University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

Former Seawolf Evan Hoosier returns home to begin his coaching career as a volunteer assistant on Rusty Osborne’s UAA staff in 2025-26.

Hoosier played four seasons collegiately, finishing his career at NAIA program Westcliff (Calif.) in 2024-25 with 8.3 points on 65 percent shooting and 7.0 rebounds per game. As a junior at NAIA program Park (Ariz.) University, he averaged 7.3 points and 6.4 rebounds in 2023-24.

The former Dimond High School star played in 33 games over his first two active seasons at UAA, following a redshirt year in 2019-20 and the lost Covid campaign.

At Dimond, Hoosier was a four-year varsity letterwinner, helping the Lynx to state runner-up finishes his final two years and a state title as a sophomore.