Hokie Club1 - Zabian DowdellPosition: Guard
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 195 lbs.
High School: Pahokee
Hometown: Pahokee, Fla.
Returning starter at point guard ... Seth Greenberg's first signee at Virginia Tech ... Also can play the two-guard spot ... Deceptively quick and is tricky with the ball ... Outstanding passer and floor general ... Has good range as a shooter ... Sees the court well and does a good job of distributing the ball ... Not afraid to penetrate with the ball ... Needs to get stronger, but has outstanding potential at Virginia Tech ... Improving defensive player with long arms and quickness to knock balls away ... Good student with a magnetic personality.2003-04: Started first nine games and the last 19 as a freshman for the Hokies ... Missed the William & Mary game due to a death in the family ... Second on the team in assists and scoring ... Made his first collegiate start in the win over New Hampshire, scoring 15 points, with five assists and three steals ... Scored 14 points in the win over Western Carolina ... Handed out four assists in the loss at Virginia ... Had a career-high eight assists in the win over Morgan State ... Scored 12 points and had four assists in the overtime loss to Old Dominion ... Set a then career-high by leading the Hokies with 18 points in the loss at Ohio State ... Tied that career-high with 18 points in the win over VMI and also handed out five assists against the Keydets ... For the third straight game, tied his career-high with 18 points in the win over Radford, also dishing out three assists ... Named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for the wins over VMI and Radford ... Saw limited action in the win at Towson following a death in the family ... Scored 17 points and had three assists and three steals in the loss to East Carolina ... Scored 13 points in the loss at Pittsburgh ... Recorded a career-high with 20 points in the win at West Virginia, including five of nine from three-point range ... Scored 18 points in the loss to Notre Dame ... Scored 14 points and had three assists in the loss at Seton Hall ... Scored nine points in the win over Providence ... Scored 15 points, grabbed a then career-high six rebounds, handed out four assists and tied a career-high with three steals in the win over Georgetown ... Led the Hokies with 12 points in the win over St. John's ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds, dished out four assists and had three steals in the home win over West Virginia ... Had eight points and five assists in the win over Rutgers ... Scored 14 points and had three assists and four rebounds in the win at Georgetown ... Scored eight points, had four assists and three steals in the BIG EAST Tournament win over Rutgers ... Scored 13 points, had four assists and four steals in the loss to Pittsburgh in the BIG EAST quarterfinals.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball for Christopher Maxon at Pahokee H.S. ... Four-year starter and team captain ... First team all-state as a junior and senior ... Palm Beach Post 6A-3A Player of the Year as a senior ... Averaged 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds a game as a senior ... Also was named the Palm Beach Post Small School Player of the Year in 2002 and the 2003 Florida Dairy Farmers 3A Player of the Year ... Honors Graduate at Pahokee ... Member of the Student Council.
Personal: Zabian Dowdell ... Born September 10, 1984, in Pahokee, Fla. ... Son of Albert Dowdell and Isabelle McDonald .... Has two older brothers, a younger brother and a younger sister ... Older brother Bernard Jackson plays for College of Charleston and older brother Jermaine Jackson plays for the University of Maine ... Younger sister Tamara Dowdell will be a freshman on the University of South Florida women's team this year ... Enrolled in university studies.
| YEAR | G-GS | FGM-Att | Pct | 3PTM-Att | Pct | FTM-Att | Pct | Reb | Avg | A | BK | S | TP | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-04 | 28-28 | 107-285 | .375 | 46-151 | .305 | 42-61 | .689 | 85 | 3.0 | 89 | 4 | 52 | 302 | 10.8 |
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