MARCUS EVANS OF RICE UNIVERSITY Conference USA basketball's top freshman - ALL-MET ELITE

 MARCUS EVANS

 OF

RICE UNIVERSITY

Conference USA basketball's top freshman

ALL-MET ELITE

 

CAPE HENRY COLLEGIATE

VIRGINIA BEACH VA.

 

The first-year guard from Cape Henry Collegiate was voted Conference’s USA freshman of the week for the eighth time Monday, and for the fourth week in a row, after scoring 59 points in two Owl victories.

The 6-foot-2 Evans shot 61.8 percent (21-of-34) from the field, 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from three and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) from the free-throw line. He also averaged 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.0 assists.

With 553 points, Evans is seventh in C-USA history among freshman for points in a season. He averages 20.5 points and also leads the league in steals, with 57.