Aaron Marcus Evans (born June 17, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Pioneros de Los Mochis in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). He played college basketball for the Rice Owls and the VCU Rams.
High school career
Evans began his high school career at Great Bridge High School before transferring to Cape Henry Collegiate School.[1] Evans averaged 12.6 points, five assists and four steals per game as a junior. As a senior, Evans led the team to a state title. He signed with Rice in June 2014.[2]
College career
Evans was named Conference USA freshman of the week ten times, including the final six weeks.[3] As a freshman, Evans led Rice in scoring at 21.4 points per game. He was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Conference USA. Evans averaged 19 points per game as a sophomore, setting the C-USA sophomore scoring record with 665 points. He was again named to the First Team All-Conference USA. After his sophomore season, coach Mike Rhoades left to become the coach of VCU and Evans decided to transfer.[4] He ended up following Rhoades to VCU.[5]
Evans was forced to sit out a season as a redshirt, but tore his ACL twice during his redshirt year. He scored nine points in his debut for VCU against Gardner-Webb.[5] As a junior, Evans averaged 13.6 points, 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.[6] Evans was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Academic Team.[7] Evans bruised his left knee in a loss in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals to Rhode Island. Playing through the pain, he returned for the NCAA tournament appearance and scored six points in the 73–58 loss to UCF in the round of 64.[8]
Coming into his senior year, Evans was named to the Bob Cousy Award preseason watchlist.[9] Evans was benched by the team on January 4, 2020 in a game against George Mason for a discipline issue.[10] On January 28, Evans scored his 2,000th career point in a win against crosstown rival Richmond, finishing with nine points and three assists.[11] He averaged 9.8 points and 2.8 assists per game as a senior.[12]
Professional career
On June 8, 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the Bristol Flyers of the British Basketball League.[13]
Evans signed with the Pioneros de Los Mochis of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) in Mexico ahead of the 2024 CIBACOPA season.[14]
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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Rice | 32 | 32 | 33.5 | .470 | .306 | .796 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | .2 | 21.4 |
| 2016–17 | Rice | 35 | 34 | 31.7 | .425 | .376 | .787 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .1 | 19.0 |
| 2017–18 | VCU |  Redshirt
| ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | VCU | 33 | 30 | 26.8 | .427 | .273 | .773 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .2 | 13.6 |
| 2019–20 | VCU | 25 | 22 | 23.6 | .370 | .379 | .743 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .1 | 9.8 |
| Career | 125 | 118 | 29.3 | .433 | .333 | .780 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | .1 | 16.4 | |
References
- ^ Miller, Ed (January 5, 2016). "Cape Henry grad Marcus Evans is Rice's freshman scoring threat". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (June 29, 2014). "Point guard Marcus Evans becomes Rice's first 2015 verbal commitment". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "C-USA Men's Basketball Specialty Awards Announced". www.conferenceusa.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Coleman, Adam (March 27, 2017). "Rice's leading scorer Marcus Evans to transfer". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Epps, Wayne (November 6, 2018). "Marcus Evans makes debut as VCU grabs season-opening win over Gardner-Webb". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Brennan, Eamonn (July 31, 2019). "Finally healthy, VCU's Marcus Evans revels in the summer grind". The Athletic. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Freeman, Vernon (March 12, 2019). "VCU's Mike Rhoades named A-10 Coach of the Year; Evans makes All-Conference First Team". WTVR. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Barber, Mike (March 23, 2019). "'I gave it everything I had': VCU's Marcus Evans fights through pain to realize NCAA dream". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "VCU's Marcus Evans named to Cousy Watch List". Augusta Free Press. October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Byrum, Tyler (January 5, 2020). "VCU benches Marcus Evans for a team discipline move". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Chesapeake's Marcus Evans scores his 2,000th college point in VCU's win". The Virginian-Pilot. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "PREVIEW: Plenty of New Faces, Plenty of Optimism at VCU". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Flyers sign Marcus Evans out of VCU". Bristol Flyers. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Rojas, Roberto (January 29, 2024). "Cibacopa: Extranjeros de Pioneros llegan el martes a Los Mochis". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 25, 2024.