Chris Lowe (basketball)
Chris Lowe | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1987 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball coach, former player |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Assistant coach for St. Bonaventure Bonnies; former UMass Minutemen player |
Christopher Charles Lowe Jr. (born July 17, 1987) is a former basketball player and current American coach, serving as an assistant coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. He competed at the collegiate level for the UMass Minutemen.
High school
Chris Lowe attended Mount Vernon High School, a program recognized for producing NBA talents such as Ben Gordon and Gus "The Wizard" Williams. In his senior year, he averaged 12.9 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.5 steals per contest. During the 2004 Class AA New York State Public Title, his team achieved a 27–3 record and secured a 66–52 championship win over a squad led by future NBA guard Sebastian Telfair, limiting Telfair to his lowest scoring output of the season with just 14 points.
College
Lowe was the starting point guard for the UMass Minutemen, leading the Atlantic 10 in assists as a freshman during the 2005–06 season and earning a spot on the league's Rookie Team. In his junior campaign, he posted averages of 11.8 points and topped the A-10 with 6.3 assists per game. His senior year saw him named Preseason Atlantic 10 First Team Guard and Preseason All-Defensive Team honoree; he started all 30 games while averaging 12.4 points and 6.4 assists per game. The Sporting News honored him as the conference’s premier passer.
Graduating as UMass’s all-time assist leader with 678—surpassing Carl Smith’s previous mark of 633—Lowe also accumulated 1,152 points over his four-year tenure. On March 5, 2008, he notched UMass’s sixth-ever triple-double by recording 14 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds in a commanding 100–63 victory against La Salle University.
He completed his degree at UMass in May 2009.
Professional
On December 11, 2009, Lowe signed with the NBA Development League's Springfield Armor, filling the roster spot of Craig Austrie, whom he had originally been recruited to replace at UMass. After participating in ten games with averages of 5.0 points and 2.4 assists per game, Lowe was waived. Subsequently, he joined the D-League's Maine Red Claws, appearing in nine games and averaging 2.7 points alongside 2.3 assists before being released on January 31, 2010.
In November 2010, Lowe competed in Lithuania for Naglis-Adakris Palangos of the Baltic Basketball League. Later, in July 2014, he signed with Austria’s BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld, and followed that by joining Austria's Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg in July 2015.
Coaching
Between 2018 and 2020, Lowe worked as a Graduate Student Manager for the men's basketball program at Saint Louis University. He then spent one season serving as special assistant to the head coach at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
In August 2021, Lowe was appointed Assistant Head Coach for the men's basketball team at St. Bonaventure University. As of the 2024-25 season, he is entering his fourth year with the Bonnies' coaching staff.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia
- BSC Fürstenfeld Panthers players
- BC Neptūnas players
- Maine Red Claws players
- Basketball players from Mount Vernon, New York
- Point guards
- Springfield Armor players
- UMass Minutemen basketball players
- Klosterneuburg Dukes players
- American men's basketball players
- Mount Vernon High School (New York) alumni