Keenan Evans

Keenan Evans (born August 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the Super League Basketball (SLB) and the EuroCup, on loan from Žalgiris Kaunas. He played college basketball at Texas Tech University.

College career

A 6’3” point guard, after Evans starred at Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, he committed to Texas Tech to play for coach Tubby Smith. When Smith left Texas Tech to become head coach at Memphis, Evans stayed to play for Chris Beard, Smith's replacement.

As a junior, Evans averaged 15.4 points (7th in the Big 12) and 3 assists a game, was second in free throw percentage (.849) and ninth in field goal percentage (.464) in the Big 12, and was named third-team All-Big 12 Conference for the 2016–17 season.

As a senior in 2017–18, Evans emerged as the primary scoring option for the Red Raiders and led them to a top ten ranking during the season. He scored one of the most memorable baskets of the Red Raiders’ season as he hit a game-winner against in-State rival Texas on February in a game where he scored a career-high 38 points. Evans was named to the late-season watch lists for the Wooden Award and the Bob Cousy Award. For the season, he was averaged 17.6 points per game (2nd in the Big 12), and was 6th in field goal percentage (.471) and 7th in free throw percentage (.817). He later signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons. On January 15, 2019, Evans was waived by the Pistons, but was retained on the Drive roster.

Delaware Blue Coats (2019) On January 22, 2019, Evans was traded to the Delaware Blue Coats along with the returning player rights to Chris Horton in exchange for the returning player rights to Shawn Long and Devondrick Walker.

Igokea (2019–2020) On July 26, 2019, Evans signed a one-year contract for Igokea of the Adriatic League.

Hapoel Haifa (2020–2021) In July 2020, he joined Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League. In 2020–21 he was sixth in the Israel Basketball Premier League in points per game (18.7), fourth in assists per game (6.2), second in steals per game (2.0), and ninth in free throw percentage (85.5 per cent), while also leading the league in efficiency (25.7 PIR).

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2021–2022) On July 6, 2021, Evans signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague, with an option for two additional years. On July 12, 2022, Evans officially parted ways with the Israeli club.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2022–2024) On July 12, 2022, Evans signed a two-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. On December 23, 2022, Evans recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 11-of-15 from the field, along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals for a 39 PIR in a 75–67 win over Bayern Munich. He was subsequently named EuroLeague Round 15 MVP. On January 5, 2023, in an 86-66 Euroleague win over Fenerbahce Istanbul, Evans suffered a torn Achilles tendon which sidelined him for the rest of the season. Evans returned on September 8, 2023, in a friendly against BC Lietkabelis, putting up four points and two assists in twenty minutes. On October 5, 2023, in his first EuroLeague game of the season, Evans scored a game-high 25 points, leading Žalgiris to an 82–79 win over Virtus Bologna.

On May 26, 2024, in the third game of the LKL semifinals against Lietkabelis, Evans suffered a patellar tendon rupture and was expected to be sidelined for six to eight months. In his absence, Žalgiris went on to lose the LKL Finals 3–1 to Rytas Vilnius, who won their first finals series against their rivals since 2010.

Olympiacos (2024–2026) On July 6, 2024, Evans signed a three-year deal with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

In April 2025, Evans left Olympiacos training camp in Madrid to return to the United States as his wife was about to give birth.

On November 12, 2025, Evans suffered a rupture of his left Achilles tendon in his first EuroLeague game since the 2023-2024 season. That was his only Olympiacos appearance in the EuroLeague since arriving from Zalgiris in the summer of 2024. Despite being unable to take part in the postseason, Evans was present as his Olympiacos teammates won the 2026 EuroLeague championship. On July 9, 2026, the team and Evans parted ways.

Return to Žalgiris (2026–present) Loan to London Lions (2026–present) On August 7, 2026, Evans signed a 1+1 year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) and the EuroLeague, and was immediately loaned to London Lions of the Super League Basketball (SLB) until the end of the 2026–27 season.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues Year Team League 2018–19 Delaware Blue Coats G League 24 23.8 .431 .315 .902 3.1 3.6 .7 .1 8.5 Grand Rapids Drive G League 21 31.9 .435 .429 .776 3.6 3.3 1.0 .1 14.5 2019–20 Igokea Liga BiH 16 21.8 .492 .375 .900 3.2 3.1 1.2 .3 11.8 2019–20 Igokea ABA 18 29.3 .406 .347 .794 2.4 2.8 1.6 .2 11.9 2020–21 Hapoel Haifa Ligat HaAl 31 31.9 .477 .370 .855 4.2 6.2 2.0 .2 18.7 2021–22 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 31 25.6 .485 .412 .875 2.3 4.0 1.2 .4 11.5 2022–23 Žalgiris LKL 10 20.2 .429 .407 .859 1.8 4.4 1.4 .0 9.9 2023–24 Žalgiris LKL 32 19.4 .448 .353 .903 1.9 3.4 1.1 .2 11.3

College

Personal life Evans is the son of Olympic high jumper Kenny Evans.