Bill Evans Award Explained

Each year the Bill Evans Award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The award winner is selected by members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The award has been given annually since 1970.[1]

Award winners

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA/NFL draft
1970ParkersburgWest Virginia
1971Charles TownFairmont State
1972Greenbrier EastWest Virginia
1973CharlestonWest Virginia State
1974WelchWest Virginia
1975CharlestonLouisville
1976DuPontConcord
1977Washington IrvingVirginia Tech
1978 (2)Washington IrvingVirginia Tech
1979Mount HopeDistrict of Columbia1984 NBA draft

1st round, 23rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers

1980Sherman
1981PrincetonVirginia
1982South CharlestonVMI1987 NBA draft

6th round, 133rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks

1983WilliamsonWake Forest
1984 MullensWest Virginia
1985Greenbrier EastVirginia Tech1990 NBA draft

2nd round, 40th overall by the Sacramento Kings

1986DuPontTennessee
1987Oak HillWest Virginia
1988WilliamsonGarden City CC
1989Oak HillWest Virginia
1990MartinsburgWest Virginia
1991BrookePenn State
1992Fairmont SeniorKentucky
1993Woodrow WilsonJames Madison
1994DuPontMarshall (football)
Woodrow Wilson Fork Union
1995 (2)DuPontMarshall (football)1998 NFL draft

1st round, 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings

1996Oak HillTennessee / Marshall
1997Wheeling Park
1998Woodrow WilsonMarshall2002 NBA draft

2nd round, 54th overall by the New Jersey Nets

1999Saint AlbansFlorida
2000Tug Valley
2001George WashingtonRichmond
2002Cabell MidlandMarshall
2003Spring ValleyEastern Kentucky / West Virginia Tech
2004Saint AlbansKentucky / Marshall
2005CapitalNebraska
2006HuntingtonKentucky2010 NBA draft

1st round, 14th overall by the Houston Rockets

2007HuntingtonUSC2008 NBA draft

1st round, 3rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

2008BridgeportSaint Joseph's
2009South CharlestonMarshall (football)2013 NFL draft

2nd round, 59th overall by the New England Patriots

2010LoganWest Virginia
2011RipleyWake Forest / BYU
2012Wheeling ParkWest Liberty (football)
2013MartinsburgClemson
2014George WashingtonVMI / Marshall
2015Spring ValleyMarshall
2016[2] HuntingtonAkron / Duquesne
2017[3] Notre DameMarshall / Louisville
2018[4] Fairmont SeniorWest Virginia / Pikeville
2019[5] Fairmont SeniorWest Virginia / Baylor
2020[6] UniversityBowling Green / Liberty
2021[7] PocaVirginia
2022[8] (2)PocaVirginia
2023[9] James MonroeNova Southeastern[10]
2024[11] MorgantownAkron

Most winners by college

Number Program
10 West Virginia
7 Marshall
3 Kentucky
2 Akron
2
2 Marshall (football)
2 Tennessee
2 Virginia
2 Virginia Tech
2 VMI
2 Wake Forest

Most winners by high school

SchoolNumber of AwardsYears
DuPont41976, 1986, 1994, 1995
Fairmont Senior31992, 2018, 2019
Huntington32006, 2007, 2016
Oak Hill31987, 1989, 1996
Woodrow Wilson31993, 1994, 1998
Charleston21973, 1975
George Washington22001, 2014
Greenbrier East21972, 1985
Martinsburg21990, 2013
Poca22021, 2022
Saint Albans21999, 2004
South Charleston21982, 2009
Spring Valley22003, 2015
Washington Irving21977, 1978
Wheeling Park21997, 2012
Williamson21983, 1988

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spring Valley's Kilgore selected as Evans Award winner. April 5, 2015. WV MetroNews.
  2. Web site: Tavian Dunn-Martin bio. goduquesne.com.
  3. Web site: Notre Dame's Jarrod West wins Evans Award as boys basketball state player of the year. March 25, 2017. Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  4. Web site: Horton wins Evans Award. March 25, 2018. The Exponent-Telegram.
  5. Web site: Fairmont Senior's Jalen Bridges commits to West Virginia basketball. September 2, 2019. WVNews.
  6. Web site: University's Kaden Metheny wins Bill Evans Award, given to top boys' basketball player in West Virginia. April 5, 2020. The Dominion Post.
  7. Web site: Poca's McKneely claims Bill Evans Award as state's best. May 14, 2021.
  8. Web site: Boys Basketball: Poca's McKneely repeats as Evans Award Winner as state Player of the Year. Morrison, Dave. March 13, 2022. May 25, 2022. Gazette-Mail Preps.
  9. Web site: James Monroe's Eli Allen is recipient of Evans Award. March 25, 2023.
  10. Web site: Prep Basketball: Eli Allen heading to sunny Florida. lootpress.com. August 14, 2023. October 2, 2023. Udy, Rusty.
  11. Web site: Morgantown’s Sharron Young garners Evans Award. March 30, 2024.

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