Nyles Evans

Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Canton, Ohio
High School:
Hoover High School / Brevard (Fla.) Community College

Good ball handler with the ability to score and distribute theball from the point guard position ... is the first junior collegetransfer under head coach Keith Dambrot at Akron … hasappeared in two MAC Tournament games and one CollegeInsider.comPostseason Tournament contest.

as a Junior (2013-14): Appeared in all 34games, making 17 starts, in his first season as a Zip …posted four double-digit scoring performances, including aseason-high 18 points at Buffalo on Feb. 19 … hadback-to-back 17-point performances against Detroit (Dec. 18) andagainst Oregon State (Dec. 22) … his first double-digitperformance came at Cleveland State on Dec. 7 (12 points) …averaged 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game …over the final 11 games, posted averages of 7.1 points and 1.8rebounds per game while shooting 41.0 percent from the field and37.0 percent from long range … finished the season with a1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio … blocked a career-high twoshots against Northern Illinois on Feb. 15 … hit at leastone 3-pointer in 17 games, including 10 games hitting multiple longballs.

at Brevard (Fla.) CommunityCollege: Played in 61 games at BCC ... averaged 15.7points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game in 33games (32 starts) as a sophomore ... helped the Titans to a 26-7record and a spot in the Florida College System ActivitiesAssociation/NJCAA Division I state championship game ... alsohelped BCC win the Florida College System Activities AssociationSouthern Conference championship ... earned all-conference and allFCSAA/NJCAA Division I all-tournament team honors ... in 61 careergames for the Titans, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.8assists and 1.9 steals per game.

at Hoover High School: Is HHS' all-teamleading scorer with 1,183 career points ... was the CantonRepository Stark County Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2011... averaged 21.9 points per game and earned third-team All-Ohiohonors as a senior.

Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1992, in Canton,Ohio ... son of N'Gai and Joy Evans ... has two brothers, N'Gai,Jr., and Nick, and one sister, Nyai ... brother, N'Gai, playedbasketball at Wright State (2008-11) and now plays professionallyin Europe ... majoring in political science – criminaljustice.