Biography
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Two-time NCAA Tournament qualifier (2022, 2025) … finished 15th on UAA career scoring list with 1,076 points, along with top-10 totals in assists (7th, 274) and steals (t-9th, 181), and top-20 marks in FG made (18th, 396), 3FGs made (19th, 85), FTs made (t-19th, 199), games played (t-16th, 114), games started (t-16th, 76), minutes played (15th, 2,721) and victories (19th, 84).
2024-25 (Sr.): Tabbed honorable mention All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference as third-leading scorer (11.5 ppg) for Seawolf team that went 28-5, swept GNAC regular-season and tournament titles, and advanced to NCAA Tournament Second Round … posted GNAC top-20 ranks in scoring (18th), assists (11th, 3.2 apg), assist/turnover ratio (5th, 1.6), steals (17th, 1.5 spg), 3FG% (13th, .361) and 3FGs per game (19th, 1.4) … helped Seawolves lead nation in turnover margin (+11.1), along with top-15 stats ranks in 12 other categories, and No. 17 ranking in final WBCA D-II Top 25 poll … named to GNAC All-Tournament Team with 9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 4.5 apg in victories over Western Washington and Saint Martin’s … scored double figures in 18 of 32 games, including career-high 25 points (8-13 FG, 4-7 3FG) in home victory over No. 16 MSU Billings … had 11 points, 3 assists and just one turnover in 33 minutes in NCAA First Round win over MSUB … other top efforts included 23 points in road loss to MSUB; 20 points (4-6 3FG), 7 assists and 4 steals in just 18 minutes in blowout of Western Oregon; 19 points (7-14 FG, 3-4 3FG) and 4 steals in road win over Seattle Pacific; and 17 points (7-13 FG), 5 assists and 3 steals in road win over Simon Fraser.
2023-24 (Jr.): Started 26 contests as third-leading scorer (9.2 points per game) for Seawolf team that went 19-9 and placed third in Great Northwest Athletic Conference at 13-5 … ranked 17th in GNAC and second on team with 2.4 assists per game, along with 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest … named MVP of GNAC/PacWest Crossover in November after averaging 13.5 ppg in wins over Hawaii Pacific and Hawaii Hilo … scored double figures 12 times, including career-high 21 points (7-13 FG, 7-10 FT) in narrow loss to NCAA qualifier Adams State … other top efforts included 17 points (6-10 FG, 4-4 FT), 3 steals and no turnovers in road win over Northwest Nazarene; 11 points, career-high 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in Dec. 10 win over Clarion; and 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in GNAC Tournament first-round victory over Seattle Pacific … cracked top 40 on UAA career scoring chart, finishing third campaign with 707 points.
2022-23 (So.): Was third-leading scorer (9.4 ppg) and playmaker (2.2 assists per game) for Seawolf squad that went 18-10 and placed fourth in GNAC at 10-8 … also averaged 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game, helping UAA lead league in steals … shot team’s second-best percentage from the field at .433 (90-208) … registered multiple field goals in 26 of 27 appearances, scoring double figures 10 times … dished at least one assist in 24 of 27 outings and had at least one steal on 24 occasions as well, including season highs of 5 assists and 4 steals in road win over Western Oregon … other top efforts included 14 points (5-8 FG, 2-3 3FG) in Nov. 25 win over Biola; 11 points (3-4 FG), 4 assists and 3 steals in home win over Seattle Pacific; season-high 17 points (7-15 FG) in road win over Simon Fraser; 16 points (6-12 FG) and 3 steals in OT home win over SFU; 13 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3FG, 3-4 FT) and 3 assists in road win over WOU; and 14 points (6-10 FG) and no turnovers in career-high 32 minutes of road win over SPU.
2021-22 (Fr.): Produced 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, starting 24 contests for Seawolf club that finished 20-7, placed GNAC runner-up and made NCAA Tournament … ranked 6th in GNAC with 1.7 steals per game … scored double figures on 10 occasions, producing season-high 16 points (6-12 FG) in road win over Alaska Fairbanks … other top efforts included 14 points (5-9 FG, 2-2 3FG), 3 assists and UAA season-high 7 steals in home win over NCAA qualifier Northwest Nazarene; 13 points (6-11 FG), 2 assists and no turnovers in 66-65 home win over Western Oregon; and 10 points each in road win over NNU and home win over NCAA qualifier Central Washington.
BEFORE UAA: Was third-leading scorer with 11.0 points per game for fellow NCAA Div. II program Quincy in pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season ... started five of 18 contests played as a freshman, also averaging 2.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.3 steals ... shot .385 from the field and .746 from the foul stripe ... posted double figures in 11 games, with top performances including 20 points (9-14 FG) and 3 steals at Missouri-St. Louis; 18 points (3-5 3FG), 5 rebounds and 3 steals at Rockhurst; and 16 points (5-7 FG, 6-6 FT), 4 assists, one turnover and 2 steals against national power Drury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner, helping Joliet West to its first IHSA regional title in 30 years and IHSA sectionals berth as senior in 2019-20 ... named conference MVP and all-area … scored team-high 15 points in Tigers' 49-45 region title-game win over Moline ... named Third Team All-State by IBCA and honorable mention all-state by Champaign-Urbana Gazette-News and Associated Press ... chosen as alternate for 2020 IBCA Class 3A-4A South all-star squad … scored over 1,700 career points … played AAU for Bolingbrook Panthers.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 29, 2001 in Joliet, Ill. … daughter of Marvin and Shavon Evans … has seven siblings – Jordan, Jacovi, Khaleel, Jhournee, Raven, Cannon and Symphony … grandfather Marvin Evans played for Valparaiso … uncle Roger Powell played for Illinois’s 2005 NCAA runner-up team and is currently the men's basketball head coach at Valparaiso.
MAJOR: Marketing
WHY I CHOSE UAA: They’re winners, I love the gym (Alaska Airlines Center), and my teammates are great.
Career Highs
Points – 25 vs Montana State Billings, 2/20/25
Rebounds – 9 vs Clarion, 12/10/23
Assists – 7 vs Western Oregon, 12/7/24
Blocks – 2 at Simon Fraser, 2/1/24
Steals – 7 vs Northwest Nazarene, 2/3/22
Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min/Avg FG- Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/ Avg
2020-21 (QU) 18- 5 428/23.8 67- 174 .385 17- 64 .266 47- 63 .746 8- 39- 47/2.6 42-2 21 43 2 24 198/11.0
2021-22 (UAA) 27-24 617/22.9 75- 197 .381 14- 40 .350 31- 49 .633 22- 47- 69/2.6 68-2 45 52 3 47 195/ 7.2
2022-23 (UAA) 27-21 648/24.0 90- 208 .433 16- 46 .348 59- 85 .694 24- 40- 64/2.4 57-1 59 42 1 49 255/ 9.4
2023-24 (UAA) 28-26 686/24.5 95- 239 .397 11- 49 .224 56- 86 .651 30- 56- 86/3.1 57-1 68 63 4 36 257/ 9.2
2024-25 (UAA) 32- 5 769/24.0 136- 327 .416 44-122 .361 53- 71 .746 21- 74- 95/3.0 69-0 102 63 3 49 369/11.5
UAA TOTALS 114-76 2721/23.9 396- 971 .408 85-257 .331 199-291 .684 97-217-314/2.8 251-4 274 220 11 181 1076/ 9.4
D-II TOTALS 132-81 3149/23.9 463-1145 .404 102-321 .318 246-354 .695 105-256-361/2.7 293-6 295 263 13 205 1274/ 9.7
