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Jersey Number 2
Monty Bowser
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 195
- Hometown:
- Oakland, CA
- High School:
- Bishop O'Dowd HS
- Major:
- Sociology
After Cal
At Cal
2023-24 (R-Jr.)
Before Cal
High School/Club
- Committed to play for Northern Arizona in the 2024-25 season
At Cal
2023-24 (R-Jr.)
- Earned his undergraduate degree in sociology following the conclusion of the 2023-24 season
- Averaged 11.2 minutes per game across 10 contests played
- Started four consecutive games between Nov. 16-25
- Knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer to help fuel Cal's season-opening win vs. St. Thomas (Nov. 6)
- Played a season-high 32 minutes in a loss to Montana State (Nov. 16)
- Grabbed a season-high six rebounds in Cal's overtime loss to San Diego State (Nov. 25)
- One of three Golden Bears to play in all 32 games during his redshirt sophomore season
- Made eight starts & played 17.8 minutes per game, primarily at the shooting guard position
- Averaged 3.8 points & 1.3 rebounds while shooting 33.3 percent from the floor (40 of 120)
- Scored double figures in four of Cal's final eight contests, including 14 vs. Arizona State (Feb. 11) & 13 at USC (Feb. 16) in back-to-back games
- Tallied a career-high 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting & four rebounds in Pac-12 Tournament loss to Washington State (March 8)
- Knocked down multiple 3-pointers five times, including a trio three in three different games
- Capable shooter from deep, making 18-of-66 3-point attempts on the season
- Blocked three shots in regular-season finale at Oregon State (March 4)
- Shot 92.6% at the free-throw line in limited attempts (25 of 27)
- Made first career start against Eastern Washington (Dec. 7)
- Played 13 minutes in season opener vs. UC Davis, marking his first collegiate action in a span of 606 days dating back to March 11, 2021 of his freshman year
- Missed the entire 2021-22 season due to injury
- Received a medical redshirt
- Played in 17 games, averaging 5.9 minutes as a freshman
- Missed two Pac-12 games due to injury (Dec. 3-6)
- Made collegiate debut & scored two points in Cal's season opener at Oregon State (Nov. 25)
- Threw down a pair of dunks in a season-high 18 minutes vs. Northwest (Nov. 26)
- Dished out two assists in seven minutes against Arizona (Jan. 30)
- Also played double-digit minutes vs. CSUN (12) and Oregon State (11)
Before Cal
High School/Club
- Graduated from Bishop O’Dowd High School (Oakland, California)
- Steered the Dragons to the 2019 CIF State Boys Basketball playoffs
- Was high school teammates with fellow Golden Bear Marsalis Roberson at O'Dowd
- Poured in 22 points in O’Dowd’s loss in the North Coast Section Division II Championships
- 21-point outing against Grant High School
- Named to the 2018-19 SF Chronicle All-Metro and the All-Bay Area News Group honorable mention squads
- Birthday: August 30
- Born & raised in Charlotte, North Carolina; moved to Oakland in the early stages of his high school career
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Sunday, March 01
Thursday, February 26
