2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Cam McDowell
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Powder Springs, Ga.
- High School:
- McEachern High School
- Prev Team:
- McEachern High School
Bio
Final Bio (PDF)
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Averaged 1.0 points, 1.0 assists and 0.4 rebounds in 6.5 minutes of action in seven games played.
• Registered first-half minutes in five of his seven games played.
• Logged PT in both of the Bulldogs’ preseason exhibitions and then saw action in six regular-season contests and versus Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
• Checked in to his first regular-season game at the 13:43 mark of the first half of the Gardner-Webb game, drawing high fives from teammates on his way to do so.
• Active in his first collegiate outing against the Runnin’ Bulldogs with a pair of boards, a pair of assists and a steal.
• Clocked 11 first-half minutes versus Gardner-Webb, as much playing time as he saw in both halves of any game the rest of the season.
• Missed the Texas A&M and Kentucky games to open SEC play due to a non-COVID illness.
• Returned to dress out at Mississippi State but did not see action in Starkville.
• Logged his first SEC minutes against Arkansas, drawing PT in both halves and scoring his first points in league play.
• Active in late-game minutes at LSU, with a steal which he converted into a dunk on the other end and an assist in four MP.
• After seeing action in just one of the first 21 games, earned playing time in six of the season’s last 11 contests.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Mike Thompson as a junior and senior at McEachern High.
• Voted All-State for 7A South by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association in both 2020 and 2021.
• Tabbed first-team All-State for Class 7A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior.
• Named second-team All-Metro by the Atlanta Tipoff Club following his stellar senior season.
• As a senior, averaged 21.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for the Indians, who finished 24-5 and advanced to the semifinals of the Georgia 7A state tournament.
• Wrapped up his prep career with a game-high 25 points in a 59-58 loss to Berkmar in the state semis.
• As a junior, averaged 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for McEachern, which compiled a 22-6 record en route to reaching the semifinals of Georgia’s 7A state tourney.
• Scored 17 points in the Indians’ 82-76 setback to Grayson in the state semifinals.
• Coached by Bryan Lippman and Omar Gonzalez at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Ga., as a sophomore during the 2018-19 season.
• Helped Lincoln compile a 22-5 record.
• Teammates at Lincoln include four current D-I players Georgia teammate Dalen Ridgnal, as well as Frank Anselem (Syracuse), Elias King (Middle Tennessee) and Moulaye Sissoko (Dayton).
• Played at Griffin High School as a freshman during the 2017-18 season.
Personal
• Born December 31, 2002, in Griffin, Ga., Cam is the son or Jessica Mayes and intends to major in Accounting.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Averaged 1.0 points, 1.0 assists and 0.4 rebounds in 6.5 minutes of action in seven games played.
• Registered first-half minutes in five of his seven games played.
• Logged PT in both of the Bulldogs’ preseason exhibitions and then saw action in six regular-season contests and versus Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
• Checked in to his first regular-season game at the 13:43 mark of the first half of the Gardner-Webb game, drawing high fives from teammates on his way to do so.
• Active in his first collegiate outing against the Runnin’ Bulldogs with a pair of boards, a pair of assists and a steal.
• Clocked 11 first-half minutes versus Gardner-Webb, as much playing time as he saw in both halves of any game the rest of the season.
• Missed the Texas A&M and Kentucky games to open SEC play due to a non-COVID illness.
• Returned to dress out at Mississippi State but did not see action in Starkville.
• Logged his first SEC minutes against Arkansas, drawing PT in both halves and scoring his first points in league play.
• Active in late-game minutes at LSU, with a steal which he converted into a dunk on the other end and an assist in four MP.
• After seeing action in just one of the first 21 games, earned playing time in six of the season’s last 11 contests.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Mike Thompson as a junior and senior at McEachern High.
• Voted All-State for 7A South by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association in both 2020 and 2021.
• Tabbed first-team All-State for Class 7A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior.
• Named second-team All-Metro by the Atlanta Tipoff Club following his stellar senior season.
• As a senior, averaged 21.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for the Indians, who finished 24-5 and advanced to the semifinals of the Georgia 7A state tournament.
• Wrapped up his prep career with a game-high 25 points in a 59-58 loss to Berkmar in the state semis.
• As a junior, averaged 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for McEachern, which compiled a 22-6 record en route to reaching the semifinals of Georgia’s 7A state tourney.
• Scored 17 points in the Indians’ 82-76 setback to Grayson in the state semifinals.
• Coached by Bryan Lippman and Omar Gonzalez at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Ga., as a sophomore during the 2018-19 season.
• Helped Lincoln compile a 22-5 record.
• Teammates at Lincoln include four current D-I players Georgia teammate Dalen Ridgnal, as well as Frank Anselem (Syracuse), Elias King (Middle Tennessee) and Moulaye Sissoko (Dayton).
• Played at Griffin High School as a freshman during the 2017-18 season.
Personal
• Born December 31, 2002, in Griffin, Ga., Cam is the son or Jessica Mayes and intends to major in Accounting.
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