2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Evans, Jessika
Jersey Number 13
Jessika Evans
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Norman, Okla.
- High School:
- Norman North
Bio
TULSA – A four-year letterwinner ... started in 25 of 77 games played in her Tulsa career ... had three double-doubles, 13 double-digit scoring games and five double-figure rebounding contests ... held career averages of 4.4 points (336) and 4.7 rebounds (363).
SENIOR (2023-24) – Played in 19 games and started in two ... averaged 2.6 points (50) and 3.2 rebounds (61) ... returned to action against Tulane (1-2-24) after suffering a season-ending injury at Kansas on Dec. 16, 2022, missing the last 19 games of her junior season and the first 14 games of her senior year ... had four rebounds and two points in her first game back against South Florida (1-10-24) ... led TU with a career-high five steals to go with five rebounds against Florida Atlantic (1-13-24) ... posted three points and two rebounds against Rice (1-24-24) ... tallied four rebounds, three points, three assists and two steals at Charlotte (1-27-24) ... led TU with six rebounds to go with two assists and two steals ... posted three boards and an assist against North Texas (2-4-24) ... had four points and two steals at Rice (2-10-24) ... recorded 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against UTSA (2-14-24) ... pulled down four boards, three assists and two points at Wichita State (2-17-24) ... recorded six points and three rebounds against UAB (2-21-24) ... secured two boards against South Florida (2-25-24) ... pulled down two rebounds at Temple (2-28-24) ... had 10 points and two rebounds against SMU (3-2-24) ... led TU with eight rebounds and three assists at Tulane (3-5-24) ... pulled down two boards against East Carolina (3-11-24) in the AAC Quarterfinal ... tallied four rebounds, three points and three assists against Arkansas (3-21-24) in the WBIT First Round ... put up two points and two boards against Georgetown (3-24-24) in the WBIT Second Round ... recorded three points, three rebounds, one block and one assist against Illinois (3-28-24) in the WBIT Quarterfinal.
JUNIOR (2022-23) – Played in 11 games and earned five starts … missed the final 19 games due to a season-ending knee injury ... had one double-double, three double-figure scoring games and one double-digit rebounding contest on the season ... averaged 6.8 points (75) and 5.1 rebounds (56) … led Tulsa in scoring once, rebounding once, steals four times and blocked shots three times … concluded the season ranked 10th in three-point field goal percentage (40.0) on the Tulsa single season records list … pulled down seven rebounds against Alcorn State (11-7-22) ... registered six points and five rebounds against South Carolina State (11-26-22) ... tallied season-highs of 16 points and 15 rebounds against Duquesne (12-1-22) ... recorded 13 points against Lindenwood (12-4-22) ... posted team-bests of 15 points, four blocks and two steals, and added six rebounds against #22 Kansas (12-16-22) ... was injured during the KU game and missed the rest of the season.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22) – Started in six of 28 games ... had three double-digit scoring games on the season ... averaged 3.6 points (102) and 4.5 rebounds (4.5) ... led Tulsa in blocked shots eight times, rebounds six times and steals four times ... pulled down five rebounds against Duquesne (11-11-21) ... recorded six points, five rebounds, four steals and two assists against Sam Houston (11-15-21) ... posted 10 points against Florida A&M (11-17-21) ... registered 16 points and five rebounds at Oral Roberts (11-21-21) ... tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals against Missouri S&T (12-8-21) ... pulled down eight rebounds against Central Arkansas (12-12-21) and at South Florida (1-19-22) ... had four points, six rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist against Houston (2-2-22) ... totaled eight points and five rebounds at Wichita State (2-6-22) ... recorded six rebounds and four steals against Wichita State (2-27-22) ... registered nine rebounds at North Texas in the WNIT First Round (3-17-22) ... had four points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals at Wyoming in the WNIT Second Round (3-20-22).
FRESHMAN (2020-21) – Started in 12 of 19 games ... had two double-doubles, five double-digit scoring games and four double-figure rebounding contests on the season ... averaged 5.7 points (109) and 6.3 rebounds (120) ... led Tulsa in rebounding eight times, blocked shots four times, assists twice and steals once ... netted a season-best of 13 points and added nine rebounds at Cincinnati (1-6-21) ... registered nine points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists against Tulane (1-16-21) ... recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds against ECU (1-20-21) ... tallied six points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals at Memphis (1-23-21) ... had 10 points and three steals at ECU (1-30-21) ... pulled down 10 rebounds against Houston (2-3-21) ... posted seven rebounds at Tulane (2-10-21) ... registered seven points, 11 rebounds and a block at #14 USF (2-13-21) ... totaled 10 points and seven boards against Cincinnati (2-27-21) ... recorded a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds, as well as three assists and three blocks against Wichita State in The American First Round (3-8-21).
PRIOR TO TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner at Norman North High School . . . led NNHS to 73 wins in four seasons . . . helped her team finish as the Oklahoma Class 6A State runner up as a junior . . . set the school record for rebounds in a single game with 20, and totaled 969 points and 639 rebounds in her career . . . averaged 11.6 points (320) and 7.9 rebounds (207) as a senior . . . earned OGBCA and OCA all-state honors, was named to the Oklahoma City CBS Sports Radio Super Prep 5, was selected as an all-Transcript first-team honoree . . . was tabbed as the VYPE Driven Athlete of the Month and picked up VYPE Top 100 honors as a senior . . . was a first-team all-conference honoree as a junior and senior . . . was tabbed to the Joe Lawson, Duncan and Moore all-tournament teams.
PERSONAL – A nursing major ... daughter of Scott and Teneka Evans ... her dad, Scott, played football for the NFL’s Phoenix Cardinals (1991) … her brother, Jordan, played football for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals (2017-21) ... was named to the 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … her favorite class at TU is Nursing Interventions … her favorite local restaurant is Society Burger … her favorite movie is “The Pursuit of Happiness” … her favorite TV show is “Modern Family” … her favorite actress is Zendaya … her favorite professional athlete is Kobe Bryant … her favorite food is sushi … her go-to snack is Kettle chips … her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough … her favorite book is “Talking to Strangers” … her favorite musician is J. Cole … if she could have a superpower it would be to read minds … the most memorable place she’s visited is the Cayman Islands … her craziest ambition is to go skydiving … her favorite game as a child was Just Dance on the Wii.
SENIOR (2023-24) – Played in 19 games and started in two ... averaged 2.6 points (50) and 3.2 rebounds (61) ... returned to action against Tulane (1-2-24) after suffering a season-ending injury at Kansas on Dec. 16, 2022, missing the last 19 games of her junior season and the first 14 games of her senior year ... had four rebounds and two points in her first game back against South Florida (1-10-24) ... led TU with a career-high five steals to go with five rebounds against Florida Atlantic (1-13-24) ... posted three points and two rebounds against Rice (1-24-24) ... tallied four rebounds, three points, three assists and two steals at Charlotte (1-27-24) ... led TU with six rebounds to go with two assists and two steals ... posted three boards and an assist against North Texas (2-4-24) ... had four points and two steals at Rice (2-10-24) ... recorded 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against UTSA (2-14-24) ... pulled down four boards, three assists and two points at Wichita State (2-17-24) ... recorded six points and three rebounds against UAB (2-21-24) ... secured two boards against South Florida (2-25-24) ... pulled down two rebounds at Temple (2-28-24) ... had 10 points and two rebounds against SMU (3-2-24) ... led TU with eight rebounds and three assists at Tulane (3-5-24) ... pulled down two boards against East Carolina (3-11-24) in the AAC Quarterfinal ... tallied four rebounds, three points and three assists against Arkansas (3-21-24) in the WBIT First Round ... put up two points and two boards against Georgetown (3-24-24) in the WBIT Second Round ... recorded three points, three rebounds, one block and one assist against Illinois (3-28-24) in the WBIT Quarterfinal.
JUNIOR (2022-23) – Played in 11 games and earned five starts … missed the final 19 games due to a season-ending knee injury ... had one double-double, three double-figure scoring games and one double-digit rebounding contest on the season ... averaged 6.8 points (75) and 5.1 rebounds (56) … led Tulsa in scoring once, rebounding once, steals four times and blocked shots three times … concluded the season ranked 10th in three-point field goal percentage (40.0) on the Tulsa single season records list … pulled down seven rebounds against Alcorn State (11-7-22) ... registered six points and five rebounds against South Carolina State (11-26-22) ... tallied season-highs of 16 points and 15 rebounds against Duquesne (12-1-22) ... recorded 13 points against Lindenwood (12-4-22) ... posted team-bests of 15 points, four blocks and two steals, and added six rebounds against #22 Kansas (12-16-22) ... was injured during the KU game and missed the rest of the season.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22) – Started in six of 28 games ... had three double-digit scoring games on the season ... averaged 3.6 points (102) and 4.5 rebounds (4.5) ... led Tulsa in blocked shots eight times, rebounds six times and steals four times ... pulled down five rebounds against Duquesne (11-11-21) ... recorded six points, five rebounds, four steals and two assists against Sam Houston (11-15-21) ... posted 10 points against Florida A&M (11-17-21) ... registered 16 points and five rebounds at Oral Roberts (11-21-21) ... tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals against Missouri S&T (12-8-21) ... pulled down eight rebounds against Central Arkansas (12-12-21) and at South Florida (1-19-22) ... had four points, six rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist against Houston (2-2-22) ... totaled eight points and five rebounds at Wichita State (2-6-22) ... recorded six rebounds and four steals against Wichita State (2-27-22) ... registered nine rebounds at North Texas in the WNIT First Round (3-17-22) ... had four points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals at Wyoming in the WNIT Second Round (3-20-22).
FRESHMAN (2020-21) – Started in 12 of 19 games ... had two double-doubles, five double-digit scoring games and four double-figure rebounding contests on the season ... averaged 5.7 points (109) and 6.3 rebounds (120) ... led Tulsa in rebounding eight times, blocked shots four times, assists twice and steals once ... netted a season-best of 13 points and added nine rebounds at Cincinnati (1-6-21) ... registered nine points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists against Tulane (1-16-21) ... recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds against ECU (1-20-21) ... tallied six points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals at Memphis (1-23-21) ... had 10 points and three steals at ECU (1-30-21) ... pulled down 10 rebounds against Houston (2-3-21) ... posted seven rebounds at Tulane (2-10-21) ... registered seven points, 11 rebounds and a block at #14 USF (2-13-21) ... totaled 10 points and seven boards against Cincinnati (2-27-21) ... recorded a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds, as well as three assists and three blocks against Wichita State in The American First Round (3-8-21).
PRIOR TO TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner at Norman North High School . . . led NNHS to 73 wins in four seasons . . . helped her team finish as the Oklahoma Class 6A State runner up as a junior . . . set the school record for rebounds in a single game with 20, and totaled 969 points and 639 rebounds in her career . . . averaged 11.6 points (320) and 7.9 rebounds (207) as a senior . . . earned OGBCA and OCA all-state honors, was named to the Oklahoma City CBS Sports Radio Super Prep 5, was selected as an all-Transcript first-team honoree . . . was tabbed as the VYPE Driven Athlete of the Month and picked up VYPE Top 100 honors as a senior . . . was a first-team all-conference honoree as a junior and senior . . . was tabbed to the Joe Lawson, Duncan and Moore all-tournament teams.
PERSONAL – A nursing major ... daughter of Scott and Teneka Evans ... her dad, Scott, played football for the NFL’s Phoenix Cardinals (1991) … her brother, Jordan, played football for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals (2017-21) ... was named to the 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … her favorite class at TU is Nursing Interventions … her favorite local restaurant is Society Burger … her favorite movie is “The Pursuit of Happiness” … her favorite TV show is “Modern Family” … her favorite actress is Zendaya … her favorite professional athlete is Kobe Bryant … her favorite food is sushi … her go-to snack is Kettle chips … her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough … her favorite book is “Talking to Strangers” … her favorite musician is J. Cole … if she could have a superpower it would be to read minds … the most memorable place she’s visited is the Cayman Islands … her craziest ambition is to go skydiving … her favorite game as a child was Just Dance on the Wii.
WBB | USF Postgame
Thursday, February 27
WBB | USF Highlights
Thursday, February 27
WBB | Angie Nelp USF Preview
Monday, February 24
WBB | Nelp & Cartwright Tulane Postgame
Wednesday, February 19
