Dana Evans (basketball)
Dana Evans (born August 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. A two-time ACC Basketball Player of the Year at the University of Louisville, she was drafted with the 13th overall pick of the 2021 WNBA draft.[1]
Evans with the Chicago Sky in 2023 | |
| No. 11 – Chicago Sky | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 1, 1998 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Listed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Side Leadership Academy (Gary, Indiana) |
| College | Louisville (2017–2021) |
| WNBA draft | 2021: 1st round, 13th overall pick |
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021 | Dallas Wings |
| 2021–present | Chicago Sky |
| 2022 | KSC Szekszárd |
| 2022–present | Beşiktaş |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
Evans grew up in Gary, Indiana, 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.[2] 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 West Side Leadership Academy.[3]
College career edit
One of the top recruits in college basketball, Evans committed to playing at Louisville, where she was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 2018.[4] In her sophomore year she was named the ACC sixth player of the year after averaging over 10 points per game off the bench.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
Professional career edit
Evans was drafted by the Dallas Wings with the 13th overall pick of the 2021 WNBA draft.[1] Evans was traded to the Chicago Sky on June 2, 2021.
College statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Louisville | 39 | 1 | 21.0 | .364 | .224 | .797 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| 2018–19 | Louisville | 36 | 5 | 25.9 | .418 | .385 | .842 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 2019–20 | Louisville | 30 | 29 | 33.7 | .416 | .431 | .890 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 2020–21 | Louisville | 30 | 30 | 32.9 | .430 | .353 | .873 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 20.1 |
| Career | 135 | 65 | 27.8 | .414 | .377 | .858 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 12.7 | |
WNBA career statistics edit
| † | Denotes seasons in which Evans won a WNBA championship |
Regular Season edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Dallas | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .342 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 2021†* | Chicago | 23 | 0 | 8.6 | .356 | .405 | .885 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | Chicago | 33 | 1 | 11.5 | .377 | .328 | .880 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | Chicago | 39 | 1 | 21.5 | .360 | .294 | .854 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 101 | 2 | 14.2 | .362 | .322 | .864 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
Postseason edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021† | Chicago | 9 | 0 | 7.1 | .313 | .417 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 22.5 | .417 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 15 | 0 | 8.8 | .420 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
References edit
- ^ a b "U of L guard Dana Evans selected No. 13 overall by the Dallas Wings in the WNBA Draft". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Dana Evans' journey to WNBA marked by competitiveness, Steel City determination". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Louisville's Dana Evans, down to her final NCAA tournament games, still has more to prove". ESPN. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "West Side's Dana Evans eases transition, makes ACC All-Freshman Team for Louisville". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Durr Named ACC Player of the Year, Evans Named Sixth Player of the Year". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Dana Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Three Others Cards Receive All-ACC Honors". Louisville Report. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
External links edit
- Louisville Cardinals bio