Bill Evans Award
annual boys basketball award in West Virginia, US
Each year the Bill Evans Award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The award winner is selected by members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The award has been given annually since 1970.
Four recipients of the Bill Evans Award have won twice; Jeff Schneider (1977, 1978), Randy Moss (1994, 1995), Isaac McKneely (2021, 2022), and Eli Sancomb (2025, 2026). Most recipients go to NCAA Division I universities, with a high of ten playing at West Virginia. Six recipients have been selected in the NBA draft; Earl Jones (1979), Gay Elmore (1982), Bimbo Coles (1985), Tamar Slay (1998), Patrick Patterson (2006), O. J. Mayo (2007). Additionally, two recipients have been selected in the NFL draft; Randy Moss and Aaron Dobson (2009).
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