On Evans: A strong, skilled combo forward who can face-up or post-up on the offensive end ... boasts solid guard skills for a big man ... an adept ball-handler and passer for an athlete of his size ... a physical rebounder and versatile defender ... boasts the ability to guard athletes of different sizes and positions. Norm Roberts On Evans: "Sean had a very good offseason. He has really worked on his perimeter skills and is shooting the ball much better from there. Sean gave us very good minutes at the end of the year, and worked on his strength over the summer. I expect Sean to take off this year and continue to contribute for us." As a Freshman in 2007-08: Appeared in all 30 of the Red Storm's games, drawing six starts ... averaged 3.1 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per contest, and contributed 3.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in conference matchups ... reached double-figures in scoring twice during the year, and posted seven games with five or more points ... went 4-of-9 from the floor to tally nine points and grabbed four rebounds at Duke (Feb. 23) ... contributed seven points with seven boards vs. Marquette (Feb. 20) at Madison Square Garden ... recorded new career-highs with 12 points and nine rebounds against Providence (Feb. 9) ... contributed six points with three boards in a career-best 32 minutes in St. John's road win at Rutgers (Feb. 6) ... scored four points, grabbed four rebounds, dished out an assist and blocked two shots against Pittsburgh (Jan. 23) ... totaled eight points and registered six boards in 22 minutes of action at West Virginia (Jan. 17) ... garnered first career start in BIG EAST debut at Syracuse (Jan. 2) and scored four points ... made a perfect 5-of-5 field goals to reach double-figures for the first time with 11 points vs. Tulane (Dec. 22) in the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic ... set new career highs with five points and two assists against Ohio (Dec. 19) ... scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 20) ... saw three minutes of action in collegiate debut against St. Francis (Nov. 14). At Northeast: An all-state standout in both basketball and football at Northeast High School in Philadelphia ... averaged 22.0 points per game, 13.0 rebounds, 6.0 steals and 3.5 blocked shots per game for the Vikings as a senior in 2006-07 ... led his squad to an 18-8 record as a senior ... earned second team all-city honors in basketball after meriting first team all-city honors as a defensive end on the football gridiron ... all-city in both sports as a junior as well ... grew to 6-8 after playing as a 5-10 freshman guard ... earned the Sonny Hill Award for registering the highest student-athlete GPA at Northeast ... high school coach was Elsa Cohen. Personal: Sean Evans ... born in Philadelphia, Pa. ... son of Leshia and Darryl Evans ... has one brother, Darryl (22), and a sister, Leshia (17) ... chose to attend St. John's because he had a good overall feel for the school ... major is liberal studies. Evans Up Close...
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