Ryan Evans

Ryan Evans (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Bakken Bears of Denmark's Basketligaen. Standing at and weighing , Evans usually plays at small forward. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers.

High school career Evans attended Phoenix Desert Vista High School, but transferred to Hamilton High School as a junior. He averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in his junior season. As a senior, Evans was named to the first team all-state and led Hamilton to the state semifinals. He averaged 18.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior.

College career Evans committed to Wisconsin and redshirted his freshman year in 2008–09. As a redshirt freshman in 2009–10, he averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game. Evans scored in double figures in four contests.

As a senior in 2012–13, Evans was third on Wisconsin in scoring with 10.1 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 7.3 per game. He was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team after averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game during the Big Ten tournament. Evans was also named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team

In 2013, Evans was named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Professional career After going undrafted in 2013, Evans signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League. He averaged 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in his rookie season in 2013–14. He shot 38.3 percent from the floor and 27.5 percent from 3-point range in 33 games for the Skyforce. Evans also won the Basketligaen title after defeating Horsens IC in the final, 4–0. He averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists during the 2019–20 season. On May 22, 2020, Evans re-signed with Bakken. In 2023, he received Basketligaen Finals MVP honors.

Honors Bakken Bears Basketligaen: 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22, 2022–23 Danish Cup: 2020, 2021, 2023 Basketligaen MVP: 2018–19 Basketligaen Finals MVP: 2022–23