coach at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.[12] In May 2019, he was appointed assistant coach of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team.[13] Three years later, he joined the coaching staff at Longwood University.[14] He spent two seasons at Longwood where he helped the Lancers win 20 games each season.[15] In 2024, he took the head coaching job of the boys' varsity team at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[15]
References
edit- ^ Former W&M Standout Quinn McDowell Inks Deal in Australia
- ^ 2013 MSBL All Star Five
- ^ a b Player statistics for Quinn McDowell
- ^ 2013-14 Transactions -- February Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quinn McDowell D-League Stats
- ^ QUINN McDOWELL, ALERO ESTADOUNIDENSE A PRUEBA (in Spanish)
- ^ PARTE MÉDICO SOBRE LA LESIÓN DE QUINN McDOWELL (in Spanish)
- ^ Quinn McDowell pens a deal with VEF Riga
- ^ VEF RIGA ADDS QUINN MCDOWELL
- ^ Tribe Men's Basketball Alumni Update
- ^ Macedo’s new right hand man
- ^ McDowell reflects on professional basketball career
- ^ McDowell named assistant coach as Reed announces updates to coaching staff
- ^ "Aldrich Announces Additions To Men's Basketball Staff" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Baylor School Names Quinn McDowell Head Varsity Basketball Coach". BaylorSchoolSports.org. Chattanooga, Tennessee. April 12, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
External links
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- Quinn McDowell at tribeathletics.com
- Quinn McDowell at vefriga.com
- Quinn McDowell at taylor.edu