Brian Rowsom

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Brian Rowsom (born October 23, 1965 in Long Branch, New Jersey) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6'10" forward from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Rowsom played in 3 NBA seasons from 1987 to 1990. He played for the Pacers and Charlotte Hornets.

In his NBA career, Rowsom played in 82 games and scored a total of 457 points. On December 2, 1989 as a member for the Hornets, he scored a career-high 20 points against the San Antonio Spurs. Afterwards, he played internationally in Israel, Japan, and England.

Rowsom received Honorable Mention as an All-American, and was named as a First-Team member of the All-Colonial Athletic Association along with such players as David Robinson, Johnny Newman and Blue Edwards.

His coaching experience includes stints in the Ontario Pro Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association.He was named ABA coach of the year in 2005 and signed as commentator for Mid Atlantic Sports Network for college basketball games for the 2007-2008 season. Rowsom will be paired with play-by-play announcers Sam Gore and Patrick Johnson.

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Charlotte Hornets' inaugural National Basketball Association season (1988-89) player roster
1 Bogues • 3 Chapman • 6 Holton • 7 Tripucka • 21 Green • 25 Cureton • 30 Curry • 31 Rambis • 41 Kempton • 42 Hoppen • 45 Rowsom • 50 Reid • Head Coach Harter
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