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Isaiah Evans

Forward
NORTH MECKLENBURG HS
HUNTERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

27.5

Average Points (per game)

6.3

Average Rebounds (per game)

3

Average Assists (per game)

2.4

Average Steals (per game)
“What is there not to say about the great Isaiah Evans? He is a generational gift. This kid is the best high school basketball player I have ever coached against. He can shoot, he can get to his spots, he can pass, he can defend. The kid is really good.”
Armard Moore
Head Coach - head coach of Mooresville High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 185-pound senior forward led the Vikings to a 30-3 record and the Class 4A state championship this past season. Evans averaged 27.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and he recorded 23 points and eight boards in the team’s 57-47 win over previously unbeaten New Hanover High in the state final. A McDonald’s All-American Game honoree, Evans was selected as a member of Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit in April. He’s ranked as the nation’s No. 8 recruit in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Evans has maintained a weighted 3.17 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Evans has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.