September 8, 2024

North Idaho’s Rayquan Evans (Crow Tribe) named 2019 Northwest Athletic Conference Basketball Athlete of the Year

Evans led the 31-2 top-ranked Cardinals to an East Region title and their second consecutive NWAC Championship. The two-time championship tournament MVP had a double-double against 2nd-ranked Lane in the semifinal game, scoring 18 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. In the title game, Evans was unstoppable ripping the nets for 32 points on 65% shooting while dishing 6 assists and going 9-9 at the charity stripe.

For the season, the East Region MVP turned in 18.2 ppg and was second in the league in steals (79) and third in assists (162). The point guard also pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game and had the third best assist to turnover ratio of 3.1.

Evans is still considering several options for next season including offers from Florida State, Gonzaga, and Washington State.