Jacob Evans


Jacob Evans III is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior in 2018, he earned first-team all-conference honors in the American Athletic Conference. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 28th overall pick.

College career

A 6'6 guard from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he was a consensus four-star prospect in the 2015 high school class. Evans averaged 8.4 points per game as a freshman coming off the bench for Cincinnati. He improved his scoring average to 13.5 points per game as a sophomore.
As a junior, Evans was named first-team All-AAC alongside teammate Gary Clark, and he was a finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. In the NCAA Tournament, Evans scored 19 points, mostly in the first half, in the 75-73 Round of 32 upset loss to Nevada.
Evans averaged 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a junior. He led the Bearcats to a 31-5 season and earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. After the season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2018–2020)

2018–2019 season

Evans was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the first round with the 28th overall pick. On July 2, 2018, he officially signed with the Warriors, and wears the #10 jersey. The Warriors made it to the Finals in his rookie year, but were defeated in the 2019 NBA Finals in 6 games by the Toronto Raptors.

2019–2020 season

On October 24, 2019, Evans scored a career-high fourteen points in a 122–141 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2020–present)

On February 6, 2020, Evans was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a deal for Andrew Wiggins.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College