Keenan Evans

Keenan Evans (born August 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball at Texas Tech University.

Keenan Evans
Evans during the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament
No. 2 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996
Richardson, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolBerkner (Richardson, Texas)
CollegeTexas Tech (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Grand Rapids Drive
2019Delaware Blue Coats
2019–2020Igokea
2020–2021Hapoel Haifa
2021–presentMaccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

A 6’3” point guard, after Evans starred at Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, he committed to Texas Tech to play for coach Tubby Smith.[1] When Smith left Texas Tech to become head coach at Memphis, Evans stayed to play for Chris Beard, Smith's replacement.[2]

As a junior, Evans averaged 15.4 points (7th in the Big 12) and 3 assists a game, was second in free throw percentage (.849) and ninth in field goal percentage (.464) in the Big 12, and was named third-team All-Big 12 Conference for the 2016–17 season.[3][4]

As a senior in 2017–18, Evans emerged as the primary scoring option for the Red Raiders and led them to a top ten ranking during the season.[5] He scored one of the most memorable baskets of the Red Raiders’ season as he hit a game-winner against in-State rival Texas on February in a game where he scored a career-high 38 points.[6] Evans was named to the late-season watch lists for the Wooden Award[7] and the Bob Cousy Award.[8] For the season, he was averaged 17.6 points per game (2nd in the Big 12), and was 6th in field goal percentage (.471) and 7th in free throw percentage (.817).[3]

Professional career

Grand Rapids Drive (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Evans signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors for their summer league team.[9] He later signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons.[10] On January 15, 2019, Evans was waived by the Pistons, but was retained on the Drive roster.[11]

Delaware Blue Coats (2019)

On January 22, 2019, Evans was traded to the Delaware Blue Coats along with the returning player rights to Chris Horton in exchange for the returning player rights to Shawn Long and Devondrick Walker.[12]

Igokea

On July 26, 2019, Evans signed a one-year contract for Igokea of the Adriatic League.[13]

Hapoel Haifa

In July 2020 he joined Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League.[14] In 2020–21 he was sixth in the Israel Basketball Premier League in points per game (18.7), fourth in assists per game (6.2), second in steals per game (2.0), and ninth in free throw percentage (85.5 per cent).[15]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On July 6, 2021, he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[16]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Texas Tech 32318.2.369.302.7162.01.4.8.35.8
2015–16 Texas Tech 323125.1.412.375.7562.92.91.0.38.7
2016–17 Texas Tech 313030.4.464.432.8492.83.01.0.215.4
2017–18 Texas Tech 363529.5.471.320.8173.03.21.1.317.6
Career 1319925.9.444.360.7972.72.61.0.312.0

Personal life

Evans is the son of Olympic high jumper Kenny Evans.[1]

References
  1. Murphree, Marcus (April 16, 2014). "Berkner star guard Keenan Evans signs with Texas Tech basketball". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. Engel, Mac (February 3, 2018). "Red Raiders finally have the winner they want". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. "Keenan Evans College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. Silva Jr., Carlos (October 12, 2017). "Smith, Evans third pair of Texas Tech teammates to earn preseason all-Big 12 honors". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  5. Baby, Ben (February 3, 2018). "Texas Tech's Keenan Evans is a problem, but so is the Red Raiders' not-so-secret weapon: depth". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  6. "Evans scores at buzzer, No. 10 Texas Tech beats Texas in OT". The Washington Post. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  7. Bonagura, Kyle (February 8, 2018). "Wooden Watch: Texas Tech's Keenan Evans merits attention". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  8. Dillon, Sean (February 5, 2018). "Texas Tech's Keenan Evans Named Bob Cousy Award Finalist". rock101.fm. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  9. Graham, Mike (June 22, 2018). "Evans, Smith picked up for Summer League". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  10. "Keenan Evans, Detroit Pistons agree to two-way deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  11. "Keenan Evans: Let go by Pistons". CBSSports.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  12. "Blue Coats Acquire Keenan Evans and Returning Player Rights to Chris Horton from Grand Rapids Drive". NBA G League. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  13. "Igokea sign a 1-year deal with Keenan Evans". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  14. "Eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com.
  15. "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U". old.scouting4u.com.
  16. "Maccabi announces signing of Keenan Evans". Sportando. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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