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HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: Played basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra for head coach Marty Clarke ... AIS plays in the South East Conference of the Australian Basketball Association (SEABL), a league that runs from March-August ... in 2006, helped AIS to 17-11 record in SEABL ... he averaged 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 58 percent that season ... has season highs of 27 points and 11 rebounds ... helped the Australian junior national team (U-19) win the Oceania region this past year and clinch a spot in the 2007 World Championships ... named to the roster for the 2007 FIBA World Championship, which take place July 12-22 in Novi Sad, Serbia ... at the 2005 U-18 Australian Championships, he averaged 16.7 points and 10.0 rebounds a game, while shooting 58 percent from the field ... led the New South Wales U-20 team to the Australian Championship in 2006 and 2007. PERSONAL DATA: Parents are Bill and Anne Dowdell ... both parents are teachers ... has older brother, Jeff, and older sister, Kathryn ... older brother Jeff plays for Perth in the NBL (Australian pro basketball league) ... part of the AIS Connect program that worked with children at local schools, while also appearing at numerous charity events as part of the program ... the first Australian player to sign with Santa Clara ... enjoys golf, reading and martial arts ... hopes to be an engineer in the future. |
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