Quinn McDowell

Quinn Thomas McDowell (born January 13, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Baylor School's boys' team in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a position he has held since 2024.

Quinn McDowell

McDowell with the Willetton Tigers in 2013
Baylor Red Raiders
Position	Head coach
League	TSSAA
Personal information
Born	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 35) Mason, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College	William & Mary (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2013–2016
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Coaching career	2016–present
Career history
As a player:
2013	Willetton Tigers
2013–2014	Springfield Armor
2014	Willetton Tigers
2014–2015	Palencia
2015–2016	VEF Rīga
As a coach:
2016–2018	Virginia Wesleyan (assistant)
2018–2019	Taylor (associate HC)
2019–2022	Lehigh (assistant)
2022–2024	Longwood (assistant)
2024–present	Baylor School
Career highlights
Copa Príncipe champion (2015) SBL scoring champion (2014) SBL All-Star Five (2013) 2× Third-team All-CAA (2010, 2011) CAA All-Rookie Team (2009)

Professional career

In January 2013, McDowell signed with the Willetton Tigers in Australia for the 2013 State Basketball League season.^[1] He was named in the SBL All-Star Five^[2] and averaged 29.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 26 games.^[3]

In November 2013, McDowell joined the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.^[4] He was waived on February 19, 2014, after averaging 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 22 games.^[5] He subsequently returned to Australia and re-joined the Willetton Tigers for the 2014 SBL season. He averaged a league-leading 30.1 points per game to go with 10.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 23 games.^[3]

On September 4, 2014, McDowell signed with Palencia Baloncesto for the 2014–15 LEB Oro season.^[6] On March 9, 2015, he injured himself at training and subsequently missed six weeks of action.^[7] In 25 games for Palencia, he averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

On July 24, 2015, McDowell signed with VEF Rīga for the 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League season.^[8][9] He left the team in January 2016. In 11 league games for Rīga, he averaged 7.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also appeared in 16 VTB United League games, averaging 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Coaching career

In August 2016, McDowell was appointed assistant coach of the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins men's basketball team, effectively ending his playing career.^[10][11] Following the 2017–18 season, he accepted a position as the associate head coach at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.^[12] In May 2019, he was appointed assistant coach of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team.^[13] Three years later, he joined the coaching staff at Longwood University.^[14] He spent two seasons at Longwood where he helped the Lancers win 20 games each season.^[15] In 2024, he took the head coaching job of the boys' varsity team at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.^[15]