Sports Briefs: Friday, February 25, 2000
Sixers sign former Penn star Bowman Bowman, 26, has appeared and started in 40 games this season for the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association. The 6'5", 195-pound guard averaged 12.4 points, 5.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds for the Pride. He was in training camp with the Portland Trailblazers and Dallas Mavericks before the start of the season before signing with the Pride. Bowman, a native of Newark, N.J., was co-captain of the 1996 Penn squad. -- The Associated Press Caramanico receives academic accolades Wednesday, however, Caramanico was heralded for her achievements away from the hardwood. The Wharton junior was named a District Two GTE Academic All-American. In the classroom, Caramanico majors in Management and boasts a 3.24 grade point average, and the District Two honors make the Blue Bell, Pa., native eligible for national GTE Academic All-America status. Caramanico has been excellent on the hardwood this season, leading the Ivy League and Big 5 in both scoring and rebounding. A week ago today, at Cornell, she became Penn's all-time leading scorer. -- Jesse Spector