|| .354 || .815 || 1.8 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 5.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| Santa Clara | 30 || 30 || 27.7 || .424 || .431 || .744 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .8 || .2 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;"| Santa Clara | 38 || 38 || 26.2 || .408 || .390 || .865 || 4.3 || .5 || 1.5 || .2 || 9.4 |- Professional career On July 18, 2013, Cowels signed a one-year deal with the Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League. In 40 games for Den Helder in 2013–14, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. On November 1, 2014, Cowels was selected with the final pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Reno Bighorns. He was later traded to the Maine Red Claws on draft night. On November 10, he was waived by the Red Claws prior to the start of the regular season. In July 2015, Cowels joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2015 Orlando Summer League, helping the team win the tournament championship. In five games for the Grizzlies, he averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. On December 17, 2015, Cowels signed with the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada. However, six days later, he was released by Halifax prior to the start of the 2015–16 season. On January 29, 2016, Cowels signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2016 New Zealand NBL season. He scored 30 points or more six times during the season, including a season-high 35 points to go with 11 rebounds in a 107–97 win over the Canterbury Rams on April 30. He subsequently earned Player of the Week honors for Round 8. Cowels appeared in all 18 games for the Giants in 2016, averaging 25.7 points (ranked second in league), 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He subsequently earned NBL All-Star Five honors. On August 3, 2016, Cowels signed with the Helsinki Seagulls of Finland for the 2016–17 Korisliiga season. In 45 games, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. In July 2017, Cowels joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2017 NBA Summer League. He later joined French team Hyères-Toulon for the 2017–18 season. In 34 games for Hyères-Toulon, he averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and