George Evans (basketball)

George Evans
Personal information
Born	January 31, 1971 (age 52); Portsmouth, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	I. C. Norcom (Portsmouth, Virginia)
College	George Mason (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2011
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
2001	Maryland Mustangs
2001–2008	Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2008–2011	TBB Trier
Career highlights and awards
	Belgian League MVP (2006); 3× CAA Player of the Year (1999–2001); 2× CAA Defensive Player of the Year (1999, 2001); 3× CAA All-Defensive Team (1998, 2000, 2001); 3× First-team All-CAA (1999–2001); Second-team All-CAA (1998); CAA Rookie of the Year (1998);

Last updated January 12, 2024

George Evans (born January 31, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in college for George Mason University from 1997 to 2001 where he ranks first all-time at George Mason in steals (218), second in blocked shots (211), third in points (1,953) and rebounds (953), and 13th in assists (226).^[1]

Basketball career

College

Evans shares a record with David Robinson as being the only two players in Colonial Athletic Association history to win three CAA Player of the Year awards. He is also just one of four players in NCAA history to record more than 200 steals, assists and blocked shots for a career, joining Danny Manning, Lionel Simmons and Shane Battier.

Professional

After he graduated from George Mason University in 2001, Evans was the first pick overall in the USBL draft on April 12, 2001, by the now defunct Maryland Mustangs. Soon after, he joined the professional basketball team Mons-Hainaut of the Basketball League Belgium. He was named the Belgian League's MVP in 2006. With the 2008/09 Season he joined TBB Trier in Germany's First Division.^[2] He left the team in April 2011 for family reasons.^[3]

Personal

Evans served in the Army Reserves and is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.^[4]

Statistics

Professional career

Mons-Hainaut – Belgian League 1

Year	G	PPG	RPG	AST	ST	TO	BLK	FG%	FT%	3P%
2001–02	30	17.0	8.6	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.2	52.6	0.0
2002–03	27	17.4	5.8	1.7	2.4	1.9	0.8	68.1	54.8	0.0
2003–04	36	17.2	6.3	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.3	53.6	33.3
2004–05	36	17.0	7.7	2.6	2.0	2.4	0.3	68.3	56.6	0.0
2005–06	38	18.3	7.0	2.5	3.1	2.9	0.4	69.7	61.2	0.0
2006–07	26	16.3	6.4	2.7	2.0	2.5	0.7	65.9	66.7	33.3

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References

↑ Lasich, Jeremy. "GMU Alumni – A Real Patriot" . Retrieved January 22, 2010.
↑ "Beko Basketball Bundesliga - Teams". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
↑ "Das Sportliche rückt in den Hintegrund: George Evans verlässt TBB Trier : Cs media". Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
↑ Brady, Erik (July 31, 2001). "Evans a late starter, quick learner George Mason senior, who turns 30 today, puts up big numbers". USA Today . p. 4C.

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[1] Lasich, Jeremy. "GMU Alumni – A Real Patriot" . Retrieved January 22, 2010.

[Beko_BBL_Stats-2] "Beko Basketball Bundesliga - Teams". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2011-04-08.

[Coach_Interview_TBB_Trier-3] "Das Sportliche rückt in den Hintegrund: George Evans verlässt TBB Trier : Cs media". Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-04-08.

[4] Brady, Erik (July 31, 2001). "Evans a late starter, quick learner George Mason senior, who turns 30 today, puts up big numbers". USA Today . p. 4C.

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Personal information
Born	(1971-01-31) January 31, 1971 (age 52) Portsmouth, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	I. C. Norcom (Portsmouth, Virginia)
College	George Mason (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2011
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
2001	Maryland Mustangs
2001–2008	Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2008–2011	TBB Trier

Career highlights and awards
Belgian League MVP (2006) 3× CAA Player of the Year (1999–2001) 2× CAA Defensive Player of the Year (1999, 2001) 3× CAA All-Defensive Team (1998, 2000, 2001) 3× First-team All-CAA (1999–2001) Second-team All-CAA (1998) CAA Rookie of the Year (1998)