Keenan Evans
Evans at Texas Tech in 2016.
No. 2 – Žalgiris Kaunas
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLKL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996
Richardson, Texas, U.S.
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
2021–2022Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022–presentŽalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Keenan Evans (born August 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball at Texas Tech University.

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 (2019–2020)

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

Hapoel Haifa (2020–2021)

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), while also leading the league in efficiency (25.7 PIR).[15]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2021–2022)

On July 6, 2021, Evans signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague, with an option for two additional years.[16][17] On July 12, 2022, Evans officially parted ways with the Israeli club.[18]

Žalgiris Kaunas (2022–2023)

On July 12, 2022, Evans signed a two-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[19][20] On December 23, 2022, Evans recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 11-of-15 from the field, along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals for a 39 PIR in a 75–67 win over Bayern Munich. He was subsequently named EuroLeague Round 15 MVP. On January 5, 2023, in a 86-66 Euroleague win over Fenerbahce Istanbul, Evans suffered a torn Achilles tendon which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[21] Evans returned on September 8th, 2023, in a friendly against BC Lietkabelis, putting up four points and two assists in twenty minutes.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 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

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Maccabi 333225.2.442.329.8792.53.51.2.28.210.2
2022–23 Žalgiris 171726.2.506.458.8123.23.71.0.215.917.4
Career 504925.5.470.398.8442.73.51.1.210.812.7

Personal life

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

References

  1. 1 2 Murphree, Marcus (April 16, 2014). "Berkner star guard Keenan Evans signs with Texas Tech basketball". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Engel, Mac (February 3, 2018). "Red Raiders finally have the winner they want". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Keenan Evans College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  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. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on January 19, 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. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Igokea sign a 1-year deal with Keenan Evans". aba-liga.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  15. ↑ "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U". old.scouting4u.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  16. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 6, 2021). "Maccabi announces signing of Keenan Evans". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Maccabi inks playmaker Evans". euroleague.net. July 6, 2021. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (July 12, 2022). "Maccabi Tel Aviv, Keenan Evans officially part ways". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Zalgiris adds guard Keenan Evans to backcourt". zalgiris.lt. July 12, 2022. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  20. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (July 12, 2022). "Zalgiris Kaunas lands Keenan Evans". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Zalgiris: Evans suffers torn Achilles". euroleaguebasketball.net. January 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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