$Signed a three-year contract with the Hornets in February of 2023. Contract includes team option for 2025-26.
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.
Posts season-high 22 points
GCharlotte Hornets
April 9, 2023
McGowens accumulated 22 points (6-11 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 9-10 FT), four rebounds, four assists and two steals across 33 minutes during Sunday's 106-95 win over the Cavaliers.
ANALYSIS As the season came to an end, McGowens got plenty of opportunities. He started the final six games of the year while averaging 30 minutes. In those six contests, McGowens averaged 14.7 points on 48.3 percent shooting. The rookie cleared the 20-point plateau for the first time in his career, as he tied with Mark Williams for the team high Sunday. McGowens will have to fight for a bigger role next season in the Hornets' rotation.
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2022
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 %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
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Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
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 %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
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Fantasy Points Per Minute
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True Shooting %
51.9%
Effective Field Goal %
46.0%
3-Point Attempt Rate
39.6%
Free Throw Rate
39.6%
Offensive Rebound %
2.7%
Defensive Rebound %
10.1%
Total Rebound %
6.3%
Assist %
9.1%
Steal %
0.8%
Block %
0.7%
Turnover %
12.8%
Usage %
15.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.0
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
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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.
McGowens notched 20 points (7-12 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 4-6 FT), six rebounds and three assists across 36 minutes during Tuesday's 120-100 loss to the Raptors.
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Scores 11 points in spot start
GCharlotte Hornets
March 29, 2023
McGowens closed Tuesday's 137-134 win over Oklahoma City with 11 points (4-9 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 0-2 FT), two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 24 minutes.
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Ties season high with six dimes
GCharlotte Hornets
March 24, 2023
McGowens notched eight points (2-5 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 4-5 FT), one rebound, six assists and one block across 25 minutes during Thursday's 115-96 loss to the Pelicans.
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Logs 20 minutes in blowout loss
GCharlotte Hornets
March 17, 2023
McGowens ended with nine points (2-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-5 FT), one rebound, two assists, one block and one steal over 20 minutes during Friday's 121-82 loss to the 76ers.
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