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.
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.
Evans has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.
