Mary Evans (basketball)

Mary Evans is an American women's basketball coach and former basketball player. She is the current women's basketball head coach at Valparaiso University.

Mary Evans
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamValparaiso
ConferenceMVC
Record55–91
Biographical details
Alma materGeorgia Southern University
Playing career
1995–1999Georgia Southern
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001Adams State (assistant)
2001–2005Seton Hall (assistant)
2005–2007USC Aiken (assistant)
2007–2012Georgia Southern (assistant)
2012–2013Youngstown State (assistant)
2013–2018Ohio (assistant)
2018–presentValparaiso
Head coaching record
Overall55–91

Early life and education

Evans is from Summerville, South Carolina. She attended Georgia Southern University where she played basketball and soccer and earned her bachelor's degree in 2000.[1]

Coaching career

Evans began her coaching career at Adams State in 2001.[2] After stints at Seton Hall and USC Aiken she returned to her alma mater in 2007 as an assistant under Georgia Southern head coach Rusty Cram where she remained for five seasons.[3] In 2012 she accepted a position as an assistant under Bob Boldon at Youngstown State. In her single year with the Penguins they won 23 games and finished second in the Horizon League. She remained on Boldon's staff at Ohio the following year when he accepted the head coaching position there.[4] Starting in her second season at Ohio the Bobcats won back-to-back MAC regular season championships in 2015 and 2016 and won the 2015 MAC tournament.[5]

Valparaiso

Evans was announced as Valparaiso's head coach on April 13, 2018, where she has a 55–91 overall record through the 2022–23 season.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Valparaiso (MVC) (2018–present)
2018–19[7] Valparaiso 8–243–159th
2019–20[8] Valparaiso 17–129–96th
2020–21[9] Valparaiso 12–137–97th
2021–22[10] Valparaiso 11–199–9T–6th
2022–23[11] Valparaiso 7–235–1511th
2023–24[12] Valparaiso ––
Valparaiso: 55–91 (.377)33–57 (.367)
Total:55–91 (.377)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Evans and her husband Daryl have two children named Keegan Thomas and Zoe Mae[1]

References
  1. "Mary Evans". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. Osipoff, Michael (April 19, 2018). "Mary Evans fulfills 'lifelong dream' as Valparaiso introduces new women's basketball coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  3. "Mary Evans Hired to Lead Valpo Women's Basketball Program". Valparaiso University. April 13, 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. Manoloff, Dennis (March 29, 2016). "Ohio University hires Boldon to coach women's basketball". Huntington Herald Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. Manoloff, Dennis (March 15, 2016). "Ohio Bobcats are No. 1 seed for MAC Women's Tournament". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  6. "Valparaiso women's basketball hires Mary Evans as next head coach". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  7. "2018-19 SCHEDULE". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  8. "2019-20 SCHEDULE". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  9. "2020-21 SCHEDULE". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  10. "2021-22 SCHEDULE". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  11. "2022-23 SCHEDULE". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  12. "2023-24 SCHEDULE". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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