Daeqwon Plowden

About

Daeqwon Rayshawn Plowden (born August 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons.

Plowden is a native of Germantown, Philadelphia, and attended Mastery Charter North School. He was the school’s first 1,000-point scorer and was a two-time all-state team selection. Plowden played primarily as a forward and center in high school; he credits his team’s coaches, Terrence Cook and Gerald Johnson, for teaching him combined big man and guard skills.
On November 9, 2016, Plowden signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Bowling Green Falcons. ESPN ranked him as the 20th best player in Pennsylvania in his recruiting class.

Plowden was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) second-team in 2020 and the third-team in 2021 and 2022. He was selected to the MAC All-Defensive team in 2022.
Plowden finished his career with the Falcons with 1,618 points and 935 rebounds. He did not miss a game during his college career and is the program leader in games played with 154.