| Sharone Vernon-Evans | |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 2.06 m |
| Weight: | 101 kg |
| Spike: | 382 cm |
| Block: | 347 cm |
| Position: | Opposite |
| Years: | 2017–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021– |
| Teams: | ONICO Warszawa Consar Ravenna Sir Safety Perugia Osaka Blazers Sakai |
| Nationalyears: | 2016–2017 2017–2021 |
| Nationalteam: |  Canada U21 |
Sharone Vernon-Evans (born 28 August 1998) is a Canadian professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and Japanese club Osaka Blazers Sakai.
Vernon-Evans started playing volleyball at a young age in his hometown of Scarborough, Ontario and attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute. He initially wanted to play basketball but switched to volleyball after his school's basketball team folded.[1] He played club volleyball for the Pakmen Volleyball Club, winning multiple provincial championships and national medals.[2] At the Team Canada tryouts, Vernon-Evans set a national record, touching 12'6.5" in the spike touch test[3]
Vernon-Evans began his post high-school volleyball career with the Team Canada FTC in Gatineau. In 2017, he signed with PlusLiga club ONICO Warszawa, joining up with national team head coach Stephane Antiga.[4]
Vernon-Evans first joined the national team volleyball program in 2016 with the Canada men's junior national volleyball team. With the junior national team, he helped them to a bronze medal finish at the 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship and the 2017 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup. In May 2017, he was announced to be a member of the Senior National Team's roster for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League.[5] He helped the team to a team best finish of 3rd place in World League.[6] Few months later Vernon-Evans was named the Best Opposite Spiker at the 2017 Norceca Championship, helping the team win bronze along the way.[7] In June 2021, Vernon-Evans was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[8]