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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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11 Tenley Dowell

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morton, Ill.
  • Highschool Morton

Biography

2022-23 Redshirt-Junior Season: Played in 30 games, making nine starts… Averaged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game… Shot 42.4 percent from the field (50-118) and 35.9 percent from 3-point range (28-78)… Made 13 of her 19 free throw attempts (68.4)… Ended the season with 141 points, 99 rebounds, 17 assists and 15 steals… Averaged 18.7 minutes of playing time per game… Made her first start vs. Illinois (12/11) Logged 35 minutes of playing time vs. the Illini… Went 4-for-9 from the field to score 11 points… Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range vs. Binghamton while adding two assists (11/26)… Made a 3-pointer in nine-straight games from 12/7 to 11/1… Tied her season-high total with 11 points at Xavier (12/28)… Grabbed seven rebounds in the win over the Musketeers… Went 4-for-9 from the field at DePaul to net 11 points (2/8)… Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds vs. Xavier (2/21)… Led Butler in rebounding seven times.

2021-22 Redshirt-Sophomore Season: Played in all 28 games, making 21 starts… Averaged 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game… Shot 34.9 percent from the field (58-166) and 30.0 percent from 3-point range (33-110)… 86.5 percent free throw shooter (32-37)… Logged 725 minutes of playing time, averaging 25.9 minutes per contest… Ended the year with 181 points, 143 rebounds, 25 assists, and 24 steals… Led Butler in rebounding 11 times… Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds and added eight points vs. Georgetown (2/27)… Scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. Seton Hall (2/6)… Hit four of her seven 3-point attempts at Xavier to score 12 points (12/29)… Made all six of her free throw attempts vs. Evansville (12/22)… Posted 10 points and nine rebounds vs. the Purple Aces… Dished out a season-high three assists at DePaul (12/3)… Recorded four steals vs. Xavier (2/20)... Logged 34 minutes of playing time vs. UConn (1/12).

2020-21 Redshirt-Freshman Season: Played in 20 games, making 11 starts… Averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game… Shot 36 percent from the field (35-95) and 28 percent from 3-point range (16-56)… Connected on all but one free throw attempt (12-13), hitting 92 percent from the line… Averaged 21 minutes of playing time per contest… Ended the season with 44 rebounds, 11 assists and 11 steals… Helped Butler upset DePaul by providing the team with 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals (3/1)… Didn’t miss a shot at DePaul, going 5-fo-5 including 3-for-3 from behind the arc… Scored a season-high 14 points in the first meeting vs. DePaul (1/21)… Scored 12 points, secured four rebounds and added two steals in the contest at Seton Hall (1/17)… Pulled down a season-best six rebounds in the season opener vs. Providence (12/5).

2019-20 Freshman Season: Played in one game… Suffered a season-ending injury… Scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the season opener… Got the start and played 28 minutes… Recorded six steals vs. Wagner (11/9)… Went 7-for-7 from the free throw line… Made two field goals, including one 3-pointer… Recorded two assists.

High School:  Led the Morton Lady Potters’ to three Illinois High School Class 3A State Championships with a combined four-year varsity record of 131-10... Two-time Associated Press First Team All-State selection (2018 & 2019)... Two-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team All State selection (2018 & 2019)... 2019 IBCA All-Star Game MVP... 2019 Miss Illinois Basketball Finalist... Three-time Mid-Illini Conference First Team selection... Three-time Peoria Journal Star All-Area First Team selection... 2019 Peoria Journal Star Girls’ Basketball Player of The Year... 2019 Peoria Journal Star Female Athlete of The Year... Three-time State Farm Classic All Tournament selection... Tied for most wins in school history with 131 and ranks fourth all-time in scoring with 1,762 career points...  Played AAU basketball for Illinois Elite.

Personal:  Daughter of Troy and Taunya Dowell.  Has two siblings – Tatum and Tavia. Marketing major.

Why Dowell Chose Butler:
"I chose Butler because of the great campus, academics, and basketball program. I loved the coaches and players. It's exciting to be a part of the BIG EAST and to play our home games inside Hinkle Fieldhouse."

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

    Guard
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'0"
    11
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