Oklahoma State University Athletics
2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jawun Evans
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Kimball High School
Jawun Evans Season/Career Stats
Oklahoma State Sophomore Season (2016-17)
• Became the 33rd NBA Draft pick in program history when he was taken 39th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Evans was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
• Named third-team All-America by Sporting News, NBC Sports and Bleacher Report.
• Honorable Mention All-America selection by the Associated Press.
• ESPN’s Dick Vitale named Evans to the fifth team All-Solid Gold.
• USBWA All-District VI squad.
• Earned first team All-Big 12 honors by both the AP and the league’s coaches.
• Became the first OSU player to ever record a 600-point (613), 200-assist (204) season.
• One of just four power conference players to average at least 16.0 points and 6.0 assists per game in league play (joined Lonzo Ball of UCLA, Dennis Smith of N.C. State and Monte Morris of Iowa State).
• Point guard of the nation’s most efficient offense according to KenPom.
• Finished his sophomore season ranked ninth nationally in KenPom’s National Player of the Year standings.
• Ranked second in the Big 12 in scoring at 19.2 points per game, which is the 13th best scoring season in school history.
• Averaged a Big 12-best 6.4 per assists per game, which ranks sixth in program history.
• According to Synergy Sports, Evans led all power conference players in pick and roll points scored (7.6) or created per game (17.0).
• Evans’ 204 assists in 2016-17 are the fourth-most ever by a Cowboy.
• Scored at least 20 points in 15 games in 2016-17, which increased his career total to 19 performances of 20 points or more.
• Earn Maui Invitational All-Tournament team honors after posting 35 points against UConn and 30 points against eventual national champion North Carolina.
• Posted four points/assists double-doubles, including in two of his final three games, which is tied with Andre Owens for the most in a single season by an OSU player.
• Recorded a career-high 15 assists in the regular-season finale against Kansas, which are the most ever by an OSU sophomore and are tied for the fourth most in school history. Doug Gottlieb in 1999 was the last OSU player to have more assists (16 vs. North Texas).
• Racked up a 2.27 assist-to-turnover ratio (204/90), which ties for the 10th best season in program history.
• Averaged 16.6 points per game in his two seasons in Stillwater, which ties for the seventh best scoring average in school history.
• Over his career, Evans averaged 20.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting and 7.1 assists against AP Top-25 squads.
• Ended his career with a 2.13 assist-to-turnover ratio (312/146), which is the sixth-best by an OSU player.
Oklahoma State Freshman Season (2015-16)
• Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year despite missing the last nine regular season games due to injury. Joined Le'Bryan Nash (2011-12) and Marcus Smart (2012-13) as Cowboys to earn the award.
• Also named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
• Led all Big 12 freshmen in scoring (12.9 PPG), assists (4.9 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9 A/TO), field goal percentage (47.1), 3-point field goal percentage (47.5) and free throw percentage (83.3).
• Three-time recipient of the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week award (Jan. 25, Jan. 18, Dec. 25).
• In the six games prior to his injury, Evans averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game - all team highs.
• Scored a career-high 42 points at home against Oklahoma, marking the most ever scored in a Bedlam game by any player (OSU or OU) and second-most points scored by a Big 12 freshman all time.
• Led the Cowboys with 22 points, six rebounds, eight assists and two steals in an upset win over No. 3 Kansas at home.
• 4.4 assists per game are the most ever by an OSU freshman, and tied for the sixth most by a freshman nationwide in 2015-16.
• Led the Cowboys to a road win over Auburn in the Big 12/SEC Challenge with a 21 point, seven rebound, five assist effort.
• Recorded a career-high eight rebounds at Texas, as well as 12 points and a game-high seven assists.
• Dished a career-high 10 dimes against Baylor, which is the third most ever by an OSU freshman.
• Posted 12 games of at least five assists despite playing in only 22 games.
• Posted 15 double-digit scoring games, including four games of at least 20 points.
• Ranked 4th in the Big 12 with a free throw percentage of 83.3 percent (70-of-84). That mark is also the second best free throw percentage ever by an OSU freshman, and trails only Phil Forte's 91.3 percent clip from 2012-13.
• Shot 47.5 percent from 3-point on 19-of-40 shooting. Had he made enough to qualify (30 makes mininum) it would have been the second-best 3-point percentage in school history.
USA Basketball (Summer 2015)
• Became the third OSU Cowboy to win gold at the FIBA U19 World Championships with USA Basketball.
• Averaged 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game, and the USA was +68 points with Evans on the floor during the tournament's seven games.
• Posted 19 total assists, which ranked second on the USA roster.
Kimball High School
• Became the seventh future Oklahoma State player to earn McDonald's All-America honors, including the third of the Travis Ford era.
• Tallied six points, five rebounds and four assists in helping the East squad to a 111-91 win in the McDonald's All-America game.
• Also named one of 30 Parade All-Americans nationwide after earning consensus four-star recruit status.
• Averaged 23.3 points, 7.5 assists and 7.3 rebounds per game as a senior, and was named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 5A All-State team.
• ESPN ranked Evans the No. 6 point guard in the country and the nation's No. 33 player in the country overall.
• Ranked as the top player in the state of Texas and the No. 21 player nationally by 247Sports, and the No. 27 player in America according to Rivals.
• Led Kimball to the 2014 state championship with a 52-37 win over Amarillo in the title game. Evans scored a game-high 16 points, with 10 free throws, to go along with four assists, four steals, and two rebounds.
• As a junior, Evans averaged 19.3 points and 10.3 assists per game, including a season-high of 35 points against South Oak Cliff.
• Chose Oklahoma State over offers from a host of schools, including Baylor, Cincinnati, Clemson, Memphis, SMU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Illinois, Texas, USC and Virginia Tech.
Personal
• Born on July 26 to LaConya Davis in Greenville, S.C.
