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Jessie Evans (born October 24, 1950) is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco. He was replaced by Eddie Sutton on December 26, 2007. He previously held the same position at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[1]

Jessie Evans

Biographical details
Born	(1950-10-24) October 24, 1950 (age 71) Lebanon, Tennessee
Playing career
1968–1972	Eastern Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1973	Flint Pros
1973–1976	Northwestern HS
1976–1981	Minnesota (asst.)
1982–1984	San Diego State (asst.)
1984–1986	Wyoming (asst.)
1986–1988	Texas (asst.)
1988–1997	Arizona (asst.)
1997–2004	Louisiana-Lafayette
2004–2007	San Francisco
2012–2014	Southeast Missouri State (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Sun Belt Tournament Championship (2000, 2004) Sun Belt Regular Season Championship (2000, 2004)

He was Lute Olson’s chief recruiter at Arizona. He recruited almost 20 future NBA players in his 10 years at Arizona, including most of the 1997 National Championship Team. Following winning the National Title at Arizona, Evans accepted the head coaching job at Louisiana Lafayette.In 2012, Evans was hired as an assistant men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University, where he served for two seasons. Evans was a finalist for the Tennessee State head coaching job at Tennessee State in Nashville.[2]

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