| Jessie Evans | |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1968–1972 |
| Player Team1: | Eastern Michigan |
| Coach Years1: | 1972–1973 |
| Coach Team1: | Flint Pros |
| Coach Years2: | 1973–1976 |
| Coach Team2: | Northwestern HS |
| Coach Years3: | 1976–1981 |
| Coach Team3: | Minnesota (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 1982–1984 |
| Coach Team4: | San Diego State (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 1984–1986 |
| Coach Team5: | Wyoming (asst.) |
| Coach Years6: | 1986–1988 |
| Coach Team6: | Texas (asst.) |
| Coach Years7: | 1988–1997 |
| Coach Team7: | Arizona (asst.) |
| Coach Years8: | 1997–2004 |
| Coach Team8: | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Coach Years9: | 2004–2007 |
| Coach Team9: | San Francisco |
| Coach Years10: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team10: | Southeast Missouri State (asst.) |
| Championships: | Sun Belt Tournament Championship (2000, 2004) Sun Belt Regular Season Championship (2000, 2004) |
Jessie Evans (born October 24, 1950) is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco. He was replaced by Eddie Sutton on December 26, 2007. He previously held the same position at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[1]
He was Lute Olson’s chief recruiter at Arizona. He recruited almost 20 future NBA players in his 10 years at Arizona, including most of the 1997 National Championship Team. Following winning the National Title at Arizona, Evans accepted the head coaching job at Louisiana Lafayette.He left ULL for the University of San Francisco head coaching job after the 2003-2004 season. In 2012, Evans was hired as an assistant men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University, where he served for two seasons. Evans was a finalist for the Tennessee State head coaching job in Nashville.[2]