AS A SOHOMORE (2012-13)
Jhasmin Bowen moved into the starting lineup four games into the season and remained there as a sophomore in 2012-13.  She had eight games in double figure scoring inlcuding a carer-best 17 points in regulation against Northwestern State.  She bettered that with 19 points in a triple overtime win at Alabama at the mid-point of the SEC season.  Bowen posted her first career double-double with a then career-best 14 points and 10 boards against Jackson State.  Bowen led the team with a 50.3 field goal percentage shooting 90-for-179 from the floor.  She shot 62.5 percent from the free throw line hitting 45-of-72 bonus shots.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
Bowen saw time in 15 of Arkansas’ games as a true freshman, recording double-digit minutes in five games.  Bowen scored a season/career-best 12 points, going 4-for-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line in a win over Texas Southern.  She had a season/career-best seven rebounds in 11 minutes against Texas-Arlington.  For the season, Bowen shot 55.9 percent and had two blocks and four steals for the Razorbacks.

AT WICHITA HEIGHTS HS
Three-time all-city selection Bowen paced Wichita Heights High to the state title game as a senior where she was the game’s leading scorer with 23 points.  

Selected as Vype Magazine’s best player for the state of Kansas, Bowen was a two-time first-team all-state selection and earned first-team all-metro honors as a senior.

In addition, she broke the rebounding record, averaged a double-double with 14.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg in her final season.  A 2011 McDonald’s All-America nominee, Bowen posted a season-best 22 points and had 15 rebounds against Webb City (Mo.).

Bowen was a member of four state tournament participant teams finishing fourth  twice, runner-up as a junior and winning the title in her senior campaign.  Her senior class had a four-year record of 93-7 as prep basketball players.

The 6-1 forward steadily improved each season averaging 5.1, 13.8 and 16.9 ppg in each of her first three seasons.  Bowen also led the team with 11.1 rpg and has had 1.4 blocks-per-game as a junior leading the Falcons to a 6A state runner-up finish.

Bowen is a member of the 29th-ranked recruiting class according to the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and she was listed No. 98 individually for head coach Tom Collen.

In addition to basketball, Bowen was a member of peer leader group and president of her class for three years.  A four-year academic honor roll member, Bowen graduated at the top of her class with a 3.78 grade point average while participating in both basketball and volleyball for the Falcons.

PERSONAL
Jhasmin Lajune Bowen is one of three children of Adrian and Sharon Bowen of Wichita, Kan.  Born Jan. 30, 1993, she has two younger siblings; Jharian and Adrienne.  Bowen is majoring in accounting at Arkansas.