Coach Bruce Pearl benched the 6 - foot - 7 , 250 - pounder for seven games , a span when the Tigers went 2 - 5 .
Bowers was inconsistent as a backup .
Coach Bruce Pearl benched the 6 - foot - 7 , 250 - pounder for seven games , a span when the Tigers went 2 - 5 and Bowers was inconsistent as a backup .