University of Minnesota Athletics
2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Kyan Evans
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Staley
2025-26 Season (North Carolina): Saw action in 33 games for the Tar Heels, including 17 as the starting point guard • second on the team in assists with 82 and fifth with 32 three-pointers • averaged 4.0 points and 2.5 assists • scored in double figures four times and made multiple 3FGs seven times • season-high 15 points vs. Central Arkansas and Florida State • five or more assists six times • made 32 of 105 three-pointers (30.5%).
2023-25 Seasons (Colorado State): Played in 72 games at Colorado State and started in 36 • jumped from 60 points as a freshman to 381 points scored in his sophomore season and averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds • honorable mention All-Mountain West his sophomore year • made 70 of 157 three-pointers in 2024-25 • Led the team in threes and three-point percentage at 44.6%, was second in assists and third in scoring in the 2024-25 campaign • led the Mountain West in true shooting percentage (64.5%) in 2024-25 • scored in double figures 23 times, including a career-high 23 vs. Memphis in the NCAA first round and 20 at Air Force • scored in double figures in 12 of the last 13 games at CSU • set a career scoring high seven times • career-high six three-pointers vs. Memphis (6 for 9) • multiple threes 21 times, including three or more 13 times • made 19 threes over a seven-game stretch late in the season • Made 24 of 40 three-pointers (60.0%) over the last eight games • Fourth in the conference with 70 3FGs • Made 69 of 81 free throws (85.2) as a sophomore • saw action in all 36 games as a freshman • shot 41.3 percent from the field his rookie season and produced 11 steals.
High School/Prep: The 2023 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year • Three-time all-state, including two-time Class 6 all-state selection, and two-time all-conference at Staley High School • Played for Coach Chris Neff • Averaged 12.4 points and 5.7 assists as a senior • Kansas City Metro Player of the Year in 2022 • Member of the academic honor roll and the school’s leadership council • AAU team (Mokan Elite) won the Peach Jam in 2022.
Personal: Parents are Steve and Stacey Evans • Communication studies major.
2023-25 Seasons (Colorado State): Played in 72 games at Colorado State and started in 36 • jumped from 60 points as a freshman to 381 points scored in his sophomore season and averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds • honorable mention All-Mountain West his sophomore year • made 70 of 157 three-pointers in 2024-25 • Led the team in threes and three-point percentage at 44.6%, was second in assists and third in scoring in the 2024-25 campaign • led the Mountain West in true shooting percentage (64.5%) in 2024-25 • scored in double figures 23 times, including a career-high 23 vs. Memphis in the NCAA first round and 20 at Air Force • scored in double figures in 12 of the last 13 games at CSU • set a career scoring high seven times • career-high six three-pointers vs. Memphis (6 for 9) • multiple threes 21 times, including three or more 13 times • made 19 threes over a seven-game stretch late in the season • Made 24 of 40 three-pointers (60.0%) over the last eight games • Fourth in the conference with 70 3FGs • Made 69 of 81 free throws (85.2) as a sophomore • saw action in all 36 games as a freshman • shot 41.3 percent from the field his rookie season and produced 11 steals.
High School/Prep: The 2023 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year • Three-time all-state, including two-time Class 6 all-state selection, and two-time all-conference at Staley High School • Played for Coach Chris Neff • Averaged 12.4 points and 5.7 assists as a senior • Kansas City Metro Player of the Year in 2022 • Member of the academic honor roll and the school’s leadership council • AAU team (Mokan Elite) won the Peach Jam in 2022.
Personal: Parents are Steve and Stacey Evans • Communication studies major.
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