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Dana Evans (born August 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A two-time ACC Basketball Player of the Year at the University of Louisville, she was drafted with the 13th overall pick of the 2021 WNBA Draft.[1]

Dana Evans

No. 11 – Chicago Sky
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1998-08-01) August 1, 1998 (age 24) Gary, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school	West Side Leadership Academy (Gary, Indiana)
College	Louisville (2017–2021)
WNBA draft	2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021	Dallas Wings
2021–present	Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2021) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2021) First-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2021) Second-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2020) 2× WBCA All-American (2020, 2021) 2× ACC Player of the Year (2020, 2021) 2× First-team All-ACC (2020, 2021) ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2019) ACC All-Freshmen Team (2018)

Early life

Evans grew up in Gary, Indiana, where although she did not play basketball until the fourth grade, she immediately excelled at it. She was praised for her skills on defense, and was said to have garnered an offer to play college basketball by Valparaiso head coach Keith Freeman in the sixth grade.[2] The first girl from Gary to make it to the McDonald's All-American Game, Evans averaged over 35 points per game in her senior season, also winning three Class 4A sectional titles for West Side Leadership Academy.[3]

College career

One of the top recruits in college basketball, Evans committed to playing at Louisville, where she was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 2018.[4] In her sophomore year she was named the ACC sixth player of the year after averaging over 10 points per game off the bench.[5]

Evans was named the ACC Player of the Year in 2020, the first player in ACC history to go from winning sixth player of the year to player of the year.[6] She was also named the conference player of the year in 2021, the fourth consecutive season a player from the Louisville program was named the conference's top player.[7]

Professional career

Evans was drafted by the Dallas Wings with the 13th overall pick of the 2021 WNBA Draft.[1] Evans was traded to the Chicago Sky on June 2, 2021.

College statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high	°	League leader

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017–18	Louisville	39	1	21.0	.364	.224	.797	2.0	3.4	0.1	1.1	1.8	5.1
2018–19	Louisville	36	5	25.9	.418	.385	.842	2.4	4.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	10.4
2019–20	Louisville	30	29	33.7	.416	.431	.890	2.8	4.2	0.0	0.8	2.5	18.0
2020–21	Louisville	30	30	32.9	.430	.353	.873	2.7	3.9	0.1	1.3	2.1	20.1
Career		135	65	27.8	.414	.377	.858	2.4	3.9	0.0	1.2	2.0	12.7

WNBA career statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Evans won a WNBA championship

Regular Season

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high	°	League leader

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2021*	Dallas	6	0	4.0	.342	.400	1.000	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.8
2021†*	Chicago	23	0	8.6	.356	.406	.885	0.5	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.6	3.9
Career	1 year, 2 teams	29	0	7.6	.342	.400	.885	0.4	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	3.3

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2021†	Chicago	9	0	7.1	.313	.417	.000	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.7
Career	1 year, 1 team	9	0	7.1	.313	.417	.000	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.7

References

External links

• Louisville Cardinals bio

На других языках

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- [en] Dana Evans (basketball)

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[ru] Эванс, Дейна (баскетболистка)

Дейна Эванс (англ. Dana Evans; род. 1 августа 1998 года, Гэри, Индиана, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступающая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за команду «Чикаго Скай». Была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2021 года во втором раунде под общим тринадцатым номером командой «Даллас Уингз». Играет на позиции атакующего защитника и разыгрывающего защитника.

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