James Calloway "Cal" Bowdler II (born March 31, 1977) is a retired Irish American professional basketball player. A 6 ft 10 in, 245 lb power forward from Old Dominion University, Bowdler was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft and played for the Hawks for three seasons from 1999 to 2002. He has last played professionally in Italy for Kinder Bologna (2002), Montepaschi Siena (2002–2003), Lottomatica Roma (2003–2004) and Casti Group Varese (2004–05).^[1]

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Cal Bowdler

Personal information
Born	(1977-03-31) March 31, 1977 (age 47) Sharps, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality	Irish / American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Rappahannock (Warsaw, Virginia)
College	Old Dominion (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1999–2005
Position	Forward
Number	3, 6
Career history
1999–2002	Atlanta Hawks
2002	Kinder Bologna
2002–2003	Montepaschi Siena
2003–2004	Lottomatica Roma
2004–2005	Casti Group Varese
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-CAA (1999)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Bowdler attended Rappahannock High School in Warsaw, Virginia.

Bowdler is the only player in the modern era of basketball to commit seven personal fouls during an NBA game.^[2] This happened because the scorekeeper did not realize seven fouls had been committed until after the game was over.