Dowe attended Eastern High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was named 7th Region Player of the Year honors after averaging 14.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks a game. Dowe earned 2nd Team All-State honors and was named MVP of Louisville Invitational Tournament and Capital City tournament. Dowe played college basketball for the Bellarmine University's Knights, where he averaged 14.7 points, 5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Dowe finished his college career as the 5th all-time in Bellarmine program history in scoring, 4th in steals, 4th in blocked shots, and 2nd in games played. On March 5, 2013, Dowe earned a spot in the First-team All-GLVC.
Professional career
Sampaense (2013–2014)
On October 4, 2013, Dowe started his professional career with the Portuguese team Sampaense. On January 4, 2014, Dowe recorded a career-high 29 points, shooting 9-of-15 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two steals in a 79–68 win over Maia Basket Clube. Dowe helped Sampaense reach the 2014 Portuguese League Playoffs as the fourth seed, where they eventually were eliminated by Benfica in the Semifinals. Dowe finished the season as the league third-leading scorer with 19.9 points, while also averaging 5.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
On July 7, 2014, Dowe signed with the French team Aix-Maurienne of the LNB Pro B. In 31 games played for Aix-Maurienne, Dowe averaged 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
On July 2, 2015, Dowe signed with Hyères-Toulon for the 2015–16 season. Dowe helped the team to promote to the LNB Pro A as the LNB Pro B regular season champion.
On June 17, 2016, Dowe signed a one-year deal with the Belgian team Basic-Fit Brussels. Dowe helped Brussels reach the 2017 Belgian League Finals, where they eventually lost to Oostende. In 52 games played during the 2016–17 season, Dowe averaged 12.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Pau-Orthez (2017–2018)
On July 7, 2017, Dowe returned to France for second stint, signing a one-year deal with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. Dowe helped Pau-Orthez reach the 2018 Pro A Playoffs as the eighth seed, where they eventually were eliminated by Monaco in the Quarterfinals. In 36 games played during the 2017–18 season, Dowe averaged 10.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
On July 11, 2018, Dowe signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2018–19 season. On January 2, 2019, Dowe recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the field, along with four rebounds and two assists in a 95–93 loss to Maccabi Rishon LeZion. Dowe helped Nes Ziona reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Eilat.
