Career
Paul Evans was noted for running a "power offense" with emphasis on distributing the ball through centers and power forwards. His tenures at Navy and Pittsburgh was notable for the development of quality big men such as David Robinson, Charles Smith, Jerome Lane, Brian Shorter, Bobby Martin, Darren Morningstar, and Eric Mobley. He coached at Division III Saint Lawrence University for seven season guiding them to six Independent Commission Against Corruption Conference Championships and five National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III post-season appearances, including two regional finals.
He went on to coach at Navy for six seasons and an overall 199–60 (665) record which included a cinderella appearance in the 1986 Elite Eight led by star center Robinson.
After taking over at Pitt starting in the 1986-1987 season, he guided the Panthers to regular season Big East Conference titles in 1987 and 1988, several top 10 rankings in the polls (including as high as #2), and saw the team advance to five National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments and one National Institute of Technology. John Calipari was an assistant under Evans at Pitt prior to him obtaining the head coaching position at UMass. He was succeeded as head coach at Pitt by Ralph Willard.
1985 ECAC South Conference Regular-Season and Tournament Title (Navy)
1986 Colonial Athletic Association Regular-Season and Tournament Title (Navy)
Two National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances for Navy (1985, 1986)
1986 Elite Eight (Navy)
1987 Big East Conference regular season co-champions (Pittsburgh)
1988 Big East Conference regular season champions (Pittsburgh)
Five National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances for Pittsburgh (1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993)
One National Institute of Technology appearance (Pittsburgh) (1992).
