Mike Evans (basketball)

Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is an American former National Basketball Association (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 during his stint in Denver.

Born (1955-04-19) April 19, 1955 (age 71)

Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.

Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)

High schoolLaurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)

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Mike Evans

Personal information
Born	(1955-04-19) April 19, 1955 (age 71) Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Drafted by	Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1979–1989
Position	Point guard
Number	1, 5
Coaching career	1990–2009
Career history
Playing
1979–1980	San Antonio Spurs
1980–1982	Milwaukee Bucks
1982	Cleveland Cavaliers
1982–1983	Montana Golden Nuggets
1983–1988	Denver Nuggets
1988–1989	Ipifim Torino
Coaching
1990–1994; 1998–2001	Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2001–2002	Denver Nuggets (interim)
2007–2009	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2010–2011	Halifax Rainmen
2011–2012	Moncton Miracles
Career highlights
Third-team All-American – AP (1978) Big Eight Player of the Year (1978) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1976–1978) No. 12 Jersey retired by Kansas State Wildcats
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,531 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds	808 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,514 (2.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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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.^[1] He then joined the Raptors' coaching staff in 2007–08.^[2] He was fired in the 2009 off-season.