Ryan Evans (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of Denmark's

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. Standing at and weighing , Evans usually plays at

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Evans attended Phoenix Desert Vista High School, but transferred to

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as a junior. He averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in his junior season. As a senior, Evans was named to the first team all-state and led Hamilton to the state semifinals. He averaged 18.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior.

College career

Evans committed to

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and

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ed his freshman year in 2008–09. As a redshirt freshman in 2009–10, he averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game. Evans scored in double figures in four contests. Evans posted averages of 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore in 2010–11. He appeared in all 33 games and played 11.6 minutes per game in a reserve capacity. He raised his averages to 11.0 points and a Badgers-leading 6.8 rebounds per game as a redshirt junior in 2011–12. Evans scored 14.5 points and grabbed 6.5 rebounds per game in the NCAA tournament in helping the team to the Sweet 16. Evans was an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention. As a senior in 2012–13, Evans was third on Wisconsin in scoring with 10.1 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 7.3 per game. He was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team after averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game during the Big Ten tournament. Evans was also named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team He holds the Wisconsin record for career games played at 138. In 2013, Evans was named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by ''Diverse: Issues in Higher Education''.

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2013, Evans signed with the

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of the

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. He averaged 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in his rookie season in 2013–14. He shot 38.3 percent from the floor and 27.5 percent from 3-point range in 33 games for the Skyforce. Evans joined the

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in the 2014 summer league. He played for

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in the Hungarian professional league in 2014–15. He averaged 13.5 points and 6 rebounds per game. In the 2018–19 season, Evans played with

of the Danish

. He was named the

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after the regular season. Evans also won the Basketligaen title after defeating

Horsens IC Horsens Idræts Club Basketball, commonly known as Horsens IC or Horsens, is a professional basketball team based in Horsens, Denmark. The club plays at the Forum Horsens, which can accommodate 4,000 people. The team holds six titles in the Bask ...

in the final, 4–0. He averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists during the 2019–20 season. On May 22, 2020, Evans re-signed with Bakken. In 2023, he received Basketligaen Finals MVP honors.

Honors

;

: 2018–19 2019–20

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2021–22, 2022–23 *

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: 2020, 2021, 2023 *

: 2018–19 *Basketligaen Finals MVP: 2022–23

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Ryan 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American men's basketball players Atomerőmű SE players Bakken Bears players Basketball players from Chicago Cholet Basket players HTV Basket players Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball players Sioux Falls Skyforce players Small forwards Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona) alumni 21st-century American sportsmen