Julius "Jay" Bowie (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for La Union Formosa of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol.

As a senior in 2009–10, he again averaged a double-double with 16.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while leading his team to the Class 2A state final at the power forward position, alongside swingman teammate Jamal Cherry.

[3] On December 6, 2010, he was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week after averaging 13.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game and leading the Red Foxes to conference wins over Niagara and Canisius.

He missed all of January as he sat out from December 31 to February 3 due to concussion-like symptoms he sustained after taking a hit to the head in practice in mid-December.

[8] He finished the season with averages of 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds, as he earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors for the second straight year.

He graduated from Marist College with a major in business administration and finished just a dozen points shy of the 1,000-point plateau for his career.

[11] In his professional debut on November 15 in Delaware's season opener, Bowie played 16 minutes off the bench and had three points, three steals and two rebounds in a 109–106 triple-overtime win over the Canton Charge.

[1][16] He made his debut for the Giants on March 14 in the team's season opener, scoring 18 points in a 114–76 loss to the Willetton Tigers.

[37] In his debut for the Tigers in their season opener on March 18, Bowie recorded 36 points and 12 rebounds in a 90–82 win over the East Perth Eagles.

[39] In his return to Kalgoorlie to face the Giants on April 2,[40] Bowie recorded 29 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in a 100–99 loss.

[43] In the Tigers' regular-season finale on July 30, Bowie recorded 34 points and 13 rebounds in a 113–102 win over the Perth Redbacks.

[44] The Tigers finished the regular season in third place with an 18–8 record, going on to defeat the Senators 2–0 in the quarter-finals before losing 2–1 to the Joondalup Wolves in the semi-finals.

[53] On May 26, he recorded 26 points and a season-high 14 rebounds and hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to lift the Tigers to a 101–100 win over the Perth Redbacks.

[65] The Tigers finished the regular season in seventh place with a 13–13 record before being defeated 2–0 by the Joondalup Wolves in the quarter-finals.

[73] The Giants finished the regular season in seventh place with a 14–12 record before being defeated 2–0 by the Lakeside Lightning in the quarter-finals.

[83] The team finished the regular season in seventh place with a 15–15 record and lost 2–0 in the first round of the playoffs to Satria Muda Pertamina.

[84][85] In February 2024, Bowie joined Spartans SG of the Liga Basquet Pro, the second division league in Ecuador.

[86][87] In August 2024, Bowie signed with La Union Formosa of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol in Argentina.