Paul Evans

Paul Evans (born January 31, 1945)

Teams coached: St. Lawrence Saints, Navy Midshipmen, Pittsburgh Panthers
St. Lawrence record: 124-50 (.713)
Navy record: 119-60 (.665)
Pittsburgh record: 147-98 (.600)
Overall record^: 390-208 (.652)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  7  (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993)
  • NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  1  (1986)
  • NCAA Tournament Final Four:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0  (1992)
  • Big East Regular Season Champion:  2  (1987, 1988)
  • CAA Regular Season Champion:  2  (1985, 1986)
  • CAA Tournament Champion:  2  (1985, 1986)
  • NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances:  5  (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980)

Awards:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1986-1994 Pittsburgh
1980-1986 Navy
1973-1980 St. Lawrence

Paul Evans Facts

  • Paul C. Evans
  • Born January 31, 1945
  • Alma Mater: Ithaca College (BA, 1967)
  • Played football and basketball at Division III Ithaca College in New York
  • First head coaching job was a seven-year stint as the head coach at D-III St. Lawrence (NY)
    • Went 124-50 during his tenure, appearing in the NCAA D-III Tournament five times
  • Took over as the head coach at Navy in 1980, leading the Midshipmen for six seasons
    • Noted for developing and coaching future Hall of Famer David Robinson at Navy, who led the team to the NCAA Tournament three years in a row (two under Evans and one under his successor Pete Herrmann)
    • During his tenure, Evans was 119-60 overall and won back-to-back CAA titles and CAA Tournaments
  • Spent the last eight seasons of his collegiate coaching career at Pittsburgh
    • Won two Big East regular season titles in his first two seasons there and went 147-98 overall
    • Led the Panthers to six postseason appearances during his tenure (six NCAA, one NIT)

Paul Evans Coaching Tree

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels