[1] Bowers initially attended Elliston Baptist Academy in Memphis as a freshman and sophomore, earning all-state honors both years in both basketball and baseball (as a pitcher).
He then transferred to St. George's Independent School in nearby Collierville, where, as a senior, he led the basketball team to a 25–3 record and the Tennessee Division II State semi-finals while averaging 19.8 points, 12.4 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com,[3] Bowers received scholarship offers from Arkansas, Marquette, George Mason, New Mexico and UTEP, ultimately committing to play for Mike Anderson and the Missouri Tigers.
[6] Bowers did not play much his freshman season, averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in just under 7 minutes per game as a backup to seniors DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons.
[11] Before his senior season, Bowers suffered a season-ending injury in early October 2011 when tore his ACL in his left knee during pre-season workouts.
[12][13] Forced to red-shirt his senior year, he continued traveling with the team, and earned Academic All-Big 12 honors for his work in the classroom.
[6] However, for the third straight year, his Tigers were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament; Missouri was defeated 72–84 by Colorado State in Bower's final collegiate game.
After being unsuccessful in securing another NBA contract, Bowers signed a one-year deal with Israeli club Hapoel Holon in July 2013.
In December 2014, after only seven games back with Hapoel Holon, averaging 10.6 points and 5.3 rebounds, Bowers was released by the team in order to make room for the signing of former St. John's player Sean Evans.
[28] Bowers founded and runs his own company, LBO Sports LLC, which organizes a variety of coed summer basketball camps throughout Missouri and Tennessee.