Jeffrey Dowtin Jr. (born May 10, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams.
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No. 20 – Toronto Raptors | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1997-05-10) May 10, 1997 (age 25) Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 177 lb (80 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. John's College (Washington, D.C.) |
College | Rhode Island (2016–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021 | Lakeland Magic |
2021 | Golden State Warriors |
2021 | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
2022 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2022 | →Wisconsin Herd |
2022 | Lakeland Magic |
2022 | Orlando Magic |
2022–present | Toronto Raptors |
2022–present | →Raptors 905 |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dowtin attended St. John's College where he averaged 15.3 points and 5.0 assists per game as a senior, leading the Cadets to a 29–5 record, including a 16–2 mark in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and was named to the 2015–16 Washington Post All-Met Second Team while also earning All-DCSAA and All-WCAC honors. In 2016, he was identified as a three-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, and ESPN and was ranked the #43 point guard in the nation by ESPN and the 21st-best combo guard by 247Sports.[2]
Dowtin played college basketball for Rhode Island, where he appeared in 128 games and averaged of 11 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1 steal while shooting 44.7% from the field and 36.1% from behind the 3-point line. Dowtin also helped lead the rams to 2 tournament appearances in 2017, and 2018. [3] As a senior, he averaged 13.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists, earning a spot in the All-Atlantic 10 third team.[4]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Dowtin signed on December 19, 2020, an Exhibit 10 deal with the Orlando Magic and was waived the same day.[4] On January 24, 2021, he signed as an affiliate player with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League,[5] where he played 15 games and averaged 6.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 19.8 minutes.[6] Lakeland ended up winning the G League championship against the Delaware Blue Coats, with Dowtin scoring 8 points from the bench.[7]
On September 8, 2021, Dowtin signed with the Orlando Magic.[8] However, he was waived at the end of training camp.[9] On October 18, he was claimed off waivers by the Golden State Warriors, later turning his deal into a two-way contract with the Santa Cruz Warriors.[10] On January 2, 2022, he was waived by the Warriors.[11]
On January 7, 2022, Dowtin signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.[12] On January 12, he was assigned to the Wisconsin Herd of the G League following one appearance for the Bucks.
On January 19, 2022, Dowtin was reacquired by the Lakeland Magic.[13] He was removed from the team on January 28, but was re-acquired on February 1.[14]
On March 22, 2022, Dowtin signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic[15] and on April 1, he was re-acquired by Lakeland.[16]
Dowtin joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[17]
On July 19, 2022, Dowtin signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors.[18]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Golden State | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .000 | — | 1.8 | .8 | .0 | .3 | 1.5 |
2021–22 | Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2021–22 | Orlando | 4 | 0 | 19.3 | .263 | .143 | 1.000 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .0 | 3.3 |
Career | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | .308 | .111 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 2.1 |
He is the son of Lesa and Jeffrey Dowtin Sr. and has a sister, Jeleisa.[2]
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Raptors 905 current roster | |
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