Vince and Stephanie Fowler haven’t forgotten their days in Omaha.
The first handbag in their Austin | Fowler collection is named after the city where they both attended college and played basketball for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
They brought their four kids back for a visit a few years ago.
“It was special to be back on campus and show where mom and dad met,” Stephanie Fowler said.
Stephanie, a 6-foot forward, came from Minnesota in 2002 to play for the Mavericks. Vince, a 6-foot, 4-inch guard, is from the Bahamas. They started dating that first year and stayed together, even when Vince played overseas before returning to Omaha.
Both received their degrees at UNO and Stephanie stayed on to work on her Master of Business Administration. She ended up living in Omaha for 10 years before they decided to move back to Minnesota to be closer to …