Bill Evans (basketball coach)

William LaVar Evans (born December 31, 1948) is a college basketball head coach, currently the head coach at USU Eastern.

Bill Evans

Evans in 2017.
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	USU Eastern
Conference	Scenic West
Record	63–49 (.563)
Biographical details
Born	(1948-12-31) December 31, 1948 San Mateo, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Southern Utah ('72)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1983	Port Sulphur HS
1983–1984	Southern Utah (assistant)
1984–1985	Idaho State (GA)
1986–1990	Alaska Anchorage (assistant)
1991–2007	Southern Utah
2007–2012	Montana (assistant)
2012–2019	Idaho State
2020–present	USU Eastern
Head coaching record
Overall	278–364 (.433) (college) 63–49 (.563) (junior college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× American West tournament (1995, 1996) American West regular season (1995) Mid-Continent tournament (2001)
Awards
Big Sky Coach of the Year (2016) American West Coach of the Year (1995) Mid-Continent Coach of the Year (2001)

Career

Prior to USU Eastern, he was the head coach for Idaho State University and at his alma mater Southern Utah University.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA Division I independent) (1991–1994)
1991–92	Southern Utah	5–2
1992–93	Southern Utah	14–13
1993–94	Southern Utah	16–11
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (American West Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95	Southern Utah	17–11	6–0	1st
1995–96	Southern Utah	15–13	3–3	2nd
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA Division I independent) (1996–1997)
1996–97	Southern Utah	9–17
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (Mid-Continent Conference) (1997–2007)
1997–98	Southern Utah	7–20	4–12	7th
1998–99	Southern Utah	13–17	6–8	5th
1999–2000	Southern Utah	16–13	10–6	3rd
2000–01	Southern Utah	25–6	13–3	2nd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2001–02	Southern Utah	11–16	8–6	4th
2002–03	Southern Utah	11–17	5–9	6th
2003–04	Southern Utah	10–18	6–10	7th
2004–05	Southern Utah	13–15	6–10	8th
2005–06	Southern Utah	10–20	8–8	5th
2006–07	Southern Utah	16–14	6–8	5th
Southern Utah:		208–223 (.483)	72–83 (.465)
Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2012–2019)
2012–13	Idaho State	6–24	5–15	10th
2013–14	Idaho State	11–18	8–12	10th
2014–15	Idaho State	7–23	4–14	T–10th
2015–16	Idaho State	16–15	11–7	4th
2016–17	Idaho State	5–26	3–15	T–11th
2017–18	Idaho State	14–16	9–9	T–6th
2018–19	Idaho State	11–19	7–13	10th
Idaho State:		70–141 (.332)	47–85 (.356)
Total:		278–364 (.433)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Junior college

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
USU Eastern Golden Eagles (Scenic West Athletic Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21	USU Eastern	14–10	6–9	4th
2021–22	USU Eastern	18–12	9–9	4th
USU Eastern:		32–20 (.615)	15–18 (.455)
Total:		32–20 (.615)