Sean Evans (basketball)

Sean Evans (born October 20, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for BC Prometey of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays at the power forward and the center positions. After playing four years of college basketball at St. John's, Evans entered the 2011 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Sean Evans
Prometey Kamianske
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueUkrainian Basketball SuperLeague
Personal information
Born (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolNortheast
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeSt. John's (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012BG Göttingen
2012–2013Idaho Stampede
2013–2014Anyang KGC
2014Hapoel Eilat
2014–2015Hapoel Holon
2015–2016Sakarya BB
2017Lavrio
2017Promitheas Patras
2018Boca Juniors
2018Rabotnički
2018–2020Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021Lavrio
2021–presentBC Prometey
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Evans played high school basketball at Northeast, where he was coached by Bill Lawson. Evans led his squad to an 18-8 record as a senior, averaging 22.0 points per game, 13.0 rebounds, 6.0 steals and 3.5 blocked shots per game for the Vikings. He earned a second team all-city honor. Evans also earned the Sonny Hill Award for registering the highest student-athlete GPA at Northeast.[1]

College career

As a freshman Evans played 30 games, producing 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with a total of 8 blocks.[1] As a sophomore Evans played in 34 contests, improving his numbers a lot, averaging 10.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.3 blocks per game, being the best rebounder of the team.[1] During the next two years, his number dropped and did't manage to be a star at his team.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Evans joined Düsseldorf Giants of the 2. Bundesliga.[2] However, he left the team before appearing in a single game in order to join BG Göttingen of the German Bundesliga.

The following season, Evans entered the 2012 NBA Development League Draft, being chosen by the Idaho Stampede in the 5th round with the 3rd pick.[3] Later, he signed with Idaho. He went on to average 12.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

In July 2013, he signed with Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League. In May 2014, he joined Indios de San Francisco of the Dominican Republic League, but he left the club without making any appearances with the team.[4]

On July 23, 2014, Evanssigned with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Super League.[5] He left the team on December in order to join Hapoel Holon, replacing Laurence Bowers on the team's squad.

On August 29, 2015, he signed with Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball First League.[6] He was the top rebounder of the league, averaging 11.1 per game.

On January 15, 2017, he signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League, replacing Jito Kok on the team's squad.[7] On March 14, 2017, he was voted as the Stoiximan.gr MVP of the week along with Vassilis Kavvadas after having 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block against Koroivos Amaliadas.

On June 14, 2017, Evans signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[8] He left Promitheas after appearing in nine games. On January 26, 2018, he signed in Argentina with Boca Juniors of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.[9]

He inked with Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League on July 18, 2018.[10] On August 11, 2019, Evans renewed his contract with the Greek club. He averaged 10.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season. On November 11, 2020, Evans signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[11] On January 9, 2021, Evans transferred from Lavrio to Ukrainian club BC Prometey.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Evans competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team FOE, a Philadelphia based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris. In four games, Evans averaged 10.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on 56% shooting as Team FOE advanced to the Super 16 Round in Brooklyn, New York. During FOE's Super 16 match up against Boeheim's Army, a team composed of Syracuse University basketball alum, Evans scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds, but it was not enough as FOE lost 72-67. Evans also competed for FOE in 2016 as well. In three games that summer, he averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.[12]

References
  1. "St. John's Bio". Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. "Sean Evans Goes Pro, Signs In Germany". Johnnyjungle.com. September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. "8 BAB PLAYERS SELECTED IN NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT!". Bigapplebasketball.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. "Sean Evans left Indios BBC without any cause". Probasketballoverseas.com. January 25, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  5. "Hapoel Eilat signs Sean Evans". Sportando.com. January 25, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  6. "Sakarya Buyuksehir Basketbol signs Sean Evans". Sportando.com. January 25, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  7. "Lavrio replaces Jito Kok with Sean Evans". Eurobasket.com. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. "Promitheas tab Sean Evans". Eurobasket.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  9. "Sean Evans por Juan Manuel Torres en Boca". pickandroll.com.a (in Spanish). January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  10. "Sean Evans signs with Limnos". Sportando. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  11. "Lavrio welcomes back Sean Evans". Eurobasket. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  12. https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=340217
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