#3 Maxwell Evans
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Class
Senior
Height
6'2"
Weight
190
Hometown
Houston, Texas
High School
Bellaire
Major
Sociology
General
- Evans, a 6’2 guard from Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, was the number 16-ranked prospect in the state of Texas and 247sports.com ranked him as the 11th-ranked combo guard nationally at the end of his junior season
- Chose the Commodores over Purdue, Northwestern, and Kansas State
- Played in 92 total games and made 47 starts in his career
Junior (2019-20):
- Played in all 32 games and made 30 starts. Averaged 8.3 points per game in 28.0 minutes of game action
- Scored a career-high 31 points on LSU, including 25 in the first half. Was 10-18 from the floor and 7-12 from three, both career bests in field goals made and threes made
- Scored 20 points in a win over South Carolina
- Tallied double figures in 11 games
- Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds on four different occasions
- Had a season-high three steals at Tennessee
- His 28.0 minutes per game average ranked third on the team with players who played the entire season
Sophomore (2018-19):
- Played in 31 games and made two starts as a sophomore. Averaged 3.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.
- Made first start of the season at Missouri and played a season-best 27 minutes.
- Tallied double digits in four games as a sophomore.
- Scored a career-high 16 points in season-best 26 minutes against Savannah State.
- Scored 10 points at Georgia.
Freshman (2017-18):
- Played in 29 games and made 15 starts. Averaged 3.9 points per game in 13.0 minutes.
- Scored in double figures in four games as a true freshman, including a career-high 16-point effort in a win over Georgia.
- Tallied 14 points against Houston Baptist and at Ole Miss.
- Grabbed career-high nine rebounds at Arkansas.
- Made career-high three three-pointers against Texas A&M.
- Played career-high 29 minutes at Auburn.
High School:
- Four-year starter and captain who averaged 32.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 3.2 steals, and 2.0 blocks as a senior at Bellaire, where he played for coach Bruce Glover.
Personal:
- Maxwell Evans.
- September 17, 1998.
- Son of Carlis and Sharon.
- Is a triplet with sisters Megan and Maya, who each play volleyball at Alabama A&M.
- Also has an older brother Denzel, who is a running back at the University of Kansas.
- Majoring in Sociology.
- Advice to young people: “Always work hard on what you want to achieve.”