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Tyreke Evans
No. 13 – Sacramento Kings
PositionShooting guard/Point guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-09-19) September 19, 1989 (age 35)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolAmerican Christian
CollegeMemphis
NBA draft2009: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2009–present
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, and was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 4th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.[1]

High school

Evans grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was mainly raised by his three older brothers.[1] He attended American Christian Academy in Aston, Pennsylvania, and by his sophomore year began drawing comparisons to NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady.[2] As a senior, he averaged 32.1 points per game and was named the Most Valuable Player of the McDonald's All-American Game, where he posted 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to help lead the East team to a 107-102 victory over the West. At the age of 16, he was featured in the documentary Gunning for That #1 Spot directed by Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys.[3] Evans was chosen to be the keeper of the SLAM Magazine High School Diary for the 2008 season.[4]

College

In April 2008, Evans announced that he would attend the University of Memphis, after also considering Villanova University and the University of Texas.[5]

Evans transitioned from playing small forward in high school to guard in college. He struggled at times at the beginning of his freshman season at the shooting guard position. This continued until coach John Calipari inserted him as the starting point guard in the 11th game of the season, a 60-45 win over the University of Cincinnati. In 33 minutes, Evans nearly put up a triple-double, with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.[6] The Tigers would not lose another game until falling to the Missouri Tigers in the NCAA Tournament.

Evans was named the Conference USA Rookie of the Week eight times.[7]

Evans was the only freshman finalist for the 2009 U.S. Basketball Writers of America National Player of the year award, named in honor of Oscar Robertson.

NBA

2009-2010 (Rookie Season)

On March 31, 2009, Evans declared himself eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft. Evans decided to forgo his remaining three seasons of collegiate eligibility. On June 25, 2009, Evans was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

On December 1, 2009, Evans was named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played from the beginning of the season through November.[8] During that time he averaged 18.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.33 steals in 36.1 minutes per game.

On December 21, 2009, he was instrumental in leading the Sacramento Kings back from a 35-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls, 102-98.[9] Evans scored 9 of the Kings last 11 points, single-handedly outscoring the Bulls in the 4th quarter (11 points for Evans vs. 10 for the Bulls).

On January 4, 2010, Tyreke Evans was named Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for the second straight month.[10]

On February 12, 2010 Tyreke Evans won the 2010 Rookie/Sophomore Game MVP award after recording 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals on 11/15 shooting. In an act of sportsmanship, he chose to share the award with DeJuan Blair, who had scored 22 points and pulled down 23 rebounds.

On March 11, 2010, Evans recorded his first career triple-double in a win against the Toronto Raptors on Rally for RekeROY night. Evans scored 19 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds.[11]

He also became the fourth NBA player in history to ever average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie year, joining Oscar Robertson (1960), Michael Jordan (1984) and LeBron James (2003).[12]

On April 27, 2010, Evans was recognized for his accomplishments by being awarded the 2009-2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.[13]

NBA Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Sacramento 72 72 37.2 .458 .255 .748 5.3 5.8 1.5 0.4 20.1
2010–11 Sacramento 37 37 37.6 .404 .294 .739 4.8 5.5 1.9 0.5 17.8
Career 109 109 37.3 .439 .272 .746 5.1 5.7 1.6 0.4 19.4
  • As of January 21, 2011

Awards and honors

Notes

  1. ^ a b Jere Longman. "Prep Star's Rise Aided by His Brother's Best Intentions". New York Times. February 21, 2008. Retrieved on June 25, 2008.
  2. ^ Mark Beech and Ted Keith. "Where Will They Be?" Sports Illustrated. June 27, 2006. Retrieved on June 25, 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946888/
  4. ^ http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/high-school/2009/03/evans-almighty/
  5. ^ "Tyreke Evans picks Memphis Tigers". Associated Press. The Sporting News. April 16, 2008. Retrieved on June 25, 2008.
  6. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/29/tigers-take-down-bearcats-60-45-despite-cold-start/
  7. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/09/lucky-7-conference-usa-honors-tigers-evans-seventh/?feedback=1#comments
  8. ^ http://www.nba.com/kings/news/evans_named_western_conference_2009_12_01.html
  9. ^ Kings rally from 35 down to clip Bulls at finish
  10. ^ http://www.nba.com/2010/news/01/04/rookies.ofthe.month/index.html
  11. ^ http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/11/2598741/evans-is-double-trouble.html
  12. ^ http://www.nba.com/kings/news/goal_accomplished_2010_04_12.html
  13. ^ [1]

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