Maurice Evans 1

Position: Guard
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220
College: Texas
Birthdate: 11-8-78
Acquired: From L.A. Lakers along with Brian Cook in exchange for Trevor Ariza on November 20, 2007.

LAST SEASON (2006-07)
Played in 76 games (10 starts) for the L.A. Lakers, averaging 8.4 ppg., 2.9 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 22.8 minpg….Shot .361 (48-133) from three-point range…Also appeared in five playoff outings, averaging 5.0 ppg. and 1.6 rpg. in 16.4 minpg….Scored in double figures 25 times, including seven games with 20-plus points…Led (or tied) the team in scoring four times…Poured in a career-high 26 points on Feb. 25 @ Golden State…Dished out a career-high-tying four assists in the same game…Recorded career-high-tying four steals on Mar. 6 @ Minnesota…Missed five games (Mar. 2, 22, 25-30) due to a sore right knee.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Has played in 231 career NBA regular season games with Minnesota, Sacramento, Detroit and the L.A. Lakers, averaging 6.4 ppg. and 2.5 rpg. in 18.0 minpg….Also appeared in 24 playoff games, averaging 4.0 ppg. and 1.2 rpg. in 10.0 minpg….Named Eurobasket Player of the Year, All-Star Game MVP, All-League Forward of the Year and Import Player of the Year with Benetton Treviso in 2003-04…2005-06: Appeared in 80 games (one start) with Detroit, averaging 5.0 ppg., 2.0 rpg. and 1.5 apg. in 14.2 minpg….Also played in 16 playoff outings, averaging 3.3 ppg. in 6.3 minpg….Scored in double figures 14 times, including a season-best 18 points on Jan. 14 vs. Charlotte……2004-05: Played in 65 games with Sacramento, averaging 6.4 ppg. and 3.1 rpg. in 19.0 minpg….Started in 11 outings, averaging 10.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 33.9 minpg. during that span…Also played in four playoff games, averaging 6.0 ppg., 2.3 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 18.7 minpg….Scored in double figures 17 times, including a season-high 17 points on Feb. 13 @ Boston…Led the team in rebounding twice, including a career-high 14 rebounds on Mar. 8 vs. Memphis…DNP-CD in 12 games…Missed five games on the Injured List due to a strained right groin…2003-04: Averaged 17.3 ppg., 3.7 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 20 games with Benetton Treviso in Italy…Named Eurobasket Player of the Year, All-Star Game MVP, All-League Forward of the Year and Import Player of the Year…Helped Benetton capture the 2004 Italian National Cup…2002-03: Averaged 17.3 ppg., 8.0 rpg., 2.2 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 23 games with Olympiacos BC Piraeus of Greece…2001-02: Played in 10 games with Minnesota during his rookie campaign, averaging 2.1 ppg. in 4.5 minpg….Placed on the Injured List on Feb. 1 due to posterior tibialis tendinitis in his left knee, his third time on the IL of the season (Oct. 29-Dec. 18, Dec. 30-Jan. 12) totaling 66 games…Scored a season-high 11 points on Jan. 25 @ Toronto…Made NBA debut on Dec. 19 @ New Jersey…Scored first NBA points on Dec. 28 @ Sacramento.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Not drafted by an NBA franchise…Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (Jul. 23, 2001)…Waived by Minnesota (Oct. 24, 2002)…Signed with Olympiacos BC Piraeus of Greece (2002-03 season)…Signed with Benetton Treviso of Italy (2003-04 season)…Signed as a free agent by Sacramento (Oct. 1, 2004)…Signed as a free agent by Detroit (Sep. 9, 2005)…Traded by Detroit to L.A. Lakers in exchange for the draft rights to Cheick Samb (51st overall, 2006 Draft) (Jun. 28, 2006)… Traded by L.A. Lakers along with Brian Cook to Orlando in exchange for Trevor Ariza (Nov. 20, 2007).

COLLEGE CAPSULE
As a junior (2000-01), Named Third Team All-Big 12 by league coaches and Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by media, after averaging 15.6 ppg., 5.3 rpg. and 1.6 apg. in 34 games (all starts) for Texas…Also a member of the 2000-01 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team…Ranked first in scoring, steals and three-point FG percentage, third in rebounding, fourth in blocked shots and fourth in assists for the Longhorns…Sat out 1999-2000 season under NCAA transfer rules…Transferred to Texas after playing two seasons at Wichita State (1997-98, 1998-99)…As a sophomore (1998-99), averaged a league-high 22.6 ppg., ninth-best in the nation…Earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference, averaging 22.6 ppg., 4.6 rpg. and 2.0 apg. in 28 games…As a freshman (1997-98), named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team after posting 12.1 ppg. and 4.5 rpg. in 31 outings.

ONE-ON-ONE
Full name is Maurice Eugene Evans…Nicknamed “Mo”…Son of George and Cathy Evans…Has one older sister, Gayletha...Majored in youth and community studies while at Texas…Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s honor roll for the Spring 2000 semester… Named 1997 Kansas High School Gatorade Player of the Year after his senior season at Wichita Collegiate…Named the 1996 Kansas 3A Player of the Year following his junior season…Traveled to Kenya during the summer of 2007 with the NBA Players Association as part of the Feeding One Million Campaign, which included the distribution of 11 million pounds of rice to the residents of Kawangware, Kibera and Dagoretti…Charity involvement includes Feed The Children and the American Red Cross…Enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with his family…Also likes swimming, tennis and golf (lists himself as a 20 handicap)…Enjoys listening to hip hop and R&B, but loves many different artists…Most admires his parents and lists Michael Jordan as the person he most wanted to meet (and eventually did)…Favorite meal is chicken and rice.