Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is an American former

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(NBA) player and coach. He played collegiately at

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where he is Kansas State's second all-time leading points scorer, behind

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, with 2,115 points. He was drafted by the

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with the 21st pick of the 1978 NBA draft and had a 9-year NBA career with four teams (the

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, and the

). He was widely regarded throughout his career as an excellent 3-point shooter, being among the league leaders in that statistical category during his stint in Denver. After his retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach with the Nuggets. In 2001, when

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was fired, Evans assumed coaching duties for the remainder of the 2001–02 season, after which

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. He then joined the Raptors' coaching staff in 2007–08.Rapper won't have to testify at Iverson trial
, updated June 16, 2007 He was fired in the 2009 off-season.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

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, 79 , , - , , 15.8 , , .448 , , .286 , , .682 , , 1.4 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

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, 71 , , - , , 12.8 , , .460 , , .143 , , .781 , , 1.2 , , 2.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.5 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 14 , , 0 , , 14.0 , , .471 , , .000 , , .667 , , 0.9 , , 1.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

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, 8 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .314 , , .000 , , .625 , , 1.3 , , 2.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 3.4 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

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, 42 , , 5 , , 16.5 , , .473 , , .000 , , .805 , , 1.4 , , 2.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 5 , , 21.6 , , .431 , , .360 , , .847 , , 1.8 , , 3.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.1 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 0 , , 17.7 , , .489 , , .363 , , .863 , , 1.5 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 10.1 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 1 , , 17.1 , , .425 , , .222 , , .846 , , 1.2 , , 2.2 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 9.5 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 4 , , 19.3 , , .458 , , .314 , , .780 , , 1.6 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 10.1 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

, 56 , , 0 , , 11.7 , , .453 , , .396 , , .811 , , 0.9 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 6.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 591 , , 15 , , 16.7 , , .452 , , .307 , , .807 , , 1.4 , , 2.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 7.7

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , - , , 6.0 , , .375 , , .500 , , .750 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , - , , 9.5 , , .529 , , .000 , , .875 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 8 , , - , , 22.9 , , .486 , , .300 , , .647 , , 2.4 , , 4.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 10.8 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 15.4 , , .321 , , .125 , , 1.000 , , 0.6 , , 2.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.6 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , 0 , , 18.7 , , .434 , , .333 , , .824 , , 2.1 , , 3.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 10.3 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 0 , , 20.4 , , .366 , , .241 , , .833 , , 2.0 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 9.2 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 19.0 , , .368 , , .286 , , 1.000 , , 2.3 , , 2.7 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , 1 , , 19.9 , , .395 , , .273 , , .933 , , 2.0 , , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.0 , , 10.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 58 , , 1 , , 18.5 , , .414 , , .284 , , .825 , , 1.8 , , 2.8 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 9.1

Head coaching record

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, style="text-align:left;", , 56, , 18, , 38, , , , align="center", 6th in Midwest, , , —, , —, , —, , — , style="text-align:center;", Missed playoffs , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 56, , 18, , 38, , , , , , —, , —, , —, , —, ,

References

External links

BasketballReference.com: Mike Evans (as coach)

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