# Jawun Evans

Jawun B. Evans (born July 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. A point guard, he played college basketball for Oklahoma State, Evans was named an All-American in the 2016–17 season.

## High school career

Jawun Evans attended Southside High School in Greenville, South Carolina. As a freshman, scored 26 points to lead Southside High School over Wade Hampton in the 2012 Upper State championship game. Southside finished with an 18–10 record and a runner-up finish in the South Carolina Class 3A state championship game. He transferred to Legacy Early College in Greenville, South Carolina for his sophomore year (2012–13) while playing under his Southside Coach, B.J. Jackson. He dominated and played against some of that year's top talent programs. He later moved to Texas.
After moving from South Carolina to Dallas, Texas, Evans starred at Justin F. Kimball High School in his Junior and Senior year, where he was named to the Parade All-America team and the McDonald's All-American Game in 2015. He chose Oklahoma State over Illinois, USC and Texas, among others. In the Summer before his freshman year at Oklahoma State, Evans played for the United States in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where Team USA won the championship by defeating Croatia in overtime.

## College career

As a freshman, Evans averaged 12.9 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. He scored a Cowboys freshman record 42 points against arch-rival Oklahoma and at the close of the season was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year, despite missing more than a month of the season after injuring his shoulder in a February 3, 2016 game. Returning his sophomore season, Evans was named preseason All-Big 12. At the close of the regular season, he was named first-team all-conference and a third-team All-American by Sporting News magazine.

## Professional career
### Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2018)

On June 22, 2017, Evans was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 39th selection in the 2017 NBA draft. On July 6, 2017, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for cash considerations.
On October 15, 2018, Evans was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

### Phoenix / Northern Arizona Suns (2018–2019)

Evans signed with the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League on November 4, 2018. and on December 7, he was signed by the Phoenix Suns to a two-way contract. However, he was waived on March 23, 2019.

### Oklahoma City Thunder (2019)

On March 25, 2019, Evans was claimed off waivers by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

### Raptors 905 (2019–2020)

Evans was on the opening night roster of the Raptors 905 in 2019. He averaged 8 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds per game but suffered a major injury. On March 6, 2020, he was waived after it was determined his injury was season-ending.

### Promitheas Patras (2021)

On January 16, 2021, Evans signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.

### Return to Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

Evans rejoined the Raptors 905 in October 2021.

### Cleveland Charge (2022)

On January 6, 2022, Evans was traded to the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.

### Juventus Utena (2022)

On September 6, 2022, Evans signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

### Śląsk Wrocław (2023)

On July 28, 2023, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK.

### JDA Dijon Basket (2024)

In March, 2024, he signed a short-term deal with JDA Dijon Basket.

### Legia Warsaw (2024–2025)

On August 10, 2024, Evans signed a contract with Legia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

### Maine Celtics (2025)

On January 24, 2025, Evans joined the Maine Celtics.

## Career statistics
### NBA
#### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2017–18 | L.A. Clippers | 48 | 4 | 16.2 | .352 | .278 | .776 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 4.8 |
| 2018–19 | Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 9.1 | .231 | .000 | – | 1.7 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | .9 |
| 2018–19 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | Career | 56 | 4 | 15.1 | .345 | .263 | .776 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .7 | .1 | 4.2 |

### NBA G League
#### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2017–18 | Agua Caliente | 1 | 1 | 27.9 | .182 | .000 | – | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Career | Career | 1 | 1 | 27.9 | .182 | .000 | – | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |

### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2015–16 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 20 | 28.9 | .471 | .475 | .833 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 12.9 |
| 2016–17 | Oklahoma State | 32 | 32 | 29.3 | .438 | .379 | .812 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.8 | .1 | 19.2 |
| Career | Career | 54 | 52 | 29.1 | .448 | .407 | .818 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | .1 | 16.6 |