American basketball player
George Evans (born January 31, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in college for George Mason University from 1997 to 2001 where he ranks first all-time at George Mason in steals (218), second in blocked shots (211), third in points (1,953) and rebounds (953), and 13th in assists (226).[ 1]
Basketball career
College
Evans shares a record with David Robinson as being the only two players in Colonial Athletic Association history to win three CAA Player of the Year awards. He is also just one of four players in NCAA history to record more than 200 steals, assists and blocked shots for a career, joining Danny Manning , Lionel Simmons and Shane Battier .
Professional
After he graduated from George Mason University in 2001, Evans was the first pick overall in the USBL draft on April 12, 2001, by the now defunct Maryland Mustangs . Soon after, he joined the professional basketball team Mons-Hainaut of the Basketball League Belgium . He was named the Belgian League's MVP in 2006. With the 2008/09 Season he joined TBB Trier in Germany's First Division .[ 2] [ 3]
Personal life
Evans served in the Army Reserves and is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War .[ 4]
Statistics
Professional career
Mons-Hainaut – Belgian League 1
Year
G
PPG
RPG
AST
ST
TO
BLK
FG%
FT%
3P%
2001–02
30
17.0
8.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.2
52.6
0.0
2002–03
27
17.4
5.8
1.7
2.4
1.9
0.8
68.1
54.8
0.0
2003–04
36
17.2
6.3
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
64.3
53.6
33.3
2004–05
36
17.0
7.7
2.6
2.0
2.4
0.3
68.3
56.6
0.0
2005–06
38
18.3
7.0
2.5
3.1
2.9
0.4
69.7
61.2
0.0
2006–07
26
16.3
6.4
2.7
2.0
2.5
0.7
65.9
66.7
33.3
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