TEMPE, Ariz. — When Bobby Hurley had the chance to leave Buffalo in 2015 for the promise of coaching basketball in a power-five conference school at Arizona State, Shannon Evans II was close behind.
Hurley had seen promise in Evans, a 6-foot-1-inch guard, that many other coaches missed. Evans was a two-star prospect, according to ESPN.com.
But Evans justified Hurley’s faith in him, averaging 8.5 points and 3.3 assists as a freshman and 15.4 points and 4.6 assists in 2014-15 in helping lead Buffalo to the NCAA Tournament.
Evans and Arizona State (4-3) host UNLV (5-2) at 5 p.