Bryce McGowens
Guard · New Orleans Pelicans · #11
Bryce McGowens: season analysis
Bryce McGowens is a 24-year-old guard for the New Orleans Pelicans, wearing number 11. Listed at 6-foot-6 and 190 pounds, McGowens has 5 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Nebraska.
In 2026-27, McGowens is averaging 3.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 10.6 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 7 games. The shooting line reads 35.3% from the field, 28.6% from three-point range and 85.7% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (8.1 points in 21.0 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.4 points per game and playing time down by 10.4 minutes.
Before this season, McGowens played 4 NBA seasons and 160 games, averaging 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 8.1 points per game.
Injury report: McGowens is listed as day-to-day.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Bryce McGowens on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Day-To-Day · reported 2026-11-12
Profile
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #11 |
| Age | 24 |
| Born | November 8, 2002 · Pendleton, SC, USA |
| Height | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 190 lbs (86 kg) |
| College | Nebraska |
| NBA experience | 5 years |
| Salary | $2,584,539 (2026-27) |
Pelicans teammates
Saddiq BeyF · #41
Malik DiaF · #8
Jeremiah FearsG · #0
AJ JohnsonG · #14
Herbert JonesF · #2
DeAndre JordanC · #6
Bennedict MathurinG · #24
Karlo MatkovicF · #17
Yves MissiC · #21
Trey Murphy IIIF · #25
Dejounte MurrayG · #5
Jaron Pierre Jr.G · #10
Jordan PooleG · #3
Derik QueenC · #22
Julian ReeseF · #13
Trendon WatfordF · #9
Zion WilliamsonF · #1
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs BKN | L 111-145 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 8-8 | +1 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ GSW | L 87-138 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -27 |
| 2026-11-08 | @ LAC | L 123-139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs MIN | L 109-115 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-04 | vs UTA | W 120-113 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-02 | @ MEM | W 135-134 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs ATL | W 121-99 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +5 |
| 2026-10-29 | vs SAC | W 132-120 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs DEN | L 91-104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ DEN | L 135-141 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | new orleans pelicans | 7 | 0 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35.3 | 28.6 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9-2.4 | 0.3-1.0 | 1.7-2.0 |
| 2025-26 | new orleans pelicans | 42 | 13 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 48.1 | 40.9 | 77.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.7-5.6 | 0.9-2.2 | 1.8-2.3 |
| 2024-25 | portland trail blazers | 13 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3-1.1 | 0.0-0.3 | 0.4-0.5 |
| 2023-24 | charlotte hornets | 59 | 14 | 14.9 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 43.9 | 33.3 | 77.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7-3.9 | 0.6-1.7 | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2022-23 | charlotte hornets | 46 | 7 | 17.1 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 39.6 | 32.5 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.7-4.4 | 0.6-1.7 | 1.3-1.7 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.