Anthony Evans

Bio

Anthony Evans played basketball for SUNY Orange during the 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons. He was the team scoring leader in both campaigns and finished his career with 1,182 points. After graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas College, Anthony entered the coaching ranks. He served as an assistant at SUNY Orange and SUNY New Paltz before becoming the head coach at SUNY Ulster in 1999. From there, Anthony accepted an assistant coaching position at SUNY Delhi before moving to Norfolk State as head coach from 2007-2013. In 2013, he was named the head coach at Florida International University, where he coached for 5 seasons.

Anthony’s 10-year head coaching record stands at 150-170. His record at Norfolk State was 99-91, but included a remarkable run of 47 wins against just 22 losses during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 campaigns. In 2011-12, he led the Spartans to the school’s first-ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship, an overall record of 26-10 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans became just the fifth No. 15 seed to advance in the first round when they upset Missouri 88-86. The next season, Norfolk State was 21-12, with a perfect 16-0 record in MEAC play before earning a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. He was named MEAC “Coach of the Year” in 2013. During his two seasons at SUNY Ulster, he guided the Senators to a record of 23-8 and was named Region XV “Coach of the Year” in 2000.