Jeremy Evans

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Jeremy Evans: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Utah drafted him 55th in 2010 out of Western Kentucky, where he remains the all-time blocks leader, and for five seasons Evans was the Jazz's resident highlight reel. He won the 2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest by throwing down two basketballs in one leap over teammate Gordon Hayward, and a year later jumped over a painting of himself dunking — a canvas he painted himself.

The dunker became a globetrotter: Dallas and Atlanta in the NBA, then Khimki in Russia, Darüşşafaka in Turkey, Olimpia Milano, Panathinaikos, Paris Basketball and Manama of Bahrain, where he won the inaugural West Asia Super League title in 2023. He plays on for Mykonos in Greece.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah took him with the 55th pick of the 2010 draft and kept him five seasons, dunk-contest title and all. He fell out of the rotation in 2014-15 and signed with Dallas when his contract expired.

Full name

Jeremy Deshawn Evans

Utah Jazz tenure

2010–15

Position

Forward

Born

1987, Crossett, Arkansas

Height

6′9″ (206 cm)

Weight

196 lb (89 kg)

College

Western Kentucky

Drafted

2010, 2nd round (No. 55), Utah