Jónatan James Bow

Jónatan James Bow (born Jonathan James Bow on 16 February 1966) is an American-Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship three times with Keflavík and KR.

Jónatan James Bow
Personal information
Born (1966-02-16) February 16, 1966
NationalityAmerican / Icelandic
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
High schoolFreeland
CollegeIUPUI
Playing career1989–2001
PositionForward
Career history
As player:
1989–1990Haukar
1989→ KR
1990–1991KR
1991–1994Keflavík
1994–1995Valur
1995–1997KR
1997–1998Basket Bayruth
1998–1999Edinburgh Rocks
1999–2001KR
As coach:
1999–2001KR (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points4,892 (22.1 ppg)
Rebounds2,118 (9.6 rpg)
Games221

Playing career

Bow's first professional stop was with Haukar in 1989.[1] In September 1989, Haukar loaned Bow to KR to participate in the FIBA Korać Cup.[2] With KR, Bow teamed up with Soviet Union national team player Anatolij Kovtun which was, according to FIBA, the first time an American and a Soviet player played together in the Cup.[3] KR faced Hemel Royals in the first round. In the first game, Bow scored 16 points in KR's 53-45 victory.[4] The game was delayed for two hours after Hemel's Darin Schubring broke the backboard with a dunk with 6:23 remaining of the game.[5] In the second game which took place in London, Bow scored a game high 20 points in KR's 65-60 victory.[6] In the Round of 32, KR faced Pau-Orthez. They lost the first game 78-97 despite 31 points from Bow.[7] In the second game, Pau-Orthez knocked KR out with a 102-75 victory with Bow scoring 16 points.[8]

Bow joined Keflavík in 1991 and helped the team to back-to-back national championships in 1992 and 1993. He was released by the team in January 1994 before the season's end.[9][10]

Bow signed with Valur for the 1994–1995 season[11] and finished as the league's second leading scorer with 28.9 points per game.[12] After the season, he signed with KR.[13]

In August 1997, Bow signed with Basket Bayruth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[14]

In August 1998, Bow signed with Edinburgh Rocks of the British Basketball League.[15]

Bow returned to KR in 1999[16] and helped them win the Icelandic championship in 2000.[17] He retired from basketball after KR's loss to Njarðvík in the 2001 Úrvalsdeild finals.[18]

National team career

Bow played 8 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 1997 to 1999.[19] In November 1997 he was denied by FIBA to play in Iceland's matches in the 1999 EuroBasket qualification as he had not had his Icelandic citizenship for the required number of years.[20]

Personal life

Bow received an Icelandic citizenship in 1996.[21] His son is baseball player Kristófer Jonathan Bow who holds both American and Icelandic citizenships.[22]

References
  1. "Bow til Hauka". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 August 1989. p. 17. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "Bow með KR í Evrópukeppninni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 September 1989. p. B1. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Stórveldin í eina sæng!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 September 1989. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. "Sögulegt á Nesinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 September 1989. p. 17. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "Karfan brotnaði". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 29 September 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Glæsilegur sigur KR-inga í London". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 October 1989. p. 51. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Franskir vilja ólmir fá Bow í lið Orthez". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 26 October 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "KR úr leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 October 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. "Jonathan Bow látinn fara". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 20 January 1994. p. 2. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. "Deilur mögnuðust upp á síðkastið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 20 January 1994. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. "Bow til Vals". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 July 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  12. "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  13. "Jonathan Bow aftur í raðir KR-inga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 June 1995. p. C1. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. "Bow til Bayeruth". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 August 1997. p. 15. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. "Bow til Skotlands". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 August 1998. p. 17. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  16. "Bow til KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 September 1999. p. C3. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. Gísli Þorsteinsson (26 April 2000). "Vissi að við værum með besta liðið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C2. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  18. "Herbert til KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 July 2001. p. B12. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  19. "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  20. "Bow fær ekki að vera með". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 November 1997. p. B3. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  21. "Körfuknattleiksdeild KR ætlar sér langt". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 June 1996. p. 28. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  22. Jóhann Ólafsson (25 December 2020). "Íslandsmeistari elur af sér hafnaboltastjörnu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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