No. 10 – Oregon Ducks | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Pac-12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | August 2, 2004
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
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College | Oregon (2023–present) |
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Kwame Gumo "KJ" Evans Jr. (born August 2, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference.
Evans attends Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. He transferred to Montverde from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute after his sophomore year. [1] During his junior year, he helped lead Montverde to its second straight GEICO Nationals title [2] [3] and the school's third consecutive national championship overall, where he averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds over three games in the postseason. [4] On January 24, 2023, Evans was selected as a McDonald's All-American. [5]
Evans was considered a five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals, and a four-star recruit by 247Sports. On August 2, 2022, he committed to playing college basketball for Oregon over offers from Arizona, Auburn and Kentucky. [6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kwame Evans Jr. PF |
Baltimore, MD | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 2, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 18 247Sports: 18 ESPN: 14 | ||||||
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Oregon | 36 | 29 | 22.5 | .446 | .267 | .795 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
Evans' father, Kwame Sr., played college basketball at George washington. His cousin, Che, currently plays college basketball for USC Upstate after transferring from San Diego State and UTEP. [7]