Bryce McGowens

Bryce McGowens

23-Year-Old GuardG
New Orleans Pelicans
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Bryce McGowens in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans in July of 2025.
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.

Fares well off bench
GNew Orleans Pelicans
March 6, 2026
McGowens had 14 points (5-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal across 27 minutes during Thursday's 133-123 win over Sacramento.
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McGowens continues to play a key role off the bench in New Orleans, but he's still a bit too volatile to trust outside of deeper formats. Over his last eight games, he's averaging 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 three-pointers in 26.1 minutes per contest.
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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 %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 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 %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • 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 %
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True Shooting %
60.9%
 
Effective Field Goal %
56.2%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
39.6%
 
Free Throw Rate
39.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
1.5%
 
Defensive Rebound %
9.6%
 
Total Rebound %
5.5%
 
Assist %
9.4%
 
Steal %
1.3%
 
Block %
0.8%
 
Turnover %
4.5%
 
Usage %
14.2%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
14.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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Back to bench
GNew Orleans Pelicans
March 1, 2026
McGowens will come off the bench during Sunday's game against the Clippers, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.
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Starting sans Murray
GNew Orleans Pelicans
February 28, 2026
McGowens will start against the Jazz on Saturday.
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Not starting Saturday
GNew Orleans Pelicans
February 21, 2026
McGowens is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the 76ers.
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Starting Friday
GNew Orleans Pelicans
February 20, 2026
McGowens is in the Pelicans' starting lineup against the Bucks on Friday.
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Earns three-year deal
GNew Orleans Pelicans
February 20, 2026
The Pelicans signed McGowens to a three-year contract Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
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Candidate to sign standard deal
GNew Orleans Pelicans
January 29, 2026
The Pelicans are keen on signing McGowens to a standard deal in the near future, according to Will Guillory of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
McGowens is playing on a two-way deal, but the Pelicans want to sign him to a multi-year standard deal based on what he's shown this season. Such a move would have to wait, though, as the Pelicans have a full roster right now, although a spot or two could open up as a result of their deadline moves. McGowens is averaging a solid 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists across 19.4 minutes per game this season. He's appeared in 29 games for the Pelicans while starting 11 times.
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