Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Mount Royal on August 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
at Mount Royal
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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Dennis Evans
- Ht./Wt.:
- 7-2 / 240
- Position:
- Center
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Hillcrest HS
- Prev School:
- Louisville
- Major:
- B.S. in Applied Management
| Read | At 7-1, Evans spreads wings to GCU Watch | |
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Grand Canyon |
- Played in 25 games in his first active season at GCU, averaging 2.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 8.4 minutes per game while shooting 66.7% from the field.
- Ranked second on the team with 30 blocked shots and finished fifth in the MW in blocked shots per game, despite playing fewer than nine minutes per appearance.
- Set GCU’s Division I single-game blocks record with six rejections in the Lopes’ 84-74 defeat of No. 23 Utah State on Jan. 17, adding five points and five rebounds in 19 minutes.
- Posted new career scoring highs in back-to-back games to close the regular season, scoring 10 points at Air Force on March 3 and 12 points vs. Fresno State on March 7.
- Had 12 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals on 5-of-8 shooting in the Fresno State win that secured a Mountain West Championship first-round bye.
- Scored 10 points on 3-of-3 shooting with five rebounds and three blocks at Air Force, helping fill a larger frontcourt role after Wilhelm Breidenbach’s late-season injury.
- Recorded multiple blocks eight times, including three-block games against San José State, UNLV and Air Force in addition to his six-block Utah State performance.
- Did not appear due to injury.
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Louisville |
Louisville, Ky. |
- Appeared in seven games with five starts, all in November.
- Averaged 9.2 minutes with 1.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks.
- Missed games due to injury before it was announced on January 4 that he would not be medically cleared.
- Scored seven points with two blocks in his collegiate debut against UMBC on November 6.
Hillcrest HS |
Riverside, Calif. |
- Averaged 14.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.9 blocks and 2.3 assists as a senior.
- Finished his career as the school's all-time leader in blocks (563) and triple-doubles (7). Also finished second in scoring (1,083 career points) and rebounds (794).
- Shot 54% from the field, 33% from the 3-point line and 74% from the free-throw line.
- As a junior, tallied five games with 10 or more blocks, including a state record 16-block effort, in helping Hillcrest to a River Valley League Championship in 2022.
- Was a member of the U17 USA Basketball team that won the gold in the FIBA championships in Malaga, Spain. Also previously a participant in the USA junior national team training camp.
- Ranked No. 14 in the nation in 2023 Rivals rankings and No. 28 in 247Sports Composite.
Personal |
- Parents are Dennis and Tayonah Evans.
- Has a 9-foot-8 standing reach and a 7-foot-7 wingspan.
- If he wasn't playing basketball, it'd be volleyball.
- The basketball player he most admires is Hakeem Olajuwon.
- When he played basketball as a kid, he always pretended he was Dikembe Mutombo.
- Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Favorite pro athletes to watch growing up: Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Anthony Davis.
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