When he is not playing basketball, he is watching it. If he is not watching it, he is thinking about it.
It is that kind of passion which shields him from the pressures of the game.
You could forgive the 26-year-old small forward if he felt a bit edgy before the Nuggets' home games against the Manawatu Jets tonight and the Southland Sharks on Sunday.
After all, the Eastern Michigan University graduate was called into the squad just two weeks ago to help fix the franchise's ailing offence.
To make room for Bowdry, the Nuggets cut fellow American Troy Payne, who had built a reputation as one the best defenders in the league.
To add to the tension, the Nuggets' playoffs prospects hang by a thread.
Bowdry ought to be pretty tightly wound but his easy smile is the first clue he is more relaxed than the situation would suggest.
''Basically, I can just come in and do what I can do for the team,'' Bowdry said.
''I can add that versatility, that passion, that leadership and just try and develop from there and give the team little bits and pieces that they have been missing and that I know I'm able to give to them.''
Bowdry had barely got a foot off the plane when he made his debut for the Nuggets against the Wellington Saints.
It was a torrid introduction. The Nuggets lost 89-73 and Bowdry, as expected, looked a little lost.
He started to find his rhythm last weekend, notching 23 points in the 96-93 win over the Waitakere Rangers and chipping in with 11 points and eight rebounds the following evening in the 83-78 loss to the Waikato Pistons.
He has not been able to get his outside shooting game going the way he would like but remains confident.
''You have to stay aggressive because it will start to fall. As a shooter and a scorer, that's what you know you need to do.
''So you've got to have that mindset. You can't get bent out of shape if you're missing shots because, honestly, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.''
Chemistry takes time and Bowdry has been feeling his way. But, in his words, he is starting to feel his ''mojo'' return.
Bowdry will have a tough defensive assignment tonight. He will be up against fellow American Paul Jones, who smoked 40 points in the Jets' 100-89 win over the Saints on Monday.
''He can get hot, so basically our job is to contain him and stick to our principles and play our brand of basketball.
''We got to play with confidence and go out there with a swagger. And basically just have fun. No pressure, just go out there and do what we're here to do - and that's play basketball and try and win some games.''
Bowdry has had professional stints in the D-League, Turkey, Latvia, Bulgaria and now in New Zealand. Three weeks ago, he had barely heard of the place.
''Honestly, I didn't even know where it was on the map. I knew about Australia and they said it was similar and it was an island by Australia. So I thought, `OK, I can do that. I'll just add it to the places I've never been'.''
The Nuggets have five wins from 11 games and are in sixth place. The top four teams will contest the finals and the Nuggets have some work to do if they are going to be involved.
The cut-off point is likely to be 11 or 10 wins. That means the Nuggets will have to win five or six of their seven remaining round-robin games.
The Pistons (7-5, fifth) and the Nelson Giants (8-6, fourth) are better placed than the Nuggets.
The Hawkes Bay Hawks lead the league with 11 wins from 13 matches. The Sharks (8-3) have won six matches in a row and are in second place.
The Saints (8-5) are holding on to third spot but, after a good start, have come back to the pack.
The Rangers (5-8), Taranaki Mountain Airs (4-8) and Jets (3-8) are at very long odds while the Canterbury Rams (2-10) can start thinking about next year.
National Basketball League
Otago Nuggets v Manawatu Jets
When: Tonight, 7pm.
Where: Edgar Centre.
Nuggets: Mark Dickel, Micah Lepaio, Brandon Bowdry, Brendon Polyblank, Warren Carter, Sam King, Olly Smith, Tony Tolovae, Steve Robinson, Damon Cleverley, Richard Rodger, Sheldon McGuire.
Jets: Brandon Jenkins, Paul Jones, Arthur Trousdell, Jeremiah Trueman, Nick Horvath, Troy McLean, Matt Te Huna, Alonzo Burton, Derone Raukawa, Kaine Hokianga.
