Bob Witts
July 23, 2020
Tim Evans
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 1/05/57
- Place of Birth: Blaine, Washington (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 90
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: University of Puget Sound (1974-1978)
- NBL DEBUT: 6/02/82
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 22/04/83
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Perth 1982-83
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Tim Evans was born in Blaine, Washington (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Tim Evans made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 24 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
Formed in 1982 as the Westate Wildcats, the team became the first, and so far only, Western Australian squad to compete in the NBL. The team’s first head coach was Henry Daigle, and the majority of the inaugural squad consisted of players from the East Perth Eagles, Stirling Senators and Perth Redbacks.
Mike Ellis was appointed team captain, and they played out of Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium.
Tim Evans (20.7 points, 5 rebounds and 3.5 assists) was awarded the first club MVP award, as he and Billy Keys (16.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists) led the team in scoring as the Wildcats finished in tenth place (10–16).
1983
In 1983, Gordon Ellis took over as Wildcats’ head coach and replaced import Billy Keys with Kelvin Small. Evans (21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists) led the team in scoring for the second straight year but saw his season cut short due to injury and was replaced by Bob Witts. Captain Mike Ellis averaged 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game and won the club’s MVP award while Evans averaged 21.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game in the Wildcats’ second year in the NBL. The Westate Wildcats went on to finish thirteenth (6–16) during the regular season.
Tim Evans played two seasons the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in 36 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 26 | Perth | 6-16 (13) | 10 | 0.0 | 213 | 60 | 48 | 17 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 31 | 89 | 158 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 48 | 73% | 59% | 56% | 29 |
| 1982 | 25 | Perth | 10-16 (10) | 26 | 0.0 | 539 | 130 | 91 | 41 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 61 | 236 | 459 | 51% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 67 | 78 | 86% | 54% | 51% | 32 | Totals | 36 | 0 | 752 | 190 | 139 | 58 | 132 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 92 | 325 | 617 | 52.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 126 | 81.0% | 56% | 53% | 32 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 26 | Perth | 6-16 (13) | 10 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 15.8 | 56% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.5 | 4.8 | 73% | 58.9% | 56% | 29 |
| 1982 | 25 | Perth | 10-16 (10) | 26 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 17.7 | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.6 | 3.0 | 86% | 54.3% | 51% | 32 | Total | 36 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 17.1 | 52.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 81.0% | 56% | 53% | 32 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 32 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Tim Evans was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers with pick #131 in the 1978 NBA Draft.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Netherlands - Nationale Nederlanden Donar Groningen (1979–1980)
Tim Evans joined Nationale Nederlanden Donar Groningen for the 1979–1980 Dutch league season. He also played in Sweden during his playing career.
COLLEGE
Evans played college basketball at University of Puget Sound, As a freshman in 1974-75 he played 27 games, averaged 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, shot 45.9 percent from the field and 77.5 percent from the foul line, and quickly established himself as a major scorer in Don Zech’s program.
As a sophomore in 1975-76 he appeared in all 34 games for a Puget Sound team that finished 27-7 and won the NCAA Division II national championship, and he averaged 15.1 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor and 83.5 percent at the line.
During that 1975-76 title season he produced 513 points, 170 rebounds, and 124 assists, added 81 made free throws at an 83.5 percent clip, and Puget Sound beat North Dakota 80-77 in the national quarterfinal, Old Dominion 83-78 in the semifinal, and Chattanooga 83-74 in the championship game.
In 1976-77 Evans moved into an even larger scoring role and played 29 games, averaging 17.6 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting 48.0 percent from the field and 85.0 percent from the free-throw line, and Puget Sound again reached the NCAA Division II tournament before finishing as the West Regional runner-up.
As a senior in 1977-78 he played 30 games and delivered his best scoring average at 19.0 points per game while shooting 57.7 percent from the field and 86.9 percent from the line, and Puget Sound returned to postseason play and placed fourth in the West Regional after beating UC Davis 76-73 in the regional third-place game.
Across his four varsity seasons Evans scored 1,929 points at 15.9 points per game and finished with 792 field goals made on 1,579 attempts, a 50.2 percent career field-goal rate, 378 assists at 3.1 per game, and a career free-throw percentage of .835.
He finished his Puget Sound career ranked second in school history in scoring with 1,929 points, third in assists with 378, fourth in free-throw percentage at .835, second in field goals made with 792, first in field-goal attempts with 1,579, and first in games played with 121, while his jersey No. 34 was retired in 1978 after he had also won the Ben Cheney Outstanding Male Athlete Award in 1977.
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