American Christian's Evans could make jump

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, February, 2007

Tyreke Evans is going straight to the pros.

Evans, the blue-chip junior - some say, the bluest - from American Christian School, continues to insist that college is his first option.

His coach, Tony Bergeron, has even said "college is 100 percent the plan."

But if you read between the lines, or even take the words at face value, the 6-foot-5 Evans could very much become the first U.S. high school graduate to enter the NBA draft, sans college, since the league changed its draft eligibility rule two years ago.

When asked about the possibility last weekend, Evans was noncommittal, yet tellingly transparent.

"College is a thing I might try to do right now," he said. "If it goes on that way, to stay one year of prep and try to go to the NBA, hey,...