Introduction
Dwayne Evans (born January 24, 1992) is an American basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in the German Basketball Bundesliga. He was an All-conference college basketball player at Saint Louis University (SLU).
College career
Evans came to SLU to play for coach Rick Majerus from Neuqua Valley High School in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois and was an immediate impact player for the Billikens, averaging 8.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a freshman and making the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie team. As a sophomore, Evans made the leap to being a top player in the conference. He then became a first-team All-Atlantic 10 player in both his junior and senior seasons. In addition to conference honors, Evans was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. As a senior, he averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Evans was chosen to play in the Reese's college All-Star Game. After ging undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Evans took a year off from basketball, ultimately signing with Gladiators Trier of the German ProA for the 2015–16 season. After averaging 15.7 points and 8.6 rebounds, he moved up a division to the Basketball Bundesliga with the Gießen 46ers. After averaging 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the 2017–18 season.