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TEXAS BOYS BASKETBALL

Texas Only McDonald’s All-American

This is a dream come true” said Juwan Evans as we sat in a nearly empty section of The  United Center during McDonald’s All American media day. “It’s a dream to be here but it is also an opportunity to show what I can do competing against the best players in the country.” Juwan an Oklahoma State signee is the only All-American from Texas this year. “It’s a real honor to be the only player selected from Texas, with all the good players we have in the state of Texas to be the only one selected is a humbling.” Although Evans is the only player selected from Texas this year to play in the McDonalds game, Evans is not originally from Texas. Evans grew up in South Carolina attending his first two years of high school at Legacy Charter before his family moved to Dallas and got to play for legendary Kimball head coach Royce “Snoop” Johnson. “ I have had so many blessings in my life, especially playing for Coach Snoop that one year, he is an amazing coach and even better person. Not a lot of people get to play for a coach who has won six state championships. This year without him on the sideline he has been great, talking to me about the game but more importantly talking to me about life.”

Evans has showcased his talent over and over again throughout his time in Dallas. He played a nationally competitive high school schedule and played on the EYBL all summer. Evans is a pure point guard with a lot of strengths and few weaknesses. When asking about what he perceived the biggest strength of his game, Evans replied, “ I see the game, I love making plays for teammates, and I am never scared to take big shots.” Evans is an extremely humble and kind young man and is a great representative of the high school basketball in the state of Texas. Basketball needs more young men like Juwan Evans.

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