Grand Canyon product Gabe McGlothan has agreed to sign a 10-day hardship contract with the Indiana Pacers, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania.
McGlothan went undrafted out of GCU in 2024 but latched onto the Denver Nuggets for training camp as a rookie. He joined their G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold, before he was traded to the Pacers’ G League team, the Noblesville Boom, this past August.
Over 14 games this G League season, McGlothan is averaging 16.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 53% from the field.
McGlothan, who went to Basha High School and is from Gilbert, Arizona, played a year at Southeast Missouri State before four seasons at Grand Canyon.
As a senior in 2023-24, he averaged 12.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, helping the Antelopes advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
How many Grand Canyon players have played in the NBA?
McGlothan would become the third GCU product to appear in an NBA game and first this century.
Former centers Bayard Forrest (1977-79) and Horacio Llamas (1996-98) both played over parts of two seasons with the Phoenix Suns.
Why are the Pacers signing Gabe McGlothan to a hardship contract?
McGlothan now finds an opportunity to potentially earn minutes with Indiana (6-20), which has dealt with a series of injuries to key players since first losing star guard Tyrese Haliburton to an Achilles tear during last season’s NBA Finals.
In the Pacers’ last game, they rolled out regular rotation players Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard, along with undrafted rookie Ethan Thompson and journeyman center Jay Huff.
