Former Nebrasketball Guard, Current Trail Blazer Bryce McGowens Selected for 2025 Castrol Rising Stars Showcase

The format for the event is a mini tournament among four teams, with the winning Rising Stars team competing in the All-Star Game mini-tournament on Sunday, Feb. 16 against the NBA All-Stars.

McGowens has appeared in five games for the Portland Trail Blazers this season. Most of his time has been spent in the G League with the Rip City Remix. In 21 games, he is averaging 27.7 points, second-most in the G League, to go with 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game this season.

After his lone season in Lincoln, McGowens was selected with the No. 40 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was traded to the Charlotte Hornets, where he saw NBA action in 105 games over two seasons. He was waived by Charlotte in 2024 before being picked up by Portland five days later.

At Nebraska, McGowens was a third-team All-Big Ten performer as a freshman in 2021-22, averaging a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. An eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, McGowens had 11 games with 20-or-more points.

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