Chris Evans (basketball)

Christopher Evans (born January 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays the power forward position. After playing five years of college basketball at Coastal Carolina, Wabash Valley and Kent State, Evans entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

For other people with the same name, see Christopher Evans.
Chris Evans
Evans with Gran Canaria in 2018
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991
Chesapeake, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High schoolPetersburg
(Petersburg, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Aries Trikala
2014Pallacanestro Trapani
2015Scafati Basket
2015Hapoel Tel Aviv
2016Ironi Nahariya
2016–2017Canton Charge
2017Gimnasia de Comodoro
2017–2018AS Monaco
2018–2019Gran Canaria
2019Pınar Karşıyaka
2019–2020Orléans Loiret Basket
2020Virtus Roma
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Evans played high school basketball at Petersburg in Petersburg, Virginia. Was rated the 17th best junior college player in the country at the start of the season by Rivals.com. At Petersburg High School he was named Second Team All-State and was rated the 73rd-best shooting guard in the country. In the 2008-2009 he averaged 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and helped lead his team to a 30-1 record and a berth in the Group AAA state semifinals.[1]

College career

As a freshman at Coastal Carolina, the Region 24 Player of the Year also took home All-Tournament honors at the NJCAA National Tournament where he averaged 21.7 points over three games. As a sophomore, he averaged 19.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while leading Wabash Valley to a 29-7 record and a regional title in the 2010-2011 season. On 2011 Evans was transferred to Kent State after playing the previous two seasons for Wabash Valley Community College where he earned first-team NJCAA Division I All-American honors.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Evans joined Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[2] With Trikala, he was the second best scorer and the fourth best rebounder of the league. During his rookie season with Trikala, he averaged 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

The following year, he joined Pallacanestro Trapani.[3] On December he left the team and on January he joined Scafati Basket until the end of the season.[4]

On July 21, 2015, Evans signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.[5] On December 7, 2015, he was waived by the team.[6] On January 14, 2016, he joined Ironi Nahariya[7] but he left the team after only two months.[8]

During the 2016-17 season, Evans returned to the United States and joined Canton Charge. He was waived from the team on March 9, 2017, due to a season ending injury.[9] On April 6, 2017, Evans joined Gimnasia de Comodoro of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.[10] On September 8, he returned to Europe and signed with AS Monaco of the LNB Pro A and the Champions League.[11]

On August 2, 2018, Evans signed a one-year deal with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[12]

On January 10, 2019, Evans signed a 6 months deal with Turkish side Pınar Karşıyaka.[13]

On August 2, 2019, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Pro A.[14]

On August 10, 2020, he signed with Virtus Roma of the Italian Serie A (LBA).[15]

After Virtus Roma's withdrawal from the Serie A due to financial problems,[16] Evans, like all the Roma players, was made free agent.

References
  1. "Kent State Bio". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. "Former KSU athletes play basketball overseas". kentwired.com. March 31, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  3. "Ecco Chris Evans!". pallacanestrotrapani.com (in Italian). July 31, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Chris Evans a Scafati". basketinside.com (in Italian). January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. "Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Chris Evans". Sportando.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. "Hapoel Tel-Aviv waived Chris Evans". Sportando.com. December 7, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. "Ironi Nahariya signs Chris Evans". Sportando.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  8. "Ironi Nahariya, Chris Evans part ways". Sportando.com. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. "Charge waive Chris Evans due to season-ending injury". Sportando.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  10. "Evans por Thomas en Gimnasia". laliganacional.com.ar (in Spanish). April 6, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  11. "Officiel : Chris Evans signe à l'ASM". asmbasket.org (in French). September 8, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  12. "Herbalife Gran Canaria inks Chris Evans - Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. Karşıyaka, Pınar (2019-01-09). "Chris Evans Pınar Karşıyaka'da!". @KSKBasket (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  14. "Orleans signs Chris Evans". Sportando. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  15. "Chris Evans alla Virtus Roma" (in Italian). virtusroma.it. 10 August 2020.
  16. "Rinuncia Virtus Roma. Una nota della FIP" (in Italian). fip.it. 9 December 2020.
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