Biography
2024-25 (Sr.): Was on pace for all-conference honors prior to season-ending injury with 12.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and team-high 4.2 assists per game, shooting .361 from three-point range and .886 at foul stripe … still finished with GNAC ranks of 19th in scoring, 3rd in assists, 5th in assist/turnover ratio (2.6) and 11th in 3FGs per game (1.9) … scored double figures 14 times and had at least six points in all 21 appearances … tallied UAA season-high and career-high 32 points (10-17 FG, 4-9 3FG, 8-9 FT), along with 6 assists, in 94-87 road victory over Simon Fraser … other top efforts included 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and just one turnover in neutral-court win over CSU-Pueblo; 17 points (3-7 3FG), 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in home loss to NCAA qualifier Northwest Nazarene; and 9 points (3-8 3FG) and 7 assists in home win over Western Oregon … finished collegiate career with 1,150 points and 247 assists, despite missing time to injury in final two seasons.
BEFORE UAA: Started 74 of 79 career games in three seasons at fellow NCAA Div. II program Nebraska-Kearney, averaging 11.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists, and shooting .453 overall, .377 (147-390) on threes and .754 on free throws … posted top season as sophomore in 2022-23 with 14.2 ppg (13th in MIAA), 3.8 rpg, 1.9 apg, and MIAA top-10 shooting numbers of .489/.438/.810 … topped 20-point mark seven times in career, including high of 26 points (10-16 FG, 5-8 3FG) in 78-72 road loss to Minnesota-Duluth in Nov. 2022 … other big sophomore efforts included 23 points (5-7 3FG) and 6 rebounds at Emporia State, 25 points (7-12 FG), 4 assists and 2 steals at Pittsburg State, and 19 points (4-9 3FG) and 9 rebounds at Washburn … junior highlights included 21 points (8-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) against Chadron State, and career-high 12 rebounds against Emporia State … logged 40 minutes or more in seven career games, and at least 37 minutes on 24 occasions … earned MIAA all-academic honors twice.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named honorable mention 5A all-state as senior in 2020-21, averaging 19.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game … earned second-team all-conference honors as a junior, averaging 9.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals ... tied Legend single-game scoring record with 35 points, equaling current NBA star Derrick White … chosen to play in 2021 Colorado High School Association All-Star Game ... played for Chauncey Billups Select club team … earned honor roll and dean’s list academic recognition.
PERSONAL: Born May 24, 2003 in Denver, Colo. … son of Lisa and Jason Evans … father played college basketball and mother was college gymnast … sister Katie played soccer at Fort Hays State … favorite athlete is Anthony Edwards … favorite team is the Minnesota Timberwolves … favorite food is sushi.
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Career Highs at UAA
Points: 32 at Simon Fraser, 1/2/25
Rebounds: 6 vs Warner Pacific, 10/26/24
Assists: 7, three times (last: vs Western Oregon, 12/7/24)
Steals: 2, six times (last: at Seattle Pacific, 1/23/25)
Blocks: 1, four times (last: at Simon Fraser, 1/2/25)
Career Highs at UNK
Points: 26 at Minnesota Duluth, 11/22/22
Rebounds: 12 vs Emporia State, 1/25/24
Assists: 5, eight times (last: at Central Missouri, 2/15/24)
Steals: 3 at Lincoln (Mo.), 12/31/22
Blocks: 2 vs Central Missouri, 2/9/23
Career Stats
Season         GP-GS Min/Avg  FG-FGA FG% 3FG-Att 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR- DR-REB/AVG PF-D  A TO BK ST PTS/AVG
2021-22 (UNK)Â Â 27-22Â 889/32.9Â 94-194 .485Â 42-116 .362Â 17- 26 .654Â Â 7- 87- 94/3.5Â 70-0Â 45Â 33Â 2Â 13Â 247/ 9.1
2022-23 (UNK)Â Â 27-27Â 908/33.6 137-280 .489Â 63-144 .438Â 47- 58 .810Â 13- 89-102/3.8Â 78-3Â 52Â 51Â 6Â 12Â 384/14.2
2023-24 (UNK)Â Â 25-25Â 751/30.0Â 94-244 .385Â 42-130 .323Â 25- 34 .735Â 10- 66- 76/3.0Â 51-0Â 62Â 32Â 2Â Â 7Â 255/10.2
2024-25 (UAA) Â 21-19 Â 574/27.4 Â 97-226 .429 Â 39-108 .361 Â 31- 35 .886 Â 9- 54- 63/3.0 Â 52-0 Â 88 Â 34 Â 4 Â 17 Â 264/12.6
TOTALS Â Â Â Â 100-93 3124/31.2 422-943 .448 186-497 .374 120-153 .784 Â 38-296-334/3.3 250-3 247 150 14 Â 50 1150/11.5
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