Dwayne Evans (basketball) explained

Dwayne Evans
Position:Power forward / small forward
Height M:2.01
Weight Kg:104
League:B.League
Team:Hiroshima Dragonflies
Number:13
Birth Date:24 January 1992
Birth Place:Bolingbrook, Illinois
Nationality:American
High School:Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Illinois)
College:Saint Louis (2010–2014)
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:Gladiators Trier
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Gießen 46ers
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Years4:2018–2019
Team4:ratiopharm Ulm
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Dinamo Sassari
Years6:2020–2022
Team6:Ryukyu Golden Kings
Years7:2022–present
Team7:Hiroshima Dragonflies
Highlights:

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).

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.

For the 2018–19 season, Evans signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Bundesliga and EuroCup.[8] 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.[9] He averaged 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Evans left the team on June 14, 2020.[10]

On August 25, 2020, Evans signed with Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League.[11]

On June 9, 2022, Evans signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japanese B.League.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austin Jr., Earl. SLU's Dwayne Evans earns A-10 All Rookie Team Honors. The St. Louis American. March 8, 2011. July 29, 2017.
  2. Web site: Lee, Chris. SLU's Evans made big gains this season. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 7, 2012. October 9, 2019.
  3. Web site: Latsch, Nate. Steadily improving Dwayne Evans ready for big senior year at SLU. Fox Sports. November 7, 2013. October 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: Crone, Thomas. SLU Senior Dwayne Evans Leads the Billikens Down the Home Stretch. St. Louis Magazine. March 3, 2014. October 9, 2019.
  5. Web site: SLU's Evans tabbed candidate for Senior CLASS Award. Atlantic 10 Conference. October 30, 2013. October 9, 2019.
  6. Web site: Dwayne Evans to participate in Reese's All-Star game. Saint Louis Billikens. April 1, 2014. October 9, 2019.
  7. Web site: Dwayne Evans wechselt aus Trier zu den Gießen 46ers. Gießen 46ers. April 27, 2016. October 9, 2019. de.
  8. Web site: ratiopharm Ulm gets forward Evans. EuroCup Basketball. June 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011330/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/8ty5surotrnmfxb9/ratiopharm-ulm-gets-forward-evans. dead. July 2, 2018. October 9, 2019.
  9. News: Banco di Sardegna Sassari officially signs Dwayne Evans . Sportando . 23 July 2019 . January 26, 2020. Skerletic . Dario .
  10. News: Dwayne Evans in advanced talks with Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa . Sportando . July 7, 2020 . June 14, 2020. Carchia . Emiliano .
  11. News: Ryukyu Golden Kings inks Dwayne Evans and Kim Tillie . Sportando . August 25, 2020 . August 25, 2020. Maggi . Alessandro .
  12. Web site: ドウェイン・エバンス選手 契約合意(新規)のお知らせ . 2022-06-15 . 広島ドラゴンフライズ . ja.