Michael_Leeroyall_Evans

Mike Evans
Personal information
Born	April 19, 1955 (age 69); Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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: 1st round, 21st overall pick
	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
	Third-team All-American – AP (1978); Big Eight Player of the Year (1978); 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1976–1978); No. 12 Jersey retired by Kansas State Wildcats;
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,531 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds	808 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,514 (2.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Mike Evans (basketball)

American basketball coach and former player

Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is an American former 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 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 during his stint in Denver.

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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.^[1] He then joined the Raptors' coaching staff in 2007–08.^[2] He was fired in the 2009 off-season.

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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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	San Antonio	79	-	15.8	.448	.286	.682	1.4	2.9	0.8	0.1	6.2
1980–81	Milwaukee	71	-	12.8	.460	.143	.781	1.2	2.4	0.5	0.1	4.5
1981–82	Milwaukee	14	0	14.0	.471	.000	.667	0.9	1.6	0.6	0.0	4.0
1981–82	Cleveland	8	0	9.3	.314	.000	.625	1.3	2.5	0.5	0.0	3.4
1982–83	Denver	42	5	16.5	.473	.000	.805	1.4	2.7	0.5	0.1	6.3
1983–84	Denver	78	5	21.6	.431	.360	.847	1.8	3.7	0.8	0.1	8.1
1984–85	Denver	81	0	17.7	.489	.363	.863	1.5	2.9	0.8	0.1	10.1
1985–86	Denver	81	1	17.1	.425	.222	.846	1.2	2.2	0.8	0.0	9.5
1986–87	Denver	81	4	19.3	.458	.314	.780	1.6	2.3	1.0	0.1	10.1
1987–88	Denver	56	0	11.7	.453	.396	.811	0.9	1.4	0.6	0.1	6.1
Career		591	15	16.7	.452	.307	.807	1.4	2.6	0.7	0.1	7.7

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	San Antonio	2	-	6.0	.375	.500	.750	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	5.5
1980–81	Milwaukee	4	-	9.5	.529	.000	.875	0.3	1.5	0.0	0.3	6.3
1982–83	Denver	8	-	22.9	.486	.300	.647	2.4	4.8	0.6	0.0	10.8
1983–84	Denver	5	-	15.4	.321	.125	1.000	0.6	2.4	0.0	0.0	4.6
1984–85	Denver	15	0	18.7	.434	.333	.824	2.1	3.1	0.9	0.2	10.3
1985–86	Denver	10	0	20.4	.366	.241	.833	2.0	2.5	1.0	0.3	9.2
1986–87	Denver	3	0	19.0	.368	.286	1.000	2.3	2.7	1.0	0.0	6.0
1987–88	Denver	11	1	19.9	.395	.273	.933	2.0	2.1	1.1	0.0	10.5
Career		58	1	18.5	.414	.284	.825	1.8	2.8	0.7	0.1	9.1

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Denver	2001–02	56	18	38	.321	6th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Career		56	18	38	.321		—	—	—	—

Michael_Leeroyall_Evans

Mike Evans (basketball)

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Personal information
Born	(1955-04-19) April 19, 1955 (age 69) Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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: 1st round, 21st overall pick
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
Third-team All-American – AP (1978) Big Eight Player of the Year (1978) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1976–1978) No. 12 Jersey retired by Kansas State Wildcats

Career NBA statistics
Points	4,531 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds	808 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,514 (2.6 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com