North Mecklenburg’s Isaiah Evans named 2024 Gatorade NC Boys Basketball POY

Isaiah Evans of North Mecklenburg High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Evans is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from North Mecklenburg. The 6-foot-7, 185-pound senior forward led the Vikings to a 30-3 record and the Class 4A state championship this past season. Evans averaged 27.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and he recorded 23 points and eight boards in the team’s 57-47 win over previously unbeaten New Hanover High in the state final. A McDonald’s All-American...