Philip G. Evans was named President of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) on May 23, 2002 and begins his third season as the league's top official and CEO. Evans oversees all NBDL operations and reports directly to NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Evans previously served as the NBDL's Director of Legal and Business Affairs, where he drafted and negotiated contracts on behalf of the league and each of its teams, including arena licensing agreements, player/coach contracts and local sponsorship agreements. Evans also developed the league's policies and procedures, and served as general counsel to Arena Ventures, the league's joint venture with Clear Channel Entertainment.

Evans came to the NBDL before its inaugural season after serving three years with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), most recently as Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs. While at the CBA, Evans oversaw the league's day-to-day operations, and supervised the league's legal, human resources, finance, marketing, communications and basketball operations departments.

Prior to his experience in professional basketball, Evans worked for International Family Entertainment, Inc. where he provided legal services to the marketing, advertising, sales and human resources divisions of the company's The Family Channel and FiT TV cable television networks. He began his legal career in 1988 as an associate at Latham & Watkins.

Evans earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988 and a bachelor's degree in History and Economics from the University of Virginia in 1984.

Evans and his wife Tammy are the parents of four boys, twins Alex and Logan, 15, Ryan, 13, and Henry, 5. The Evans family resides in Greer, S.C.