Jacob Evans

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Jacob Evans
Jacob Evans.jpg
Evans with Cincinnati in 2016
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 26)
Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. Michael the Archangel
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College Cincinnati (2015–2018)
NBA draft 2018: 1st round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020 Golden State Warriors
2018–2020→Santa Cruz Warriors
2020 Minnesota Timberwolves
2020→Iowa Wolves
2021–2022 Santa Cruz Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2018)
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Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Jacob Evans III (born June 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior in 2018, he earned first-team all-conference honors in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 28th overall pick.

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College career

A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) guard from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he was a consensus four-star prospect in the 2015 high school class. Evans averaged 8.4 points per game as a freshman coming off the bench for Cincinnati. He improved his scoring average to 13.5 points per game as a sophomore. [1]

As a junior, Evans was named first-team All-AAC alongside teammate Gary Clark, and he was a finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. [2] In the NCAA tournament, Evans scored 19 points, mostly in the first half, in the 75–73 Round of 32 upset loss to Nevada. [3] Evans averaged 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a junior. He led the Bearcats to a 31–5 season and earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. After the season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. [4] [5]

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2018–2020)

Evans was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the first round with the 28th overall pick. [6] On July 2, 2018, he signed with the Warriors. [7] The Warriors made it to the Finals in his rookie year, but were defeated in the 2019 NBA Finals in six games by the Toronto Raptors.

On October 24, 2019, Evans scored a career-high 14 points in a 122–141 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. [8]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2020)

On February 6, 2020, Evans was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a deal for Andrew Wiggins. [9]

On November 24, 2020, Evans was traded to the New York Knicks. [10] The Knicks waived Evans on December 9. [11] [12]

Erie BayHawks (2021)

On January 26, 2021, Evans signed with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. [13] He was waived on February 2 after the BayHawks acquired Jordan Bell. [14]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021–2022)

On February 23, 2021, Evans signed with the Santa Cruz Warriors [15] and played four games for them at the end of the season in the playoff bubble.

On August 6, 2021, Evans signed with Hapoel Eilat B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, [16] but he was released before playing in a game for the team. [17] He joined Santa Cruz again, following his release.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Golden State 3016.8.340.267.000.8.8.2.11.3
2019–20 Golden State 27115.3.338.342.8621.51.1.4.44.7
2019–20 Minnesota 202.0.000000—.0.0.0.0.0
Career59210.5.337.315.8331.1.9.3.32.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019 Golden State 702.6.400.500—.1.1.0.0.7
Career702.6.400.500—.1.1.0.0.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Cincinnati 33824.4.372.333.8044.11.6.8.88.4
2016–17 Cincinnati 363631.6.473.418.7324.22.71.3.813.5
2017–18 Cincinnati 363630.8.427.370.7544.73.11.31.013.0
Career1058029.1.429.377.7554.32.51.1.911.7

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  2. ↑ Clark, Dave (March 5, 2018). "UC's Clark, Evans named All-AAC First Team; Washington honorable mention". Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (March 18, 2018). "Cincinnati Bearcats lose 22-point lead, fall 75–73 to Nevada in NCAA Tournament stunner". Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Now with Clippers, Kawhi Leonard spoils Warriors fun again". ESPN.com. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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