Mike Evans (basketball)

For other people named Michael Evans, see Michael Evans (disambiguation).

Mike Evans

Personal information
Born	(1955-04-19) April 19, 1955 Goldsboro, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College	Kansas State (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1979–1989
Position	Point guard
Number	1, 5
Career history
As player:
1979–1980	San Antonio Spurs
1980–1982	Milwaukee Bucks
1982	Cleveland Cavaliers
1982–1983	Montana Golden Nuggets (CBA)
1983–1988	Denver Nuggets
1988–1989	Ipifim Torino (Italy)
As coach:
2001–2002	Denver Nuggets
2007-2009	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2010–2011	Halifax Rainmen (Canada)
2011–2012	Moncton Miracles (Canada)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – AP (1978) 2× Big Eight Player of the Year (1977, 1978) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1976–1978) Jersey retired by Kansas State
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,531 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds	808 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,514 (2.6 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is a retired American National Basketball Association player and present coach. He played collegiately at Kansas State University where he is Kansas State's 2nd all-time leading points scorer, behind Jacob Pullen, with 2,115 points. He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 21st pick of the 1978 NBA Draft and had a 9-year NBA career with four different teams (the San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets). He was widely regarded throughout his career as an excellent 3-point shooter, being among the league leaders in that statistical category for several years.

After his retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach with the Nuggets. In 2001, when Dan Issel was fired, Evans assumed coaching duties for the remainder of the 2001-02 season, after which Jeff Bzdelik was hired as the team's head coach. In 2006-07 he was a scout for the Toronto Raptors. He then joined the Raptors' coaching staff in 2007-08. He was fired in the 2009 off-season.

Evans is currently the head coach of the Moncton Miracles of the National Basketball League of Canada.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Denver	2001–02	56	18	38	.321	6th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Career		56	18	38	.321		—	—	—	—

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Mike Evans (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Mike Evans (as player)