William Best Evans (September 13, 1932 – November 22, 2020) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Berea, Kentucky, Evans played collegiately at the University of Kentucky. He was part of the United States basketball team which won the gold medal in 1956.[1]
Evans died on November 22, 2020, at the age of 88.[2]
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^"Billy Evans". Olympedia. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Tipton, Jerry (November 24, 2020). "Billy Evans, a player on UK's only undefeated basketball team, dies at 88". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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