Mike Evans (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 19, 1955 Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina) |
| College | Kansas State (1974–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Playing career | 1979–1989 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 1, 5 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1979–1980 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1980–1982 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1982–1983 | Montana Golden Nuggets |
| 1983–1988 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1988–1989 | Ipifim Torino |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2002 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2007–2009 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2010–2011 | Halifax Rainmen |
| 2011–2012 | Moncton Miracles |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,531 (7.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 808 (1.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,514 (2.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach. He played collegiately at Kansas State University where he is Kansas State's second all-time leading points scorer, behind Jacob Pullen, with 2,115 points. He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 21st pick of the 1978 NBA Draft and had a 9-year NBA career with four different teams (the San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets). He was widely regarded throughout his career as an excellent 3-point shooter, being among the league leaders in that statistical category for several years.
After his retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach with the Nuggets. In 2001, when Dan Issel was fired, Evans assumed coaching duties for the remainder of the 2001-02 season, after which Jeff Bzdelik was hired as the team's head coach. In 2006-07 he was a scout for the Toronto Raptors. He then joined the Raptors' coaching staff in 2007-08. He was fired in the 2009 off-season.
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