Robert Lowery (basketball)

Robert Lowery
No. 6 Alba Berlin
Position Point guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987
Forestville, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school McDonough (Pomfret, Maryland)
College
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Saar-Pfalz Braves
2011–2012 Levharti Chomutov
2012–2013 Best Balıkesir
2013–2014 Lighthouse Trapani
2014 Koroivos
2014–2015 VEF Rīga
2015–2016 Nea Kifissia
2016–present Alba Berlin
Career highlights and awards
  • LBL champion (2015)

Robert Lowery Jr. (born December 23, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 1.88 m (6'2"), he plays the point guard position.

Playing career

Lowery spent his college career at Cecil College and at the University of Dayton. At Cecil, he earned First Team Division II Junior College All-American honors and was selected to compete in the 2008 national junior college all-star game in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] In his senior season, he helped the Dayton Flyers capture the NIT championship.[2]

He started his professional career in the second German division with the Saar-Pfalz Braves in the 2010-11 season.[3]

Lowery signed with Levharti Chomutov of the Czech Republic for the 2011-12 season and was chosen to play at the Czech NBL Allstar Game in 2012. He averaged 17.6 points a game for Chomutov on the season.[4]

He then continued his pro career in Turkey, turning out for second-division team Best Balikesir Basketbol Kulubu in 2012-13. He earned Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TB2L Honorable Mention status that season.[5]

Lowery headed to Italy for the 2013-14 campaign, joining DNA Gold side Lighthouse Trapani, before landing a deal in one of the major leagues in Europe, the A1 in Greece. He signed with ASA Koroivos Amaliadas for the 2014-15 campaign. In eight games, he averaged 16.8 points as well as 5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals, before moving to Latvian powerhouse VEF Rīga.[6] on December 7, 2014.

In July 2015, he signed with Denizli Basket of Turkey. But due to health problems, Denizli and Robert Lowery parted ways in September 2015.[7] After starting the 2015–16 season with Nea Kifissia in Greece, Lowery moved to Germany's Alba Berlin on January 19, 2016.[8]

References

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