By R.L. Bynum

Carolina’s search for a point guard to replace Elliot Cadeau is over as the Tar Heels have will get a Mountain West Conference star who had a big game in the NCAA tournament and is an outstanding perimeter shooter.

Kyan Evans, a 6–2 rising junior former Colorado State star announced his commitment to UNC on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday evening.

Evans is the third transfer portal commitment of the offseason for Carolina, which earlier got commitments from former West Virginia guard Jonathan Powell and former Arizona center Henri Veesaar.

Evans poured in 23 points and six 3-pointers while dishing out six assists in Colorado State’s 78–70 first-round upset victory over Memphis, then had 10 points and two 3-pointers in the Rams’ heartbreaking 72–71 second-round loss to Maryland.

Evans is one of five Division I players last season than had more than a 20 assist percentage (percentage of teammate field goals assisted on while he was on the floor), shot better than 50% from on 2-point attempts (51.0%), better than 40% from 3-point range (44.6%), better than 80% of his free-throw attempts (85.2%) and made at least 50 3-pointers.

He shot better than 53.4% from 3-point range in the last 14 games (39 of 73) and was in the 99th perentile for 3-point shooting, in the 96th percentile on catch-and-shoot 3s, the 87th percentile on assists and 92nd percentile on defensive impact.

After only averaging 8.1 minutes per game and coming off the bench in every game of his freshman season, Evans averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and 1.9 turnovers in starting all 36 games for Colorado State last season. He made 44.6% of his 3-point attempts, scoring 70 3s, including multiple 3s in 21 games, at least three in 13 games, at least four in four games, and that career-high of six against Memphis.

Evans has scored in double figures in 23 career games. He’s dished out at least four assists in 16 games, at least five in 10 games, at least six in four games, at least seven in three games, with a career-high of eight in CSU’s 79–58 home win over Air Force on Jan. 28. His career-high turnover total is four, which he’s done five times, all of those last season.

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Evans’ heat map

Courtesy of @TarHeelsofNYC and via @CBBAnalytics.

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Potential UNC roster

(Next season’s classes listed)

No.	Class	Player	Pos.	Hgt	Wgt
	Freshman	Caleb Wilson (5 star)	4	6–9	205
	Freshman	Isaiah Denis (4 star)	CG	6–5	175
	Freshman	Derek Dixon (4 star)	CG	6-3	190
	Sophomore	Jonathan Powell	G	6-6	191
2	Sophomore	James Brown	5	6–8	225
9	Sophomore	Drake Powell	2	6–6	195
	RS junior	Henri Veesaar	5	7–0	235
	Junior	Kyan Evans	1	6–2	175
	Junior	Jarin Stevenson	4	6–11	215
22	Senior	Ven-Allen Lubin	4	6–8	230
7	Senior	Seth Trimble	2	6–3	195
		Walk-ons
15	Sophomore	John Holbrook	4	6–8	23p
14	Junior	Russell Hawkins	2	6–1	175
6	RS Senior	Elijah Davis	2	6–4	197

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UNC players entering portal

Player	Class next season	Pos.	Hgt	Wgt	Next school
Elliot Cadeau	Junior	PG	6–1	180	Michigan
Jalen Washington	Senior	C	6–10	235	Vanderbilt
Ian Jackson	Sophomore	G	6–4	190	Uncommitted
Cade Tyson	Senior	F	6–7	200	Uncommitted

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UNC schedule so far

Nov. 3 — vs. Central Arkansas (finished 9–24, 349th in KenPom; first meeting)
Nov. 11 — vs. Radford (20–13, 151st; UNC leads series 3–0)
Nov. 14 — vs. Kansas (21–13; 24th; lost to Arkansas in first round of NCAA tournament; series tied at 6)
Nov. 17 or 18 — vs. Navy (15–19, 276th; Navy leads 14–6)
Nov. 27 — vs. Michigan State (30–7; 7th; lost to Auburn in Elite Eight; UNC leads 13–4) in Fort Myers Tip-Off
Nov. 28 or 29 — Second Fort Myers Tip-Off game (opponent TBA)
Likely Dec. 2 or 3 — ACC/SEC Challenge game (opponent TBA; likely a road game)
Dec. 13 — USC Upstate (6–26, 340th; first meeting)
Likely Dec. 20 — Likely CBS Sports Classic matchup with Ohio State (17–15; 37th; UNC leads 13–3)
Dec. 22 — vs. East Carolina (19–14; 176th; UNC leads 4–0)

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