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Evans Named to Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year Watch List
11/16/2022 11:46:00 AM | Men's Basketball
University of Minnesota men's basketball signed recruit Dennis Evans has been named to the 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year watch list, announced today by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
The five finalists will be announced in February and the 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Trophy Boys winner will be awarded in March 2023. Evans is one of 50 to land a spot on the list and one of seven committed to a Big Ten institution. The last Gopher to be named to the watch list dates back to Amir Coffey in 2015, hailing out of Hopkins High School.
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Evans is a 7-1, 210-pound center hailing from Riverside, Calif. Hillcrest High School under Hugh Wood. Also playing for Team Inland and Kool-Aid Perry, Evans is listed as the No. 13 recruit from Rivals.com, the 27th from 247Sports and 28th from PrepHoops.com. With Hillcrest last year, Evans averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks per game as a junior. He led Hillcrest to a River Valley League Championship in 2022. A true rim protector, Evans produced a 16-block performance last year, which set a new state record. Evans also posted 10-block performances five times last year. He also included a triple-double once last season, his second of his career, the first coming as a sophomore. A standout on the USA Basketball circuit, Evans was also a member of the u17 USA Basketball team that took home gold this past summer in the FIBA championships in Malaga, Spain. He also recently was a part of the USA junior national team training camp this fall.
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The five finalists will be announced in February and the 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Trophy Boys winner will be awarded in March 2023. Evans is one of 50 to land a spot on the list and one of seven committed to a Big Ten institution. The last Gopher to be named to the watch list dates back to Amir Coffey in 2015, hailing out of Hopkins High School.
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Evans is a 7-1, 210-pound center hailing from Riverside, Calif. Hillcrest High School under Hugh Wood. Also playing for Team Inland and Kool-Aid Perry, Evans is listed as the No. 13 recruit from Rivals.com, the 27th from 247Sports and 28th from PrepHoops.com. With Hillcrest last year, Evans averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks per game as a junior. He led Hillcrest to a River Valley League Championship in 2022. A true rim protector, Evans produced a 16-block performance last year, which set a new state record. Evans also posted 10-block performances five times last year. He also included a triple-double once last season, his second of his career, the first coming as a sophomore. A standout on the USA Basketball circuit, Evans was also a member of the u17 USA Basketball team that took home gold this past summer in the FIBA championships in Malaga, Spain. He also recently was a part of the USA junior national team training camp this fall.
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