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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dana Evans
| image =
| number = 11
| position = [[Shooting guard]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 145
| league = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
| team = [[Chicago Sky]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|1}}
| birth_place = [[Gary, Indiana]], U.S.
| high_school = [[West Side Leadership Academy]] (Gary, Indiana)
| college = [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]] (2017–2021)
| draft_year = 2021
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 13
| draft_team = [[Dallas Wings]]
| draft_league = WNBA
| career_start = 2021
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2021}}
| team1 = [[Dallas Wings]]
| years2 = {{WNBA Year|2021}}–present
| team2 = [[Chicago Sky]]
| years3 = 2022
| team3 = [[KSC Szekszárd]]
| years4 = 2022–present
| team4 = [[Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball)|Beşiktaş]]
| highlights =
* [[List of WNBA champions|WNBA champion]] ([[2021 WNBA Finals|2021]])
* [[WNBA All-Rookie Team]] (2021)
* First-team [[NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[United States Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] ([[2021 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans|2021]])
* Second-team All-American – AP, USBWA ([[2020 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans|2020]])
* 2× [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association|WBCA]] All-American (2020, 2021)
* 2× [[Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year|ACC Player of the Year]] ([[2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season|2020]], [[2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season|2021]])
* 2× First-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] (2020, 2021)
* ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2019)
* ACC All-Freshmen Team (2018)
| bbr_wnba =
| wnba_profile =
}}
'''Dana Evans''' (born August 1, 1998) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Chicago Sky]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]]. A two-time [[Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year|ACC Basketball Player of the Year]] at the [[University of Louisville]], she was drafted with the 13th overall pick of the [[2021 WNBA draft]].<ref name="WNBA Draft">{{cite web |title=U of L guard Dana Evans selected No. 13 overall by the Dallas Wings in the WNBA Draft |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2021/04/15/wnba-draft-2021-dana-evans-team-name-and-pick/7187763002/ |website=Louisville Courier Journal |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Evans grew up in [[Gary, Indiana]], where although she did not play basketball until the fourth grade, she immediately excelled at it. She was praised for her skills on defense, and was said to have garnered an offer to play college basketball by [[Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball|Valparaiso]] head coach [[Keith Freeman]] in the sixth grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dana Evans' journey to WNBA marked by competitiveness, Steel City determination |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/professional/dana-evans-journey-to-wnba-marked-by-competitiveness-steel-city-determination/article_7fda9b6c-133a-5806-a145-45fd18305f26.html |website=The Times of Northwest Indiana |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> The first girl from Gary to make it to the [[McDonald's All-American Game]], Evans averaged over 35 points per game in her senior season, also winning three Class 4A sectional titles for [[West Side Leadership Academy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Louisville's Dana Evans, down to her final NCAA tournament games, still has more to prove |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31128604/louisville-dana-evans-final-ncaa-tournament-games-more-prove |website=ESPN |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

== College career ==
One of the top recruits in college basketball, Evans committed to playing at [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]], where she was named to the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] All-Freshman team in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Side's Dana Evans eases transition, makes ACC All-Freshman Team for Louisville |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-womens-basketball-louisville-dana-evans-st-0316-20180315-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> In her sophomore year she was named the ACC sixth player of the year after averaging over 10 points per game off the bench.<ref>{{cite web |title=Durr Named ACC Player of the Year, Evans Named Sixth Player of the Year |url=https://gocards.com/news/2019/3/6/womens-basketball-durr-named-acc-player-of-the-year-evans-named-sixth-player-of-the-year.aspx |website=University of Louisville Athletics |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

Evans was named the [[Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year|ACC Player of the Year]] in 2020, the first player in ACC history to go from winning sixth player of the year to player of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year |url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/3/3/womens-basketball-louisvilles-evans-named-acc-player-of-the-year-boston-colleges-bernabei-mcnamee-earns-coach-of-the-year.aspx |website=Atlantic Coast Conference |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> She was also named the conference player of the year in 2021, the fourth consecutive season a player from the Louisville program was named the conference's top player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dana Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Three Others Cards Receive All-ACC Honors |url=https://www.si.com/college/louisville/basketball/dana-evans-2020-21-acc-poy |website=Louisville Report |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

== Professional career ==
Evans was drafted by the [[Dallas Wings]] with the 13th overall pick of the [[2021 WNBA draft]].<ref name="WNBA Draft" /> Evans was traded to the Chicago Sky on June 2, 2021.

== College statistics ==
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}

{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]]
| [[2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]]
| '''39'''
| 1
| 21.0
| .364
| .224
| .797
| 2.0
| 3.4
| 0.1
| 1.1
| 1.8
| 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]]
| [[2018–19 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]]
| 36
| 5
| 25.9
| .418
| .385
| .842
| 2.4
| 4.0
| 0.0
| '''1.5'''
| 1.8
| 10.4
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]]
| [[2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]]
| 30
| 29
| '''33.7'''
| .416
| '''.431'''
| '''.890'''
| '''2.8'''
| '''4.2'''
| 0.0
| 0.8
| '''2.5'''
| 18.0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2020–21]]
| [[2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]]
| 30
| '''30'''
| 32.9
| '''.430'''
| .353
| .873
| 2.7
| 3.9
| 0.1
| 1.3
| 2.1
| '''20.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | '''Career'''
| 135
| 65
| 27.8
| .414
| .377
| .858
| 2.4
| 3.9
| 0.0
| 1.2
| 2.0
| 12.7
{{s-end}}

==WNBA career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes seasons in which Evans won a [[WNBA Finals|WNBA championship]]
|}
===Regular Season===
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}

{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]*
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Dallas Wings|Dallas]]
| 6 || 0 || 4.0 || .342 || .400 || '''1.000''' || 0.4 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 0.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]†*
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 Chicago Sky season|Chicago]]
| 23 || 0 || 8.6 || .356 || '''.405''' || .885 || 0.5 || '''1.2''' || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022 Chicago Sky season|Chicago]]
| '''33''' || '''1''' || '''11.5''' || '''.377''' || .328 || .880 || '''0.8''' || '''1.2''' || '''0.3''' || '''0.1''' || 0.8 || '''4.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"| 2 year, 2 teams
| 62 || 1 || 9.7 || .364 || .357 || .882 || 0.6 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 3.8
{{S-end}}

===Postseason===
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2021 WNBA Playoffs|2021]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Chicago Sky|Chicago]]
| '''9''' || 0 || '''7.1''' || .313 || .417 || .000 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 1.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022 WNBA Playoffs|2022]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022 Chicago Sky season|Chicago]]
| 4 || 0 || 5.8 || '''.600''' || '''.600''' || '''1.000''' || '''0.8''' || '''0.5''' || '''0.5''' || 0.0 || 0.3 || '''4.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"| 2 year, 1 team
| 13 || 0 || 6.7 || .423 || .471 || 1.000 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 2.5
{{S-end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/dana-evans/11438 Louisville Cardinals bio]

{{Chicago Sky current roster}}
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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:All-American college women's basketball players]]
[[Category:American women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Gary, Indiana]]
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[[Category:Dallas Wings draft picks]]
[[Category:Dallas Wings players]]
[[Category:Louisville Cardinals women's basketball players]]
[[Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans]]
[[Category:Shooting guards]]

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