Sean Evans (born October 20, 1988) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays at the

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and

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positions. After playing four years of

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at St. John's, Evans entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Evans played high school basketball at

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, where he was coached by Bill Lawson. Evans led his squad to an 18–8 record as a senior, averaging 22.0 points per game, 13.0 rebounds, 6.0 steals and 3.5 blocked shots per game for the Vikings. He earned a second team all-city honor. Evans also earned the Sonny Hill Award for registering the highest student-athlete GPA at Northeast.

College career

As a freshman Evans played 30 games, producing 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with a total of 8 blocks. As a sophomore Evans played in 34 contests, improving his numbers a lot, averaging 10.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.3 blocks per game, being the best rebounder of the team. During the next two years, his numbers dropped and did not manage to be a star at his team.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Evans joined Düsseldorf Giants of the 2. Bundesliga. However, he left the team before appearing in a single game in order to join

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of the German

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. The following season, Evans entered the 2012 NBA Development League Draft, being chosen by the

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in the 5th round with the 3rd pick. Later, he signed with Idaho. He went on to average 12.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. In July 2013, he signed with

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of the

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. In May 2014, he joined Indios de San Francisco of the Dominican Republic League, but he left the club without making any appearances with the team. On July 23, 2014, Evans signed with Hapoel Eilat of the

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. He left the team on December in order to join

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, replacing

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on the team's squad. On August 29, 2015, he signed with Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the

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. He was the top rebounder of the league, averaging 11.1 per game. On January 15, 2017, he signed with

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of the

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, replacing

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on the team's squad. On March 14, 2017, he was voted as the Stoiximan.gr MVP of the week along with

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after having 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block against Koroivos Amaliadas. On June 14, 2017, Evans signed with Promitheas Patras of the

. He left Promitheas after appearing in nine games. On January 26, 2018, he signed in Argentina with

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of the

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. He signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the

on July 18, 2018. On August 11, 2019, Evans renewed his contract with the Greek club. He averaged 10.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season. On November 11, 2020, Evans returned to

after three seasons. On January 9, 2021, Evans transferred from Lavrio to Ukrainian club

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. On March 14, 2022, he signed with

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of the German

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. After a stint in Israel, Evans spent the latter half of the 2022-2023 with another Greek club,

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. In 9 league games, he averaged 12.9 points and 8.5 rebounds, playing around 29 minutes per contest. In April of 2023, he finished out the season with the Turkish club Mersin.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Evans competed in

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for Team FOE, a

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based team coached by

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forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris. In four games, Evans averaged 10.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on 56% shooting as Team FOE advanced to the Super 16 Round in

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. During FOE's Super 16 match up against Boeheim's Army, a team composed of

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basketball alum, Evans scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds, but it was not enough as FOE lost 72–67. Evans also competed for FOE in 2016 as well. In three games that summer, he averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Sean 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters players ASK Karditsas B.C. players Basketball players from Philadelphia BC Prometey players BG Göttingen players Boca Juniors basketball players Centers (basketball) Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Hapoel Holon players Idaho Stampede players KK Rabotnički players Lavrio B.C. players Power forwards Promitheas Patras B.C. players Ratiopharm Ulm players Sakarya BB players St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players