Jawun B. Evans (born July 26, 1996) is an American professional

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player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the

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. A

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, he played

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for

Oklahoma State Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...

, Evans was named an

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in the 2016–17 season.

High school career

Jawun Evans attended Southside High School in

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. As a freshman, scored 26 points to lead Southside High School over Wade Hampton in the 2012 Upper State championship game. Southside finished with an 18–10 record and a runner-up finish in the South Carolina Class 3A state championship game. He transferred to Legacy Early College in Greenville, South Carolina for his sophomore year (2012–13) while playing under his Southside Coach, B.J. Jackson. He dominated and played against some of that year's top talent programs. He later moved to Texas. After moving from South Carolina to

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, Evans starred at Justin F. Kimball High School in his Junior and Senior year, where he was named to the Parade All-America team and the

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in 2015. He chose Oklahoma State over Illinois, USC and Texas, among others. In the Summer before his freshman year at Oklahoma State, Evans played for the United States in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where Team USA won the championship by defeating Croatia in overtime.

College career

As a freshman, Evans averaged 12.9

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, 4.9 assists and 4.4

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. He scored a Cowboys freshman record 42 points against arch-rival

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and at the close of the season was named the

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Freshman of the Year, despite missing more than a month of the season after injuring his shoulder in a February 3, 2016 game. Returning his sophomore season, Evans was named preseason All-Big 12. At the close of the regular season, he was named first-team all-conference and a third-team All-American by

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magazine.

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2018)

On June 22, 2017, Evans was drafted by the

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with the 39th selection in the

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. On July 6, 2017, he was traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. On October 15, 2018, Evans was waived by the

Phoenix / Northern Arizona Suns (2018–2019)

Evans signed with the

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of the

on November 4, 2018. and on December 7, he was signed by the

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to a

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. However, he was waived on March 23, 2019.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2019)

On March 25, 2019, Evans was claimed off waivers by the

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Raptors 905 (2019–2020)

Evans was on the opening night roster of the Raptors 905 in 2019. He averaged 8 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds per game but suffered a major injury. On March 6, 2020, he was waived after it was determined his injury was season-ending.

Promitheas Patras (2021)

On January 16, 2021, Evans signed with Promitheas Patras of the

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Return to Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

Evans rejoined the Raptors 905 in October 2021.

Cleveland Charge (2022)

On January 6, 2022, Evans was traded to the Cleveland Charge of the

Juventus Utena (2022)

On September 6, 2022, Evans signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the

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(LKL).

Śląsk Wrocław (2023)

On July 28, 2023, he signed with

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of the PLK.

JDA Dijon Basket (2024)

In March, 2024, he signed a short-term deal with

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Legia Warsaw (2024–2025)

On August 10, 2024, Evans signed a contract with

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of the

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(PLK).

Maine Celtics (2025)

On January 24, 2025, Evans joined the Maine Celtics.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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NBA G League

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Agua Caliente , 1 , , 1 , , 27.9 , , .182 , , .000 , , – , , 4.0 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 1 , , 1 , , 27.9 , , .182 , , .000 , , – , , 4.0 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 4.0

College

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, 22 , , 20 , , 28.9 , , .471 , , .475 , , .833 , , 4.4 , , 4.9 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 12.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 32 , , 29.3 , , .438 , , .379 , , .812 , , 3.4 , , 6.4 , , 1.8 , , .1 , , 19.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 54 , , 52 , , 29.1 , , .448 , , .407 , , .818 , , 3.8 , , 5.8 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , 16.6

References

External links

Oklahoma State Cowboys bioUSA Basketball bioDraftExpress profileProballers.com profile
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