Marvin Evans, who joins the Franklin & Marshall women’s basketball coaching staff for the 2021-22 season, brings 13 years of coaching experience that spans from the high school level up to the Division I ranks. Evans joins the Diplomats after most recently spending time as an assistant coach at Delaware State University team where he worked closely with the team’s post players, while also having a hand in the team’s scouting reports, travel plans, and academic success.
“I am thrilled to add Marvin to our coaching staff”, stated interim head coach Brianna Spector at the time of Evans' hiring. “He has a tremendous work ethic, high basketball IQ, and love for the game. His experience at the Division III, Division I, and junior college level is invaluable and I am excited to have him join our program!"
His most recent stint at Delaware State followed a successful three-year run as the head women’s basketball coach at Howard Community College where Evans led the program to a complete turnaround in just three seasons, resulting in the program winning 20 games for the first time in school history. During that historic 2019-20 season, he was named the Whoopdirt.com National Coach of the Week on February 18, 2020 and was later named a Finalist for Whoopdirt.com Junior College Coach of the Year. Coach Marvin Evans was responsible for recruiting and coaching three All-Region XX players while at Howard Community College.
Evans additionally brings a strong background in Division III basketball during his time at Goucher and Stevenson. At Goucher, he worked with the post players and helped mentor Brianna Bull to Landmark Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors. Serving as the head coach of the Women’s club basketball team at Stevenson, he led the Mustangs to several victories over Division I club teams and had direct oversight over all areas of that team. Evans got his start in college coaching at Anne Arundel Community College where he helped develop the 2014-15 NJCAA’s leading scorer, Tiffany McKinney, to All-America honors while the team nearly doubled its win total from the previous season.
Beginning his coaching career in the Maryland high school ranks in 2008, Evans’ was the head girl’s coach at C. Milton Wright High School for three years after a three-year stint as the head boy’s coach at Shoshana Cardin High School. He led both teams to school record win totals before moving into the collegiate ranks. In addition to his coaching experience, Evans has worked several high-profile camps, including the the High School All-American Basketball Showcase where he has served as The Maryland showcase Director since 2017, the Howard University Elite Camp, and the Towson University Elite Camp.
Evans graduated from Western Connecticut State University in 2004, he was a member of SAAC and also served as a two-year team co-captain. Evans was named the 2004 Little East Conference Player of the Year, ECAC Tournament MVP, and first-team NABC All-New England as a senior and still ranks among the program’s best players in points and rebounds in school history. Recognized as one of the Top 25 players in the history of the Little East Conference in 2011, he led his team to a pair of conference championships which resulted in trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament. He received his bachelor’s degree in Social Work and has since earned his Certificate of Personal Training from the National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT).
