Duke signee Isaiah Evans was named North Carolina’s Mr. Basketball for the second straight year on Friday.
The honor, awarded by the Charlotte Observer, is given to the best high school men’s basketball player in the state.
Evans is the No. 14 player in the Class of 2024, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He’s a member of Duke’s vaunted 2024 class that features No. 1 overall prospect Cooper Flagg, the sixth-ranked player in center Khaman Maluach, and three other players in the top 24.
The future Blue Devil beat out NC State signee Paul McNeil and North Carolina signee Drake Powell for the honor.
Evans already turned heads earlier this month as he jawed with some Tar Heels fans during a high school game. Fans wore UNC gear in the front rows of the bleachers, and Evans routinely gestured toward them whenever he made a big shot.