2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Evan Payne
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Africana Studies
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Loyola Marymount
LONG BEACH STATE (2015-16): Redshirted during the 2015-16 season as a Division I transfer.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT: A two-year starter at guard for the Lions ... Averaged 16.7 points per game and 1.5 assists per game for the Lions in those two seasons ... Led the Lions in scoring as a sophomore at 18 points per game ... Scored 32 points against Northern Arizona, a career high ... Reached 20 points 11 times as a sophomore, and scored in double figures in 22 of 27 games played ... ... A 2014 West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team selection ... Set the LMU school freshman scoring record with 497 points, averaging 15.5 points per game, second on the team ... Scored 27 points in two games, a season high in 2013-14 ... Finished in double-figures in 26 of 32 games ... Closed his freshman campaign with 42 steals ... Started in 25 games, playing all 32 as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Kingdom Christian Academy to a NACA Division III National Championship as a senior ... Played at Walsh Jesuit High School in Akron before moving to Kingdom Christian Academy ... An AP Division II All-Ohio selection as a junior ... Also named the All-Northeast Ohio Inland District Player of the Year ... Averaged 24.5 points per game, as well as four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and two blocks per game in his final season at Walsh ... Hit a game-winning basket as part of 18 points in the Division II district final ... Scored 37 points twice, the single-game scoring record at Walsh.
MAJOR: Africana Studies
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 32, at Northern Arizona, 12/13/14*
Rebounds: 9, vs. Santa Clara, 3/6/15*
Assists: 6, 2x, last vs. Saint Mary's, 2/6/14*
Steals: 4, 4x, last at San Diego, 1/8/15*
Blocks: 2, vs. Pepperdine, 2/20/14*
3-FG Made: 5, vs. BYU, 12/28/13*
FG Made: 11, 2x, last vs. Santa Clara, 2/27/14*
FT Made: 15, vs. UC Riverside, 11/26/14*
* at Loyola Marymount
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Year | G/GS | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3FGM-3FGA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | RB | AVG | AST | TO | BK | ST | PTS | AVG |
| 2013-14* | 32/25 | 171-394 | .434 | 38-110 | .345 | 117-139 | .842 | 87 | 2.7 | 46 | 86 | 6 | 42 | 497 | 15.5 |
| 2014-15* | 27/12 | 160-361 | .443 | 37-105 | .352 | 129-163 | .791 | 76 | 2.8 | 45 | 63 | 5 | 21 | 486 | 18.0 |
| Totals | 59/37 | 331-755 | .438 | 75-215 | .349 | 246-302 | .815 | 163 | 2.8 | 91 | 149 | 11 | 63 | 983 | 16.7 |
*at Loyola Marymount
