Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Lipscomb University

Offcanvas Scoreboard

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

John Wilkinson III / Nine12 Creative
John Wilkinson III / Nine12 Creative

1 Claira McGowan

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • High School Oakland
  • Previous School Murray State
  • Major Business Management

Biography

Pronunciation

NCAA Career Database

CAREER AWARDS

  • 2x All-ASUN Second Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
  • 2x ASUN Player of the Week (Dec. 4, 2023; Feb. 12, 2024)
  • 1x Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week (Feb. 13, 2024)
  • ASUN All-Academic Team (2023-24)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® (2024-25)

2024-25 (SENIOR)

  • Voted to the All-ASUN Sescond Team for the second straight season
  • Became 11th player in Division I era (since 2003-04) to join 1,000-point club vs. Central Arkansas (1/23)
  • Named All-ASUN Second Team for second straight season
  • Started all 32 games for the Bisons, averaging 32 minutes per game
  • Averaged 13.7 points per game, good for eighth in the ASUN
  • Second on team with 25 double-digit scoring performances and six 20+ games
  • Hit season high of 25 points three times against Central Arkansas (1/8), Queens (1/18) and North Alabama (3/8)
  • Shot 44.4% from the field, 34.3% from 3-point range and 78.9% from the charity stripe
  • Added 122 rebounds, 44 assists and 23 steals
  • Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District®

2023-24 (JUNIOR)

  • She had a breakout season for the Bisons, leading the team in scoring, averaging 12.8 points per game, 10th most in the ASUN
  • Earned Second Team All-ASUN and All-Academic Team honors
  • Poured in 37 points versus North Florida, the program's single-game scoring record
  • Named the AP Women's Basketball Weekly Player to Watch after averaged 27 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 assists against North Florida (2/7) and Jacksonville (2/10)
  • 2x ASUN Player of the Week (12/4 and 2/12) and 1x TSWA Player of the Week (2/13)
  • Played in all 30 games for the Bisons, with ten starts, and nearly 1,000 minutes played (second highest on the team)
  • She averaged 15.4 points per game in ASUN play, fifth most in the conference, while shooting nearly 40 percent from the floor overall
  • Shot 36.4 percent from the three-point range this season, with 81 percent from the free-throw line, 4th in the ASUN
  • Scored double-digits in 20 games, including five 20+ point games
  • Averaged 4.8 rebounds per game on the season to go along with 2.1 assists per game. 

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Averaged 10.4 points per game in her first season with the Bisons while shooting 36% from beyond the arc
  • Earned her way to the charity stripe 83 times (2nd highest on the team) and connected at 80%
  • Played a key reserve role, logging 20+ minutes in all but one game against Division I opponents and reaching double-figure scoring 16 times
  • Scored a career-high 22 points in a win at Eastern Kentucky (2/2)

2021-22 (FRESHMAN AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)

  • Suited up for 23 games and played 204 minutes total on the season, compiling 40 points, 22 rebounds, and 13 assists.
  • Dean's List first semester

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Played under Coach Shelby Campbell at Oakland High School
  • 3x All-State
  • 3x All-District
  • 3x All-Region
  • 2021 All-Star Game
  • Scored over 1000+ points
  • 2020 MVP of District Tournament
  • 3x Team Captain
  • As a senior, she led the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game, added 3.7 rebounds, and guided the Patriots to a sectional appearance
  • Honor Roll and National Honors Society

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Rich and Kim McGowan
  • She has two brothers, Jacob and Josh, and one sister, Kathleen
  • Planned major is Finance
  • Intended minor in Computer Science
  • Career Ambition is to be the CEO of a large and successful company
  • She chose Lipscomb because she immediately felt a connection with the coaching staff and wanted to be a part of the culture being established
  • Lists The Sandlot and Overcomer as favorite sports movies
     

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022-23Sophomore

    G
    5'7"
    20
  • 1

    2023-24Junior

    G
    5'7"
    1
  • 1

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    1
Lipscomb University athletics logo