Amari Evans

Class:
Freshman
Position:
G
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Overtime Elite (Ga.)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 24 // vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
Rebounds: 8 (2x) // last vs. Alabama, 2/28/26
Assists: 2 (6x) // last vs. Miami (OH) (N), 3/20/26
Steals: 3 (6x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
Blocks: 1 (8x) // last vs. Auburn (N), 3/12/26
Field Goals: 9 // vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
Field-Goal Attempts: 18 // vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
3-Pointers: 2 (2x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
3-Point Attempts: 3 (6x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
Free Throws: 4 // vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
Free-Throw Attempts: 7 // vs. Vanderbilt, 3/7/26
Minutes: 32:11 // at South Carolina, 3/3/26

2025-26 - FRESHMAN

Appeared in 35 games, including each of the final 29, and earned a pair of starts to close out SEC action.
Averaged 4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.0 steal and 0.8 assists in 14.4 minutes per game, on 41.9 percent shooting.
Tied for third on the team in both total steals (34) and games played.
First—alone or with a teammate—player off the Tennessee bench on 13 occasions, co-second-most on the team.
Led or co-led the Volunteers in steals 10 times, second-most on the roster, plus did so in blocks thrice, scoring twice and rebounding twice.
Scored at least five points in 13 contests (eight in SEC play), reaching 14-plus thrice and eclipsing 20 once.
Ranked co-third on the team with 10 multiple-steal performance (nine in SEC play) and placed second with six three-steal showings.
Grabbed four-plus rebounds 14 times, with six-plus thrice (all in SEC play) and eight twice, as well as dished out multiple assists in seven affairs.
One of just six SEC players—seven instances—all year to make at least seven field goals in a game without a miss, tying for the best mark by a Volunteer with a 7-of-7 ledger.
Tied for the second-most made field goals without a miss (seven) by any SEC player in league competition.
Across the 18 contests in SEC play, averaged 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 0.7 assists in 18.1 minutes per game, shooting 44.9 percent from the floor.
Posted six points, five rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes in the Round of 64 triumph against Miami (OH) (3/20/26) in his NCAA Tournament debut.
Set career highs in points (24), made field goals (nine), made free throws (four) and free-throw attempts (seven) in the regular season finale versus No. 24/22 Vanderbilt (3/7/26), plus grabbed six rebound and tied his career bests in both steals (three) and minutes (32).
Making his first collegiate start in the triumph at South Carolina (3/3/26), produced seven points, three rebounds, a career-high-tying three steals, two assists and one block in a career-best 32 minutes.
Scored seven points and tied a career high with eight rebounds, including a career-best five on the offensive end, in a then-career-high 28 minutes against No. 17/18 Alabama (2/28/26).
Posted five points, three rebounds and a block at No. 19/18 Vanderbilt (2/21/26), sealing the four-point victory with a rebound and free throw in the final three seconds.
Stuffed the stat sheet with six points, a career-best eight rebounds, two steals and one assist in the triumph over Auburn (1/31/26), earning a then-career-high 24 minutes of court time.
Scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Kentucky (1/17/26), adding three rebounds and a block.
Led the team with a then-career-best 16 points in a then-career-high 23 minutes on 7-of-7 shooting at No. 18 Arkansas (1/3/26), becoming just the 16th Division I freshman in the last 20 seasons (2006-26) to make seven-plus field goals without a miss on the road against a Power Five foe, including the first since Creighton's Frederick King (12/16/22) and only the second—the other is Florida's Andrew Nembhard (2/16/19)—from the SEC.
Set a then-career highs in rebounds (five), made 3-pointers (two) and blocks (one), then-career highs in points (14), made field goals (five) and minutes (13) versus South Carolina State (12/31/25), plus tied his top mark in assists (two) and missed just one field-goal attempt.
Produced six points, three rebounds and a co-team-high three steals, the latter mark a new top total, against Gardner-Webb (12/21/25).
Scored seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 field-goal clip, including knocking down his first collegiate 3-pointer, in the win versus No. 11 Louisville (12/16/25).
Grabbed four rebounds in just six minutes action at Syracuse (12/2/25) in his first road game as a collegian.
Pulled down four rebounds in 12 minutes of action in the win over Rutgers (11/24/25) in the Players Era Men's Championship opener.
Logged one assist and one rebound in his college debut against Mercer (11/3/25) to open the season.

HIGH SCHOOL

A consensus four-star, top-80 recruit unanimously considered a top-10 prospect in the state of Georgia.
Ranked as high as No. 50 nationally by 247Sports, which placed him No. 11 among small forwards and fourth in Georgia.
Finished No. 67 in the 247Sports Composite rankings and No. 69 on the On3 Consensus list, with both listing him as the seventh-best recruit in Georgia.
McDonald’s All-American Game nominee who took part in the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit with the Portland Generals, a team of high schoolers there for practices and scrimmages.
Two-time Overtime Elite Defensive Player of the Year who set the Overtime Elite career record for steals (118).
Averaged 15.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game for City Reapers at Atlanta-based Overtime Elite during the regular season of his senior campaign.
Scored 17-plus in 10 of 20 regular season outings, with 20-plus in four and a high of 29, and amassed seven double-doubles, twice logging at least 13 rebounds.
Earned First Team All-Overtime Elite distinction after helping his team make a second straight championship appearance.
Averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a junior during the Overtime Elite regular season, the latter mark second-best in the league.
Upped his marks to 11.8 points and 2.9 steals per game in the playoffs, scoring 17-plus in three of eight contests, to help City Reapers win the Overtime Elite championship.
Went to Our Saviour Lutheran School—the alma mater of VFL Zakai Zeigler—in Bronx, N.Y., as a sophomore.
Attended Bishop Canevin High School in his hometown as a freshman, entered the starting lineup in the second game and aided the team to a 25-4 record.
Helped Bishop Canevin win its first-ever PIAA state title in any boys’ sport with a 64-47 victory over Neumann Regional Academy in the 1A final and to a WPIAL conference crown with a 58-45 triumph over Union Area High School, scoring 10 points in each outing.
Competed with New Heights Lightning on the Nike EYBL circuit and made the Peach Jam quarterfinals three years in a row.
Earned academic high honors throughout his prep career, never missing that mark.
City Reapers teammates across his two years at Overtime Elite included players such as Tyler Jackson (Eastern Kentucky), Jahki Howard (Utah), Jahzare Jackson (Georgia football), Cole Kirouac (Georgia Tech), Jaeden Mustaf (Georgia Tech), Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor (Butler), Meleek Thomas (Arkansas), Bryson Tiller (Kansas) and Micah Tucker (Georgia State).
Rob Dillingham, Alex Sarr, Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson are among the notable Overtime Elite alumni, as are several current SEC players, such as Tee Bartlett (Mississippi State), Kanon Catchings (Georgia), Somto Cyril (Georgia), Eli Ellis (South Carolina), Karter Knox (Arkansas), Kai Rogers (Oklahoma) and Meleek Thomas (Arkansas).

PERSONAL

Full name is Amari Landon Evans and nickname is Mari.
Born July 24, 2006, in Pittsburgh.
Mother, Brittney, is a financial clerk.
Has an older brother, Antaun, and two younger sisters, Kennedi and Bailey.
Majoring in recreation & sport management.
Enjoys bowling, playing video games and collecting basketball sneakers.
Favorite athlete is LeBron James because he considers him the greatest basketball player ever.
Best sports memory is winning the Overtime Elite championship as a junior.
Takes a nap before every game.
Wears No. 1 because he has done so since playing football, which he played from age six to 13, competing as a wide receiver and cornerback.
Committed to Tennessee over Pittsburgh and Xavier, as well as held offers from schools such as Georgetown, Penn State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Villanova, among others.
Chose Tennessee because he got a family vibe from the start.
Follows three prior Tennessee letter winners from Pennsylvania, all of whom played from 1939-71.
Owns the third-largest wingspan differential on the team at plus-5.75 (6-10.75), as well as possesses a plus-2.1 standing reach (8-6).
Recipient of the W. B. Nowling Athletic Scholarship and the Randall Keith Nutt Athletic Scholarship Endowment.