Dana Evans (basketball)

Dana Evans (born August 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. A two-time ACC Basketball Player of the Year at the University of Louisville, she was drafted with the 13th overall pick of the 2021 WNBA draft.[1]

Dana Evans
Evans with the Chicago Sky in 2023
No. 11 – Chicago Sky
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-08-01) August 1, 1998
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Side Leadership Academy
(Gary, Indiana)
CollegeLouisville (2017–2021)
WNBA draft2021: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021Dallas Wings
2021–presentChicago Sky
2022KSC Szekszárd
2022–presentBeşiktaş
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Evans grew up in Gary, Indiana, where although she did not play basketball until the fourth grade, she immediately excelled at it. She was praised for her skills on defense, and was said to have garnered an offer to play college basketball by Valparaiso head coach Keith Freeman in the sixth grade.[2] The first girl from Gary to make it to the McDonald's All-American Game, Evans averaged over 35 points per game in her senior season, also winning three Class 4A sectional titles for West Side Leadership Academy.[3]

College career

One of the top recruits in college basketball, Evans committed to playing at Louisville, where she was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 2018.[4] In her sophomore year she was named the ACC sixth player of the year after averaging over 10 points per game off the bench.[5]

Evans was named the ACC Player of the Year in 2020, the first player in ACC history to go from winning sixth player of the year to player of the year.[6] She was also named the conference player of the year in 2021, the fourth consecutive season a player from the Louisville program was named the conference's top player.[7]

Professional career

Evans was drafted by the Dallas Wings with the 13th overall pick of the 2021 WNBA draft.[1] Evans was traded to the Chicago Sky on June 2, 2021.

College statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017–18 Louisville 39 1 21.0 .364 .224 .797 2.0 3.4 0.1 1.1 1.8 5.1
2018–19 Louisville 36 5 25.9 .418 .385 .842 2.4 4.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 10.4
2019–20 Louisville 30 29 33.7 .416 .431 .890 2.8 4.2 0.0 0.8 2.5 18.0
2020–21 Louisville 30 30 32.9 .430 .353 .873 2.7 3.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 20.1
Career 135 65 27.8 .414 .377 .858 2.4 3.9 0.0 1.2 2.0 12.7

WNBA career statistics
† Denotes seasons in which Evans won a WNBA championship

Regular Season
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021* Dallas 604.0.342.4001.0000.41.00.00.00.70.8
2021†* Chicago 2308.6.356.405.8850.51.20.20.00.63.9
2022 Chicago 33111.5.377.328.8800.81.20.30.10.84.3
Career 2 year, 2 teams 6219.7.364.357.8820.61.10.20.10.73.8

Postseason
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021† Chicago 907.1.313.417.0000.60.20.20.00.71.7
2022 Chicago 405.8.600.6001.0000.80.50.50.00.34.3
Career 2 year, 1 team 1306.7.423.4711.0000.60.30.30.00.52.5

References
  1. "U of L guard Dana Evans selected No. 13 overall by the Dallas Wings in the WNBA Draft". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. "Dana Evans' journey to WNBA marked by competitiveness, Steel City determination". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. "Louisville's Dana Evans, down to her final NCAA tournament games, still has more to prove". ESPN. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. "West Side's Dana Evans eases transition, makes ACC All-Freshman Team for Louisville". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. "Durr Named ACC Player of the Year, Evans Named Sixth Player of the Year". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. "Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. "Dana Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Three Others Cards Receive All-ACC Honors". Louisville Report. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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