Bakari Evelyn Season 2015-16

Honors & Awards
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016)

2015-16 (Freshman)
Bakari (pronounced Ba-car-ree) Evelyn provided depth in the Husker backcourtm playing in 18 games and averaging 1.3 points per game. He shot 30 percent from the field, but was 8-of-8 from the foul line for the year.

He saw his most extensive time in non-conference action, playing eight or more minutes three times, including a season-high 14 minutes against Mississippi Valley State in the season opener. In that game, he had seven points, including 4-of-4 from the line, and two rebounds. He also tallied six points and pulled down a season-best three assists in eight minutes of work against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

In Big Ten action, he played in nine games, totaling six points and three rebounds in 40 minutes of action. He had four points and two rebounds in NU's win at Rutgers on Jan. 9, and two points and a rebound against Minnesota on Jan. 12. Evelyn made one appearance in the Big Ten Tournament, hitting a 3-pointer on his only attempt and grabbing a rebound against Rutgers. 

2015 (Spain Trip)
Evelyn played in all four games on the Huskers' foreign trip, averaging 2.0 points and 1.0 assist per game.

Before Nebraska
Evelyn was one of the top high school players in the state of Michigan before he moved to Arizona prior to his senior season. As a senior, he played for Hillcrest (Ariz.) Academy postgrad team and Coach Nick Weaver. Evelyn averaged 25.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game in just nine games after becoming eligible following his transfer, as the team finished with a 21-6 record. Evelyn had a trio of 30-point games and joined TCU signee Lyrik Shreiner in a talented backcourt for Hillcrest in 2014-15. He played AAU ball with the 1Nation AAU program and Coach Jermaine Jackson Sr., helping the program to the Final Four of the 2014 UA Finals.

Evelyn spent his first three seasons at Southfield (Mich.) Christian, helping the school to a 73-7 record and three straight Class D state titles for Head Coach Josh Baker. Evelyn was considered the top player in Class D in the state of Michigan and one of the best players in the metro Detroit area heading into his senior year. As a junior, he averaged 17.4 points and 4.4 assists per game, highlighted by 28 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 63-61 state title game victory over Adrian Lenawee Christian. During his sophomore campaign, he averaged 20.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 steals per game to earn first-team all-state honors as Southfield finished with a 23-4 record. He had a 37-point effort against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and a 31-point outburst in the MIAC title game win over Grosse Pointe University Liggett. In that game, Evelyn hit game-tying shots at the end of regulation and the first OT and scored all 31 of his points after halftime. Bakari, who also visited UTEP, chose the Huskers over Loyola-Chicago.

Personal
Bakari Evelyn is the son of Cassandra Stone and Gerald Evelyn and was born on Feb. 7, 1997, in Detroit, Mich. Bakari has a pair of older brothers (Tino and Corey). Bakari has not declared a major at Nebraska.

 

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2015-16	18-0	88	4.9	7	23	.304	2	15	.133	8	8	1.000	2	7	9	0.5	14	0	4	8	0	0	24	1.3
TOTAL	18-0	88	4.9	7	23	.304	2	15	.133	8	8	1.000	2	7	9	0.5	14	0	4	8	0	0	24	1.3