Jacob Evans

Jacob Evans
No. 10 – Golden State Warriors
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. Michael the Archangel
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College Cincinnati (2015–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-AAC (2018)

Jacob Evans III (born June 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior in 2018, he earned first-team all-conference honors in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He was selected by Golden State in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 28th overall pick.

College career

A 6'6 guard from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he was a consensus four-star prospect in the 2015 high school class. Evans averaged 8.4 points per game as a freshman coming off the bench for Cincinnati. He improved his scoring average to 13.5 points per game as a sophomore.[1]

As a junior, Evans was named first-team All-AAC alongside teammate Gary Clark, and he was a finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award.[2] In the NCAA Tournament, Evans scored 19 points, mostly in the first half, in the 75-73 Round of 32 upset loss to Nevada.[3] Evans averaged 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a junior. He led the Bearcats to a 31-5 season and earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. After the season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[4][5]

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2018–present)

Evans was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the first round with the 28th overall pick.[6] On July 2, 2018, he officially signed with the Warriors,[7] and is to wear the #10 jersey.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (March 19, 2018). "Will Cincinnati Bearcats star Jacob Evans III stay or go to NBA?". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Clark, Dave (March 5, 2018). "UC's Clark, Evans named All-AAC First Team; Washington honorable mention". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (March 18, 2018). "Cincinnati Bearcats lose 22-point lead, fall 75-73 to Nevada in NCAA Tournament stunner". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Givnony, Jonathan (April 1, 2018). "Cincinnati's Jacob Evans enters draft, won't hire agent". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 31, 2018). "Winners, losers from NBA draft early entry deadline". ESPN. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Poole, Monte (June 21, 2018). "Warriors select Cincinnati wing Jacob Evans with No. 28 overall pick in 2018 NBA Draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Warriors Sign Jacob Evans to Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ Gonzalez, Bansky (June 25, 2018). "Jacob Evans will wear the same number as a former Warriors All-Star". WarriorsWire. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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