JONTEL EVANS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Poisoned Apple
It’s hard to boil a season down to just a few paragraphs. At UVa, it usually takes a few Michener novels just to encapsulate a few weeks of athletic competition. But for the Men’s Basketball team, it can be summed up by two NIT appearances, both ending one game from New York City.
At the beginning of the season, Virginia was poised to head to the Big Apple, but first...
ACC Morning Linkfest 2/19 with Game Sim Predictions
After a day off from ACC basketball, we're back at it tonight with 4 ACC games. Of course, 3 are at the same timeslot which I never quite understood. I know TV plays a big deal in all of this but, how about spread out your games to maximize your exposure? Its a pet peeve of mine, of course few people watch as much ACC basketball as I do anyway. I'll let it...
Regaining Evans on point throws Cavaliers into ACC mix
Senior point guard Jontel Evans is a stalwart in the Virginia basketball program. Coming into the season, he had played in all 94 of the games of his career and started in 72. After an off-season ankle injury, Evans had struggled in playing only 60 minutes in four games coming into Sunday night’s 61-52 victory over North Carolina, Virginia’s first against the Tar Heels in...
ACC Morning Linkfest 12/6
Wedneday night was an interesting night of basketball in the ACC. One of my tweets from last night sums it up pretty well.
Tonight's ACC hoops in one tweet: UVA won scoring 46 pts! Maryland won by 32 pts ! Wake Forest won! FSU had 19 pts with 10 min left! #goacc
— Jon Pence (@scacchoops) December 6, 2012
Outside of perhaps Maryland, it wasn't one of the prettier nights...
Virginia guard Evans could be sidelined for opener
Virginia could be without point guard Jontel Evans when it opens the season at George Mason.
Evans, the Cavaliers' lone scholarship senior, suffered a stress fracture in his right foot while in practice in late September and had surgery Oct. 2. Evans says he expects to be back in about six weeks.
The Cavaliers will also be without Malcolm Brogdon, who can also play point guard...
Via AP on Fox
October 10, 2012
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Jontel Evans out 6 weeks after foot surgery
Virginia starting point guard Jontel Evans will miss 6 weeks after having surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. The six week timeframe will have Evans missing all preseason practice and could miss a game or two.
Here's more from CavalierInsider.com:
Virginia opens at George Mason on Nov. 9, which would be the five-week and three-day mark of Evans’ rehab...
Cavaliers Edged by No. 7 North Carolina 54-51
Jontel Evans leads Virginia with 13 points
Via virginiasports.com
February 25, 2012
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Virginia's Jontel Evans making smarter plays
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jontel Evans' performance in the first half Tuesday was forgettable. His second half was a hint Virginia could be dangerous all season if the junior guard can produce a multidimensional performance. Evans wasn't the only reason the Cavaliers routed George Mason 68-48 to roll into their exam ...
Via Washington Times
December 07, 2011
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ACC Tuesday Night Basketball
BULLOCK (Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer)#4 NORTH CAROLINA 97, Evansville (Purple Aces, 2,900 students, Evansville, IN) 48 -- Timing is everything and the timing of the Purple Aces arrival in Chapel Hill was rather poor. The Heels had played three tough games against ranked opponents so they were unlikely to be looking past their Missouri Valley foe.Harrison Barnes scored...
Via Today's ACC Headlines
December 07, 2011
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Virginia 69, Winthrop 48
Mike Scott had 18 points and Jontel Evans scored a career-high 17, including key buckets down the stretch, as Virginia defeated Winthrop 69-48 on Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers (2-0) set a school record from the free-throw line, going 19 of 19, while Winthrop (0-2) went just 9 of 19 in the Paradise Jam.
The tournament games now shift to the U.S. Virgin Islands, starting Friday. Virginia...
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November 15, 2011
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