Jawun Evans
Evans at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game | |||||||||||||||
No. 0 – Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | National Basketball Association | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Greenville, South Carolina | July 26, 1996||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Kimball (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | Oklahoma State (2015–2017) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2017: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
2017 | →Agua Caliente Clippers | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Northern Arizona Suns | ||||||||||||||
2018–present | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
2018–present | →Northern Arizona Suns | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Jawun Evans (born July 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League. A point guard, he played college basketball for Oklahoma State, Evans was named an All-American in the 2016–17 season.
High school career
Jawun Evans attended Southside High School in Greenville, South Carolina. As a freshman, scored 26 points to lead Southside High School over Wade Hampton in the 2012 Upper State championship game. Southside finished with an 18-10 record and a runner-up finish in the South Carolina Class 3A state championship game. He transferred to Legacy Charter School in Greenville, South Carolina for his sophomore year (2012-13) while playing under his Southside Coach, B.J. Jackson. He dominated and played against some of that year's top talent programs. He later moved to Texas.
After moving from South Carolina to Dallas, Texas, Evans starred at Justin F. Kimball High School in his Junior and Senior year, where he was named to the Parade All-America team and the McDonald's All-American Game in 2015. He chose Oklahoma State over Illinois, USC and Texas, among others.[1] In the Summer before his freshman year at Oklahoma State, Evans played for the United States in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where Team USA won the championship by defeating Croatia in overtime.[2]
College career
As a freshman, Evans averaged 12.9 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. He scored a Cowboys freshman record 42 points against arch-rival Oklahoma[3] and at the close of the season was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year, despite missing more than a month of the season after injuring his shoulder in a February 3, 2016 game.[4] Returning his sophomore season, Evans was named preseason All-Big 12. At the close of the regular season, he was named first-team all-conference and a third-team All-American by Sporting News magazine.[5]
Professional career
Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2018)
On June 22, 2017, Evans was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 39th selection in the 2017 NBA draft.[6] On July 6, 2017, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for cash considerations.[7]
On October 15, 2018, Evans was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.[8]
Northern Arizona Suns (2018)
He signed with the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League on November 4, 2018.[9]
Phoenix Suns (2018–present)
On December 7, 2018, Evans was signed by the Phoenix Suns to a two-way contract.[10]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | L.A. Clippers | 48 | 4 | 16.2 | .352 | .278 | .776 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 4.8 |
Career | 48 | 4 | 16.2 | .352 | .278 | .776 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 4.8 |
NBA G League
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Agua Caliente | 1 | 1 | 27.9 | .182 | .000 | – | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Career | 1 | 1 | 27.9 | .182 | .000 | – | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 20 | 28.9 | .471 | .475 | .833 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 12.9 |
2016–17 | Oklahoma State | 32 | 32 | 29.3 | .438 | .379 | .812 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.8 | .1 | 19.2 |
Career | 54 | 52 | 29.1 | .448 | .407 | .818 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | .1 | 16.6 |
References
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (October 1, 2014). "Breakdown: Five-star PG Jawun Evans commits to Oklahoma State". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "OSU's Jawun Evans, USA Basketball claim FIBA world championship in OT thriller". Tulsa World. July 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (January 19, 2016). "Oklahoma State's Jawun Evans posts 42 points, wins Freshman of the Week". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Weinstein, Arthur (February 21, 2016). "Star Oklahoma State freshman Jawun Evans done for season". Sporting News. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ DeCourcy, Mike (March 6, 2017). "Sporting News 2017 college basketball All-Americans". Sporting News. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Cooper, Mark (June 22, 2017). "Former OSU guard Jawun Evans selected by 76ers in second round of NBA draft". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Rights to Jawun Evans". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Waive Jawun Evans". NBA.com. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Northern Arizona Suns Claim Jawun Evans". NBA.com. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Suns Sign Jawun Evans". NBA.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- Agua Caliente Clippers players
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Northern Arizona Suns players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Point guards
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