2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Elle Evans
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Edwardsville, Ill.
Get to Know Elle ...
What is the significance behind your jersey number?
I’ve always worn 21 since middle school and never changed.
Who was your favorite player growing up? Who did you emulate your game after?
My favorite player growing up was Katie Lou Samuelson.
How would you describe your style of play to someone who has never watched you?
I love to shoot the three and play fast and versatile in a lot of aspects.
Who is your biggest role model?
Kate Martin is my biggest role model.
Why did you choose KU?
I chose KU because it checked all my boxes in what I was looking for. I loved all the coaches and the playing style here. Kansas basketball also has such a special name for itself and I wanted to be a part of something special. On my visit I just knew this was where I wanted to be.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
Career Honors
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2024-25)
2024-25 (Junior)
Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in her first season at Kansas…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team…Ranked second on the team with 14.4 points per game while adding 4.1 rebounds per game…Led the Jayhawks with 17 blocked shots…Made 69 three-pointers, which tied for second in school history for a single season…Shot 42.1 percent (69-164) from three-point range, which ranks No. 5 in school history for a single season…Shot 84.5 percent (60-71) from the free throw line to rank No. 7 in school history for single season free throw percentage…Started all 28 games she appeared in, scoring in double figures 20 times with six games of 20+ points…Scored a season-high 30 points at Cincinnati (Feb. 8)…Hit 7 three-pointers - one shy of the single game school record - and totaled 28 points at Colorado (Jan. 11)…Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on three occasions.
Prior to Kansas
Played two seasons at North Dakota State University, where she was named First Team All-Summit League as a sophomore...Averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game during the 2023-24 season and was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team...As a freshman, was named the 2022-23 Summit League Freshman of the Year and made All-Defensive Team, All-Newcomer Team, Honorable Mention and Academic Honor Roll her freshman year...Was the Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for February her sophomore season...Scored a career-high 33 points on February 3 at North Dakota and added 10 rebounds...Shoots a staggering .403 from beyond the arc...Originally from Edwardsville, Illinois, she helped Edwardsville HS to two regional championships and three conference championships...Earned first team all-conference honors her junior year and second team all-conference as a sophomore year of high school.
Personal
Daughter of Eric Evans and Julie Reinecke, a former student-athlete at Southern Indiana...Has a sister, Payton, and brother, Warner.