Ken Bowman has USC coach Tim Floyd to thank for landing in Kansas.
According to Hutch C.C. coach Ryan Swanson, Floyd — who had recruited a few of Swanson’s players when the coach was at Garden City — recommended a lively, good-sized prospect he’d seen in the Los Angeles area during a workout.
But Bowman thought he was Division I material — even though he wasn’t going to qualify.
A year later, and a year away from the game, Bowman touched down in the Sunflower State.
“He was really rusty,” Swanson said. “You could see there was a lot of skill, though.”