Former North Meck Viking Isaiah Evans plays the role when Duke with the NCAA tournament with the run

Raleigh, NC (WBTV) – Isaiah Evans would most likely have had a simpler way to the season if he had gone to another school.

However, he had no interest in the simple way.

The five-star view and McDonald’s all-American, who came out of North Mecklenburg High School, essentially had his choice that schools fought for his talents at college level.

Evans chose the Duke Blue Devils and knew that it would be more difficult to see the Court of Court with people like Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel in Durham.

Duke is preparing to start the NCAA tournament for men against Mount Saint Mary on Friday, March 21st against Mount Saint Mary’s – and Evans’ growth for an important role player for the Blue Devil Bench is easy to see.

“He was for us in some important moments,” said Jon Scheyer, head coach of Dukes. “(He) made a few big time shots, but his whole game has made progress because he is working on it.”

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Almost a year after the Vikings leadership to a state championship, Evans is now able to play a role for a national championship team. He says his time at the North Mecklenburg High School – also called North Meck – played an important role in preparing for this phase.

“I have the feeling that I learned a lot there,” said Evans. “I have the feeling that my mentality and my work morality grow there … they have a special place in my heart.”

Evans was the first man for Duke in the starting line -up after Flagg had suffered an ankle injury to Georgia Tech in the ACC tournament quarter. Evans also contributed 14 points from the bank in this competition.

Duane Lewis trained Evans in North Meck for four years and saw first -hand, which made him something special on the pitch.

Lewis says it is Evans’ make -up that really distinguishes him.

“He wants to be trained, he wants to be challenged,” said Lewis. “He will find a way. He is a hard worker, he is a willing worker.”

Scheyer repeated these feelings on Thursday, March 20.

“He takes coaching and he has the big balance of being very safe in his skills, but also having great humility and analyzing very objectively what he has to do better and do better,” said Scheyer about Evans. “I loved it, Isaiah Evans, man, loved, he was great.”

Flagg will return to the men’s NCAA tournament in time, so that the role and use of Evans will probably step down in the list.

He says that the work will not stop to get on the pitch.

“I know that whatever I have my mind, I can do,” said Evans. “Just put my head and do the work, that was always my philosophy.”

Duke and Mount St. Mary’s type on Friday at 2:50 p.m. in the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. This game is broadcast on WBTV.

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