$Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Trail Blazers in July of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
McGowens was born Nov. 8, 2002, in Pendleton, South Carolina. McGowens played basketball for Wren High School in Piedmont, South Carolina. He blossomed as a sophomore, where he averaged 26.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and three assists per game and was named Region 1-4A Player of the Year. He led his team to a Class 4A Upper State runner-up finish. In his junior season, McGowens scored a school-record 65 points in a second-round win in the Class 4A playoffs. He averaged 25.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game as a junior, leading his team to the Class 4A Upper State championship game and repeating as Region 1-4A Player of the Year. For his senior season, McGowens moved to Legacy Early College in Greenville, South Carolina. As a senior, he averaged 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, earning South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year honors. He was selected to the Jordan Brand Classic roster. McGowens was considered a five-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals, and a four-star recruit by ESPN. On Feb. 10, 2020, he announced his commitment to play college basketball for Florida State. On Oct. 8, 2020, McGowens decommitted from the program. On Nov. 13, 2020, he committed to Nebraska, becoming the highest-ranked recruit in program history and its first five-star recruit. He played a key role for the Cornhuskers, averaging 16.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. McGowens was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten as well as the All-Freshman Team. On March 21, 2022, McGowens declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. The Charlotte Hornets selected him in the second round with the 40th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Hits clutch shot in Rising Stars
GPortland Trail Blazers
February 14, 2025
McGowens (shoulder) registered two points (1-1 FG) across 3:46 of playing time in Team G League's 25-14 loss to Team C in the final of the Rising Stars event Friday.
ANALYSIS McGowens had a far bigger impact during Team G League's 40-39 win over Team M in the semifinals, finishing with 12 points (5-90 FG, 2-4 3Pt), one rebound, one assist and two steals while hitting the game-winning three to advance to the finals. McGowens had been dealing with a shoulder injury prior to the All-Star break, but that didn't prevent him from participating in Friday's Rising Stars event. The 2022 second-round pick will likely return to the G League with the Rip City Remix following the All-Star break.
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Stat Review
How does Bryce McGowens compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
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Steal %
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Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
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True Shooting %
67.4%
Effective Field Goal %
57.1%
3-Point Attempt Rate
28.6%
Free Throw Rate
85.7%
Offensive Rebound %
5.1%
Defensive Rebound %
0.0%
Total Rebound %
2.6%
Assist %
7.4%
Steal %
2.0%
Block %
0.0%
Turnover %
21.7%
Usage %
25.3%
Fantasy Points Per Game
2.0
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
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More Fantasy News
Dealing with shoulder injury
GRip City Remix G League (Trail Blazers)
Shoulder
February 8, 2025
McGowens didn't play during Friday's 110-103 G League loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers due to a shoulder injury.
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Submits 35-point game in G League
GRip City Remix G League (Trail Blazers)
January 30, 2025
McGowens recorded 35 points (7-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 11-11 FT), seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and one steal across 39 minutes Wednesday in the G League Rip City Remix's 115-106 win over the Austin Spurs.
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Drops 29 points in G League loss
GRip City Remix G League (Trail Blazers)
January 27, 2025
McGowens produced 29 points (10-16 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 4-5 FT), two rebounds, two assists and two steals across 31 minutes Monday in the G League Rip City Remix's 124-99 loss to the Austin Spurs.
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Drops 36 points in G League
GRip City Remix G League (Trail Blazers)
January 16, 2025
McGowens totaled 36 points (12-23 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 8-8 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one block across 40 minutes Wednesday in the G league Rip City Remix's 132-128 win against the Memphis Hustle.
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Shines with 46 points in G League
GRip City Remix G League (Trail Blazers)
January 2, 2025
McGowens posted 46 points (17-22 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 6-9 FT), three rebounds and two steals across 31 minutes Wednesday in the G League Rip City Remix's 119-115 win over the San Diego Clippers.
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Underwhelming Summer League
GCharlotte Hornets
July 19, 2023
McGowens averaged 12.2 points on 33.8 percent shooting, including 27.3 percent from beyond the arc in 25.4 minutes per game across six Summer League contests for Charlotte.
ANALYSIS McGowens earned a respectable 4.3 free-throw attempts per game and had a positive 8:5 AST:TO ratio, but his overall production was lackluster. Operating in an environment with extremely little offensive organization hurt the 21-year-old, but shooting 6-for-22 from deep is still a developmental red flag, given that McGowens only shot 27.4 percent on 4.7 three-point attempts per game during his lone season at Nebraska.