Joseph R. Stowell (born December 24, 1926)[1] is an American former college basketball coach and broadcaster.

After attending Bradley University and playing on the basketball team from 1947 to 1950, he returned as an assistant coach in 1956 and became Bradley's ninth head coach in 1965.

[2] During his thirteen seasons as Bradley's head coach he won 197 games.

[3] His basketball resume also features two seasons coaching high school boys and two years coaching the Bradley University women.

[4] In 1985 Stowell joined Dave Snell as a WMBD (AM) broadcaster for Bradley basketball games,[4] and worked in that position until 2010.