The 2022-23 basketball season was one to remember for the Dothan High Wolves boys basketball team.
A 27-5 record and a Class 7A state semifinal appearance were both bests in the school’s brief four-year history and ranks among the top five by a city team in the long history of Dothan athletics.Dowd, a versatile 6-foot-7 senior who could play outside or inside, led the Wolves with a double-double of 18.6 points and 12.2 rebounds along with 1.6 steals, 1.5 assists and 1.5 block shots a game.
“In eighth grade, I began to grow a lot and that is when I kind of shifted from soccer to basketball,” Dowd said. “Even when you look at some of these guys who have a bunch of money playing in the NBA that are not great scorers, they get rebounds and they rebound outside of their area. Thomas averaged 12 rebounds and I would say six of them were outside his area where he chased them down and outhustled people .
While scoring and rebounding numbers jump out most, Dowd said he loves to play defense as much as the other aspects. “He is one of the better kids I have coached on and off the court, showing up and doing the things the right way all the time,” Bynum said. “He is a great leader on and off the court, a great example for the kids. He is one of the those kids that you know will be successful in life, whether it is basketball or something else because he lives life the right way and does the right things and believes in the right things.
“Once they combined schools, I don’t think they had the success most people thought they would have for whatever reasons. It was an intriguing opportunity for me to come in to try and see if I could build it and change the culture and add accountability and ownership to the kids. “We lost two games back-to-back and after that won 13 games in a row and I felt something was clicking then,” Bynum said.
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