Career
Five-year starter, ambidextrous shooter and played all five positions during his career…career totals of 1,555 points, 591 rebounds, 444 assists and 140 steals…raised scoring average every year of his career, culminating in 19.0 ppg his final season…1,555 career points are 3rd in school history (1948-pres.), and 2nd in the program’s Div. I era (1991-pres.)…scored in double figures 75 times…ranks among the program’s top five players in points (3rd), assists (4th) and rebounds (5th)…only player in school history to rank among the top five in all three categories…program’s all-time leader in games (141) and minutes (4,173) played…second in Big Sky Conference history in games played…missed just one game during his career…started in 107 games.
2021-22 Season
A second team all-Big Sky Conference selection after starting all 29 games…was a team co-captain…only player on the Hornets to start all 29 games…finished with averages of 19.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 33.5 minutes per game…shot .499 from the field…only player in the Big Sky to rank among the top five conference leaders in scoring (2nd), field goal percentage (4th), assists (5th) and steals (5th)…also finished fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.7) and ninth in minutes…his scoring average of 19.0 ppg is the second best mark in Sacramento State’s Div. I era, trailing only the 19.2 ppg averaged by All-American Mikh McKinney in 2014-15…of Sacramento State’s 22 games against conference opposition (including two Big Sky Tournament games), Fowler scored 20-plus points in 13 of those contests, including three 30-point games…that included a career-high 39 points in a 72-71 road win at Montana…the 39 points were the most by a Big Sky player during the season and the third most in the Hornets’ Div. I era…in conference play, he upped his averages to 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 34.5 minutes per game…led the Hornets in scoring on 18 occasions…scored in double figures 27 times during the season…named to the Big Sky all-tournament team after scoring 26 points in the Hornets’ first round win over Idaho, and 20 points in the quarterfinals vs. eventual champion Montana State…named Big Sky Player of the Week on two occasions…converted a three-point play with 6.8 seconds remaining to deliver a 58-57 road win at Cal Poly.
2020-21 Season
One of two Hornets to start all 20 games…an honorable mention all-Big Sky Conference selection…was the team’s second leading scorer (13.5 ppg) while also averaging 3.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 31.7 minutes per game…shot 43% (103-342) from the field and 77% (50-65) from the free throw line…also had a 1.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio…ranked fourth in the Big Sky in steals, fifth in assists, 12th in free throw percentage and 14th in scoring…raised his scoring average in conference play to 13.9 points per contest…scored in double figures 16 times, including 23 points in the Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals vs. Northern Colorado…needed 20 points in that game to reach the 1,000 career points milestone, and dropped 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting…scored in double figures in nine of the final 10 games of the season…finished the year with 270 points, 72 rebounds, 76 assists, 31 steals and 635 minutes…had three 20-point games, including a season-high 25 in a win over Montana, and 20 at Eastern Washington…became the 18th player in school history, and 12th in the Div. I era (1991-pres.), to score 1,000 career points.
2019-20 Season
Played in 29 games, including 12 starts…missed one game (at Southern Utah) with injury…after serving as the team’s sixth man the first part of the season, Fowler started the final 10 games of the year…averaged 9.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 27.6 minutes per game…also had a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio, which was the second best mark in the Big Sky (99 assists, 47 turnovers)…the 3.4 assists led the Hornets and ranked seventh in the Big Sky…scored in double figures 14 times, tied for second most on the team…scored in double figures in seven of the final 11 games, and over that 11-game span, averaged 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 31.4 minutes per game…had 15 points (5-11 FG, 3-5 3FG) in the Hornets’ Big Sky Tournament first round win over Weber State…had a season plus/minus ratio of +76, the second highest mark on the team…was 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the final five minutes of single digit games…had a season-high 18 points in a road win at Idaho State…in that game, he scored 14 in the second half, including six points in the final two minutes to help seal the victory.
2018-19 Season
One of six Hornets to play in all 31 games…started 20 times, which included getting the start in each of the final 18 games of the season…averaged 8.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 28.5 minutes per game…shot 42% (99-236) from the field, and 35% (24-69) from the 3-point line…scored in double figures on 12 occasions, including a season-best 19 points (4-5 3FG, 3-3 FT) in the Hornets’ 79-73 loss to Montana in the Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals…had 16 of his 19 points in the second half of that game, played all but two minutes, and added eight rebounds…scored in double figures seven times during a nine-game stretch from Jan. 19-Feb. 16…had seven points, seven assists and a career-high tying 11 rebounds vs. Holy Names…played less that 22 minutes in just one game all season, and that occurred because of injury…second highest scoring output during the year was 16 points vs. Northern Arizona…his 28.5 minutes per game ranked as the fourth best mark on the team despite being a true sophomore.
2017-18 Season
One of three players on the team to appear in all 32 games…battled a foot injury during the entire season…started 25 straight games at one point during the year, and started 26 of the final 27 games of the season…the one game he didn’t start was because of the foot injury…a swingman, Fowler also received minutes as a point guard and center…averaged 6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 27.6 minutes per game as true freshman…shot 53% (84-159) from the field and 40% (16-40) from the 3-point line…played in 34 minutes in the Hornets’ first round Big Sky Tournament game, and finished with a season-high 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-5 3FG) to go along with six rebounds, five assists and a steal…scored in double figures eight times, including six of the final 13 games of the season…in conference play, he upped his averages to 6.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 31.7 minutes per game…played at least 33 minutes in 11 of the final 15 games of the season…was second on the team with eight dunks…had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Antelope Valley…played a season-high 42 minutes in an overtime loss at Montana…during the final four minutes of a home win over Cal State Northridge, Fowler had two offensive rebounds, two steals and five points.
High School
A 2017 graduate of Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Ariz…played four years of varsity basketball for the Owls, and played every position except point guard…started for the varsity team each of his final three seasons…the ambidextrous Fowler shoots left-handed, but does everything else right-handed…as a senior, he was the 5A Desert West Region Player of the Year, first team all-region, first team all-conference, team captain and team MVP after finishing with averages of 17.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per game…shot .542 (149-275) from the field and .716 (63-88) from the free throw line…helped lead the Owls to a 20-7 overall record, a conference championship winning 9-1 league mark and a spot in the 5A State Tournament…as a junior, he was named first team all-league and team MVP after helping the Owls to a school-record 29 wins, a section and conference championship, and an appearance in the Arizona state championship game…the team won a school-record 23 consecutive games until its loss to Shadow Mountain High School in the state title game…during that junior season, he averaged 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game while shooting .575 from the field, .447 from the 3-point line and .674 from the free throw line…averaged 9.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a sophomore.
Personal
Parents are Danielle Matson and Jason Fowler…a communication studies major…played travel ball for two years with Team Zona, based out of Phoenix.
