Dwayne Evans (basketball)

Dwayne Evans
Evans at Saint Louis University in 2013
ratiopharm Ulm
Position Power forward / Small forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
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–present ratiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards

Dwayne Evans (born January 24, 1992) is an American basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He was an All-conference college basketball player at Saint Louis University (SLU).

College career

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Lee, Chris (March 7, 2012). "SLU's Evans made big gains this season". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Latsch, Nate (November 7, 2013). "Steadily improving Dwayne Evans ready for big senior year at SLU". FoxSports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Crone, Thomas (March 3, 2014). "SLU Senior Dwayne Evans Leads the Billikens Down the Home Stretch". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "SLU's Evans tabbed candidate for Senior CLASS Award". Atlantic 10 Conference. October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dwayne Evans to participate in Reese's All-Star game". Saint Louis Billikens. April 1, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dwayne Evans wechselt aus Trier zu den Gießen 46ers". Gießen 46ers (in German). April 27, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Erster Neuzugang! Dwayne Evans unterschreibt für zwei Jahre". MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (in German). May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "ratiopharm Ulm gets forward Evans". EuroCup Basketball. June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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