What is Hugh Evans (basketball)?
[[File:Hugh Evans 1974.jpeg|right|200px]] '''Hugh Evans''' (1941 &ndash; July 8, 2022) was an American basketball referee. He worked for the [[National Basketball Association]]. He officiated close to 2,000 games between 1973 to 2001. He was honored into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]. Evans was born in [[North Carolina]]. Evans died on July 8, 2022 at the age of 81.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34212639/nba-hall-fame-referee-hugh-evans-officiated-close-2000-games-1973-2001-dies NBA Hall of Fame referee Hugh Evans, who officiated close to 2,000 games from 1973 to 2001, dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/01playoffs/finals/2001-06-15-evans-retirement.htm Evans closes out officiating career] ''USA Today'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Hugh}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Referees]] [[Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina]] {{US-bio-stub}}