Dana Evans (born August 1, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. A two-time ACC Basketball Player of the Year at the

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, she was drafted with the 13th overall pick of the

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Early life

Evans grew up in

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, where although she did not play basketball until the fourth grade, she immediately excelled at it. She was praised for her skills on defense, and was said to have garnered an offer to play college basketball by Valparaiso head coach Keith Freeman in the sixth grade. The first girl from Gary to make it to the McDonald's All-American Game, Evans averaged over 35 points per game in her senior season, also winning three Class 4A sectional titles for

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College career

One of the top recruits in college basketball, Evans committed to playing at

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, where she was named to the

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All-Freshman team in 2018. In her sophomore year she was named the ACC sixth player of the year after averaging over 10 points per game off the bench. Evans was named the ACC Player of the Year in 2020, the first player in ACC history to go from winning sixth player of the year to player of the year. She was also named the conference player of the year in 2021, the fourth consecutive season a player from the Louisville program was named the conference's top player.

Professional career

Evans was drafted by the Dallas Wings with the 13th overall pick of the

. Evans was traded to the Chicago Sky on June 2, 2021.

College statistics

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WNBA career statistics

Regular Season

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Postseason

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References

External links

Louisville Cardinals bio
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