University of Memphis Athletics
Women's Basketball
Nadiria Evans
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant Coach
- Email:
- nsevans1@memphis.edu
Head Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons continues to build her program here as she announces the hiring of Nadiria Evans as the program’s Director of Operations.
Evans, a native of Gainsville, Fla., comes to Memphis after spending last season as the Director of Basketball Operations at Gardner-Webb University with Simmons. While with the Runnin’ Bulldogs during their historic season, Evans oversaw team travel, meals, game scheduling, coordinating gear and many other aspects within the program.
Prior to her stint at GWU, Evans spent time at Jumpstart Performance Training as well as a camp counselor at the Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick and UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball camps.
Evans was a decorated collegiate athlete where she was a two-sport athlete in basketball and track & field. Evans was named as a Big South First Team member during her time at UNC Asheville and is the all-time leading scorer for the Bulldogs women’s basketball program. She was named to the 2022 Big South All-Tournament Team as well as the All-Big South Second Team.
Along with her records in basketball, Evans also holds the second-longest leap (5.50m) and third-longest jump (11.35m) in school history while competing at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Evans is a 2022 graduate of UNC Asheville where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications with a minor in Business.
Evans, a native of Gainsville, Fla., comes to Memphis after spending last season as the Director of Basketball Operations at Gardner-Webb University with Simmons. While with the Runnin’ Bulldogs during their historic season, Evans oversaw team travel, meals, game scheduling, coordinating gear and many other aspects within the program.
Prior to her stint at GWU, Evans spent time at Jumpstart Performance Training as well as a camp counselor at the Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick and UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball camps.
Evans was a decorated collegiate athlete where she was a two-sport athlete in basketball and track & field. Evans was named as a Big South First Team member during her time at UNC Asheville and is the all-time leading scorer for the Bulldogs women’s basketball program. She was named to the 2022 Big South All-Tournament Team as well as the All-Big South Second Team.
Along with her records in basketball, Evans also holds the second-longest leap (5.50m) and third-longest jump (11.35m) in school history while competing at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Evans is a 2022 graduate of UNC Asheville where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications with a minor in Business.
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