HBCU basketball star looks to have new home

Ken Evans, one of many prime gamers in HBCU basketball final season, might have discovered a brand new house.

The previous Jackson State star and reigning SWAC participant of the yr is predicted to decide to Florida Atlantic.

The 6’4 guard averaged 18.8 factors per recreation this season for Jackson State, hitting slightly below 40 % from 3-point vary. He scored 20 or extra factors 13 instances, together with a career-high 37 factors in opposition to Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 7. He scored 20 factors in opposition to Georgetown and Missouri and 25 factors in opposition to Gonzaga, displaying his scoring capability in opposition to non-HBCU squads.

Evans is the son of Jackson State alumni who began his profession in 2019-2020, when he redshirted. He averaged 4.6 factors, 3.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.9 steals per recreation as a redshirt freshman in 2020-21. He continued his trajectory as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 8.0 factors, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 0.8 steals with six complete blocks. His improvement continued as Williams arrived, as he averaged 11.3 factors, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists,1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks as a redshirt junior.

His coach, Mo Williams, mentioned on the SWAC Match that he hoped he would have the ability to hold Evans, however admitted it was an extended shot.

“Selfishly, I’d love to educate him subsequent yr. Clearly I’m going to do my recruiting and have been doing it,” Williams mentioned. “On the finish of the day, I perceive how this new world is. It’s an NIL world and, clearly, we’re in it. So he has a call to make, clearly, and us as a College, we’ve got a call to make, so we’ll work out what’s what. However completely I like teaching him.”

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