Tyreke Evans

Tyreke Evans is a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association. Evans wears jersey number 13 and plays the point guard position. He was drafted with the fourth overall pick by Sacramento in the 2009 NBA Draft. His rookie salary for the 2009-10 NBA Season was $3,610,080.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3983 During his rookie year with the Kings, Evans averaged 20.1 points, 5.8 assists, 1.51 steals, and 5.3 rebounds. His performance on the court earned him the title of NBA Rookie of the Year.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3983

In May of 2010, Evans was arrested for reckless driving after police caught him on camera speeding in his purple Mercedes on Interstate 80 in California. The California Highway Patrol clocked Evans at 130 miles per hour during the video.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5427636 Evans eventually pled no contest to the charges and was sentenced to three years of probation. His license was suspended for 30 days and he was required to complete 80 hours of alternative sentencing.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5405624

Following the offseason arrest, the NBA decided to suspend Evans for one game. He will miss the season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/24156827

In 2008, Evans committed to the University of Memphis, where he played for one season under head coach John Calipari. During that year, he averaged 17 points, a 45% field goal percentage, 5.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game.http://nbadraft.rivals.com/bviewplayer.asp?Player=401155 While playing for American Christian Academy, he averaged 29 points, eight rebounds, six assists and 4.3 steals in his senior season. During his high school career, Evans scored more than 3,300 points. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game.http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/evans_tyreke00.html