Mike Evans (basketball)
Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is an American former National Basketball *ociation (NBA) player and coach. He played collegiately at Kansas State University where he is Kansas State's second 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 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 *istant coach with the Nuggets. In 2001, when Dan Issel was fired, Evans *umed 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.
Contents
- 1 NBA Career Statistics
- 1.1 Regular Season
- 1.2 Playoffs
- 2 Head coaching record
- 3 References
- 4 External links
NBA Career Statistics
Regular Season
Playoffs
Head coaching record
References
External links
- BasketballReference.com: Mike Evans (as coach)
- BasketballReference.com: Mike Evans (as player)