Christopher Evans (born January 29, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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

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position. After playing five years of

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and

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, Evans entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Evans played high school basketball at Petersburg in

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. Was rated the 17th best junior college player in the country at the start of the season by

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. At Petersburg High School he was named Second Team All-State and was rated the 73rd-best shooting guard in the country. In the 2008–2009 he averaged 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and helped lead his team to a 30–1 record and a berth in the Group AAA state semifinals.

College career

As a freshman at

, the Region 24 Player of the Year also took home All-Tournament honors at the NJCAA National Tournament where he averaged 21.7 points over three games. As a sophomore, he averaged 19.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while leading

to a 29–7 record and a regional title in the 2010–2011 season. On 2011 Evans was transferred to Kent State after playing the previous two seasons for Wabash Valley Community College where he earned first-team NJCAA Division I All-American honors.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Evans joined Aries Trikala of the

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. With Trikala, he was the second best scorer and the fourth best rebounder of the league. During his rookie season with Trikala, he averaged 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. The following year, he joined

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. On December he left the team and on January he joined

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until the end of the season. On July 21, 2015, Evans signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the

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. On December 7, 2015, he was waived by the team. On January 14, 2016, he joined

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but he left the team after only two months. During the 2016–17 season, Evans returned to the

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and joined

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. He was waived from the team on March 9, 2017, due to a season ending injury. On April 6, 2017, Evans joined Gimnasia de Comodoro of the

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. On September 8, he returned to Europe and signed with

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of the

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and the Champions League. On August 2, 2018, Evans signed a one-year deal with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the

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and the EuroLeague. On January 10, 2019, Evans signed a 6 months deal with Turkish side

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. On August 2, 2019, he has signed with

Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro A Lea ...

of the French Pro A. On August 10, 2020, he signed with

Virtus Roma Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season. It was form ...

of the Italian

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(LBA). After

's withdrawal from the

due to financial problems, Evans, like all the Roma players, was made

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. On October 4, 2021, he has signed with

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of the Iranian Super League. On August 4, 2022, he has signed with

of the Liga Națională.

References

External links

Kent State bioRealGM.com
Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Christopher 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Monaco American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aries Trikala B.C. players AS Monaco Basket players Basketball players from Virginia Canton Charge players CB Gran Canaria players Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Ironi Nahariya players Karşıyaka basketball players Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players Liga ACB players Orléans Loiret Basket players Pallacanestro Trapani players Power forwards (basketball) Scafati Basket players Sportspeople from Chesapeake, Virginia Wabash Valley Warriors men's basketball players