Former Idaho State standout Sammy Dowd joined University of Evansville men’s basketball coach David Ragland’s staff as a graduate assistant in July of 2022.
A native of Seattle, Washington, Dowd most recently played in the Philippines for the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons in 2020.
In two seasons at Idaho State, Dowd appeared in a total of 56 games while making 10 starts. As a senior in 2018-19, he notched five assists and 26 minutes, both career highs, against Portland State. His top scoring effort at ISU came in his junior season where he tallied 13 points also against Portland State.
Following his junior campaign in 2017-18, Dowd was the recipient of the US Basketball Writers Association’s Most Courageous award given at the NCAA tournament Final Four. He was recognized for the hurdles that he overcame in his life to accomplish one of his goals of playing college basketball at the Division I level.
Prior to his Division I career, Dowd played for two seasons at North Idaho where he averaged 17 points and 7 assists per game. He was named to the honor roll and helped his team to a conference championship. In his time at Gonzaga Prep, he lettered in football and basketball. His basketball squad advanced to the state playoffs on three occasions while finishing as high as 8th in the state rankings.
He is the son of Ron and Jill Miller and has a sister Megan and brother Matt.
