Dwayne Evans (born January 24, 1992) is an American basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japanese B.League. He was an All-Atlantic 10 Conference college basketball player at Saint Louis University (SLU).
 Evans at Hiroshima_Dragonflies in 2023 | |
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| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 24, 1992 Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Illinois) |
| College | Saint Louis (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Gladiators Trier |
| 2016–2017 | Gießen 46ers |
| 2017–2018 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2018–2019 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2019–2020 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2020–2022 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| 2022–present | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career edit
Evans came to SLU to play for coach Rick Majerus from Neuqua Valley High School in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois and was an immediate impact player for the Billikens, averaging 8.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a freshman and making the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie team.[1] As a sophomore, Evans made the leap to being a top player in the conference.[2] He then became a first-team All-Atlantic 10 player in both his junior and senior seasons.[3][4] In addition to conference honors, Evans was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.[5] As a senior, he averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Professional career edit
Following the close of his college career, Evans was chosen to play in the Reese's college All-Star Game.[6] After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Evans took a year off from basketball, ultimately signing with Gladiators Trier of the German ProA for the 2015–16 season. After averaging 15.7 points and 8.6 rebounds, he moved up a division to the Basketball Bundesliga with the Gießen 46ers.[7] After averaging 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the 2017–18 season.[8]
For the 2018–19 season, Evans signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Bundesliga and EuroCup.[9] He averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists for ratiopharm Ulm. Evans signed with Dinamo Sassari in Italy on July 23, 2019.[10] He averaged 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Evans left the team on June 14, 2020.[11]
On August 25, 2020, Evans signed with Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League.[12]
On June 9, 2022, Evans signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japanese B.League.[13]
References edit
- ^ Austin Jr., Earl (March 8, 2011). "SLU's Dwayne Evans earns A-10 All Rookie Team Honors". The St. Louis American. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Lee, Chris (March 7, 2012). "SLU's Evans made big gains this season". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Latsch, Nate (November 7, 2013). "Steadily improving Dwayne Evans ready for big senior year at SLU". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Crone, Thomas (March 3, 2014). "SLU Senior Dwayne Evans Leads the Billikens Down the Home Stretch". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "SLU's Evans tabbed candidate for Senior CLASS Award". Atlantic 10 Conference. October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Dwayne Evans to participate in Reese's All-Star game". Saint Louis Billikens. April 1, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Dwayne Evans wechselt aus Trier zu den Gießen 46ers". Gießen 46ers (in German). April 27, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Erster Neuzugang! Dwayne Evans unterschreibt für zwei Jahre", MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (in German), p. 6, May 31, 2017
- ^ "ratiopharm Ulm gets forward Evans". EuroCup Basketball. June 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (23 July 2019). "Banco di Sardegna Sassari officially signs Dwayne Evans". Sportando. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (June 14, 2020). "Dwayne Evans in advanced talks with Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa". Sportando. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (August 25, 2020). "Ryukyu Golden Kings inks Dwayne Evans and Kim Tillie". Sportando. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "ドウェイン・エバンス選手 契約合意（新規）のお知らせ". 広島ドラゴンフライズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
External links edit
- Dwayne Evans – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (in German)
- Saint Louis Billikens bio
- College stats @ sports-reference.com