Jessie Evans (basketball)
Jessie Evans (born October 24, 1950) is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco. He was replaced by Eddie Sutton on December 26, 2007. He previously held the same position at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1950 Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1972 | Eastern Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1973 | Flint Pros |
| 1973–1976 | Northwestern HS |
| 1976–1981 | Minnesota (asst.) |
| 1982–1984 | San Diego State (asst.) |
| 1984–1986 | Wyoming (asst.) |
| 1986–1988 | Texas (asst.) |
| 1988–1997 | Arizona (asst.) |
| 1997–2004 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 2004–2007 | San Francisco |
| 2012–2014 | Southeast Missouri State (asst.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Sun Belt Tournament Championship (2000, 2004) Sun Belt Regular Season Championship (2000, 2004) | |
He was Lute Olson’s chief recruiter at Arizona. He recruited almost 20 future NBA players in his 10 years at Arizona, including most of the 1997 National Championship Team. Following winning the National Title at Arizona, Evans accepted the head coaching job at Louisiana Lafayette.He left ULL for the University of San Francisco head coaching job after the 2003-2004 season. In 2012, Evans was hired as an assistant men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University, where he served for two seasons. Evans was a finalist for the Tennessee State head coaching job in Nashville.[2]
References edit
- ^ Jessie Evans 2011-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ [1]. gosoutheast.com