![]() ![]() It depends on the match-ups and how we feel about how things are going." "We'll have to see when he gets completely healthy who we'll put on it (inactive list). Francisco is still a little banged up, so he'll be out there tonight," Corbin said prior to Monday's tipoff. Previously, Evans was the player who usually sat out when the team had more than 12 able bodies. INACTIVE AND INJURED: For the second straight game, veteran center Francisco Elson was made inactive despite being declared healthy enough to play on his injured ankle and knee by the team's medical staff. ![]() This time, Evans thrilled his fans with a performance that included a soaring blocked shot, two sky-high dunks, eight points and six rebounds. 7, but he didn't get off the bench in that one. He added, jokingly: "I'm sure some of them walked to get here."Ībout 40 people came to Memphis to watch Evans play the first time the Jazz visited here on Jan. ![]() "She got it done and I'm happy they came," Evans said. The Western Kentucky product credited his mom, Gwyn Evans, for making arrangements for tickets, etc. The Jazz rookie hails from the tiny Arkansas town of Crossett, and many of his friends and family members made the four-hour trek to Tennessee to watch Evans play professionally in person. HOME COOKING: A surprisingly big chunk of Memphis' announced crowd of 12,668 was not there to support the Grizzlies.Ībout 135 or so fans, according to a Jazz spokesman, were there to root on Jeremy Evans. "He's really happy of being part of West High's family and I'm glad to see the award not only to come to him, but for West to get some recognition out of it has been tremendous." "I'm really proud of what he's done and the guy he is and his team," Corbin said. The elder Corbin acknowledged that he never received such a high award during his prep career in South Carolina. Via text, West coach Bob Lyman was among those Monday to congratulate Corbin for his son's achievement. This is a great individual award for him, but I think he'll attribute (getting the award) to the fact that his team was successful."Īnd, really, for all of West High, which hasn't been known for being a basketball powerhouse until recently. He wanted to have a chance to win as a team. "He's a guy who's capable of scoring a lot of points, but he always tried to involve his teammates in it."Īdded Corbin: "He wanted to involve his teammates. "His accomplishment is being a team guy," Corbin said. Basketball was good for the school's squad. The Panthers have been an annual playoff contender and won the 4A title when Tyrell was a sophomore after struggling through multiple losing seasons.Īnd West, Corbin said, was as good for his son as Mr. He's pretty bummed out because he missed a layup in the state tournament, but to see him get the award is great for him."Ĭorbin was proud how the current best basketball player in the household helped his school taste success. "He talked about getting that ball, so he's pretty excited about it," Corbin said. Basketball award since seeing Provo's Kyle Collinsworth receive the coveted golden-colored basketball trophy a year ago. I'm proud to be his dad."Ĭorbin said his son eyed the Mr. Basketball's dad now," the Jazz coach said.Īnd, yes, he had an ear-to-ear grin on while agreeing that that might be his new moniker after his son was awarded the state's most prestigious hoops honor by the Deseret News. Now you can call the Jazz coach's son and West High senior by the title of Utah's Mr. Want a tip on how to get a big smile to spread across the face of Tyrone Corbin? ![]()
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