Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Missouri

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Kyan Evans

Guard
STALEY HS
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

12.4

Average Points (per game)

4

Average Rebounds (per game)

5.7

Average Assists (per game)

2.1

Average Steals (per game)
“Kyan is the best player for the best team in the state. He could score more, but gets his teammates involved. He defends at a high level as well as controls the game on offense.”
Joe Price
Head Coach - head coach of Liberty High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior guard had led the Falcons to a 27-2 record and a berth in the Class 6 state quarterfinals. Evans averaged 12.4 points, 5.7 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game through 29 games. A two-time Class 6 First Team All-State selection, he was the 2022 Kansas City Metro Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Evans has maintained a 3.41 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Colorado State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s leadership council, Evans has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.