Evan is a local North County resident. He grew up playing at Seaside Volleyball Club and Torrey Pines High School in San Diego where he was selected as CIF player of the year. He continued on to play at Stanford University where he was an NCAA National Champion, AVCA Second-Team All-American, and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient. In his senior season, he led the nation in assists per set (12.04) and is No. 2 in Stanford career assists per set in the rally-scoring era (11.41).
After college, Evan played professionally in Europe for two seasons before finishing his master's in Management Science and Engineering and starting his career in tech startups.
Evan has played beach volleyball his entire life, earning 5th at the FIVB Junior World Beach Volleyball Championships in Alanya, Turkey in 2010. He can be found still playing today around the beaches of Del Mar and Encinitas. He lives in Del Mar with his wife, Belinda, who also played volleyball at Torrey Pines.
As a coach, Evan has been on and off at WAVE since 2013 and has also coached a club team at Academy Volleyball Club in Palo Alto, CA. He brings a cool and collected feel to the court and has a keen awareness of the game that he is able to share with his players.