Bowen Born earns Field of 68 Almanac preseason honors
9/28/2022 11:53:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard voted MVC Preseason Breakout Player and Second Team All-Conference
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI men's basketball guard Bowen Born has been selected for a pair of preseason honors by the 2022-23Â Field of 68 Almanac.
Born earned preseason second team all-conference recognition by the Almanac, and was also picked as the preseason breakout player in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), as voted on by the league's coaches.
Compiled by 14 college basketball writers and insiders, the 2022-23 Field of 68 Almanac provides a comprehensive preview of the upcoming season with insight on every Division I program and conference in the nation.
Born, a Norwalk, Iowa native who enters his third season at UNI, averaged 7.4 points per game last season helping the Panthers to an MVC regular season championship and NIT appearance in 2021-22. Averaging 23.8 minutes off the bench last year, Born was selected as the MVC's Sixth Man of the Year and named to the league's All-Bench Team. Shooting 90.7% from the free throw line, his career percentage from the charity stripe sits at 85%, the fourth highest mark in program history.
Born and the Panthers return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 2 with a home exhibition against Dubuque, before opening the regular season on Nov. 7 vs. Wartburg at the McLeod Center.
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Born earned preseason second team all-conference recognition by the Almanac, and was also picked as the preseason breakout player in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), as voted on by the league's coaches.
Compiled by 14 college basketball writers and insiders, the 2022-23 Field of 68 Almanac provides a comprehensive preview of the upcoming season with insight on every Division I program and conference in the nation.
Born, a Norwalk, Iowa native who enters his third season at UNI, averaged 7.4 points per game last season helping the Panthers to an MVC regular season championship and NIT appearance in 2021-22. Averaging 23.8 minutes off the bench last year, Born was selected as the MVC's Sixth Man of the Year and named to the league's All-Bench Team. Shooting 90.7% from the free throw line, his career percentage from the charity stripe sits at 85%, the fourth highest mark in program history.
Born and the Panthers return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 2 with a home exhibition against Dubuque, before opening the regular season on Nov. 7 vs. Wartburg at the McLeod Center.
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