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Mike Evans
| Personal information |
| Born |
(1955-04-19) April 19, 1955 (age 69)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| High school |
Laurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina) |
| Listed height |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight |
170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information |
| College |
Kansas State (1974–1978) |
| NBA Draft |
1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career |
1979–1989 |
| Career history |
| As player: |
| 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 |
| As coach: |
| 2001–2002 |
Denver Nuggets |
| 2007–2009 |
Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2010–2011 |
Halifax Rainmen |
| 2011–2012 |
Moncton Miracles |
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| Career highlights and awards |
- 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
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| Career NBA statistics |
| Points |
4,531 (7.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds |
808 (1.4 rpg) |
| Assists |
1,514 (2.6 apg) |
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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.
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.
NBA career statistics
| Legend |
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1979–80 |
San Antonio |
79 |
- |
15.8 |
.448 |
.286 |
.682 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
6.2 |
| 1980–81 |
Milwaukee |
71 |
- |
12.8 |
.460 |
.143 |
.781 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
4.5 |
| 1981–82 |
Milwaukee |
14 |
0 |
14.0 |
.471 |
.000 |
.667 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
| 1981–82 |
Cleveland |
8 |
0 |
9.3 |
.314 |
.000 |
.625 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
| 1982–83 |
Denver |
42 |
5 |
16.5 |
.473 |
.000 |
.805 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
| 1983–84 |
Denver |
78 |
5 |
21.6 |
.431 |
.360 |
.847 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
8.1 |
| 1984–85 |
Denver |
81 |
0 |
17.7 |
.489 |
.363 |
.863 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
10.1 |
| 1985–86 |
Denver |
81 |
1 |
17.1 |
.425 |
.222 |
.846 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
9.5 |
| 1986–87 |
Denver |
81 |
4 |
19.3 |
.458 |
.314 |
.780 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
10.1 |
| 1987–88 |
Denver |
56 |
0 |
11.7 |
.453 |
.396 |
.811 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
| Career |
591 |
15 |
16.7 |
.452 |
.307 |
.807 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
Playoffs
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1979–80 |
San Antonio |
2 |
- |
6.0 |
.375 |
.500 |
.750 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
| 1980–81 |
Milwaukee |
4 |
- |
9.5 |
.529 |
.000 |
.875 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
| 1982–83 |
Denver |
8 |
- |
22.9 |
.486 |
.300 |
.647 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
10.8 |
| 1983–84 |
Denver |
5 |
- |
15.4 |
.321 |
.125 |
1.000 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
| 1984–85 |
Denver |
15 |
0 |
18.7 |
.434 |
.333 |
.824 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
10.3 |
| 1985–86 |
Denver |
10 |
0 |
20.4 |
.366 |
.241 |
.833 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
9.2 |
| 1986–87 |
Denver |
3 |
0 |
19.0 |
.368 |
.286 |
1.000 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
| 1987–88 |
Denver |
11 |
1 |
19.9 |
.395 |
.273 |
.933 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
10.5 |
| Career |
58 |
1 |
18.5 |
.414 |
.284 |
.825 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
9.1 |
Head coaching record
Legend
| Regular season |
G |
Games coached |
W |
Games won |
L |
Games lost |
W–L % |
Win–loss % |
| Playoffs |
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 |
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See also
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