CANYON, Texas – Former West Texas A&M men's basketball player Jordan Evans has signed a professional contract with Tralee Warriors of the Irish Super League. Evans is the second player from the Buffs' 2017-18 squad to sign a pro contract to play overseas, joining David Chavlovich, who will play for KK Bosco in Croatia.

Last season, Tralee won the Champions Trophy for the second consecutive season. Tralee, which competes in the Irish Super League, opens the 2018-19 season on Sept. 29 against KCYMS.

"Jordan is arguably the best shooter I have ever coached," said WT head coach Tom Brown. "There was never a shot that he didn't like and there was never a shot I didn't want him to shoot. He has so many individual accomplishments from the last few years. He was a three-time All-LSC performer as well as being named the Player of the Week multiple times. He is someone that I never had to ask to hurry up or make sure you are on time. He simply took care of business on and off the court. He also graduated with a business degree!"

"Jordan worked closely with Coach Henderson to improve on his defense," Brown added. "He actually became a very good defensive player for us. He was asked to play multiple positions on defense. In securing the LSC Championship at Tarleton, he was forced to guard their post player as Ryan Quaid had fouled out. I believe he had a steal and a charge in the last few minutes of the game to seal the win. Jordan did whatever it took to win. He was a winner in his four years here at WT!"

"I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to coach Jordan Evans," Brown continued. "You really don't know much a player means to a team until they are not around. You cannot replace a player like him but hopefully some of our younger players have learned from him. Jordan was a great leader by example."

Evans, a 6-foot-5 guard from Houston, Texas, finished his four-year career with 1,455 points, which is the third-most in program history while leading the Buffs to a record of 96-35. As a senior in 2017-18, he played a key role on a Buff squad that notched a program-record 32 wins and reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in 20 years. For the year, he averaged 15.7 points per game hitting 42.5 percent of his shots from the field and 41.3 percent from 3-point range. In the NCAA Tournament, he scored 26 points in a victory over UT Permian Basin in the South Central Region Final.

He was named Second Team All-Lone Star Conference as a senior and junior after earning Honorable Mention recognition as a sophomore in 2015-16.