NBA Referee Profile
Hugh Evans
Hugh Evans has officiated 842 NBA games and his whistle trends consistently above league norms. His career average of 46.8 personal fouls per game runs 2.4% above the league average, and his free throw attempts per game sits at 55, also 2.4% above league norms — Evans reads tight, intervenes early, and does not let contact slide. For bettors, that translates directly: total points get a push from the foul line, and pace-dependent under plays become riskier with Evans on the crew. The number that demands the most attention is his home team win rate of 62.1%. The league baseline hovers around 59%, so Evans is pushing home teams to victory at a rate that outpaces even the structural advantage home court already provides. That gap is not noise across 842 games. When Evans is assigned, home-team moneylines carry real additional value, and road team spreads require a harder look before committing.
Career stats
Games officiated
842
Personal fouls / g
46.8
+2.4% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
55.0
+2.4% vs league
Combined points / g
204.0
+0.6% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 62.1% of games officiated by Hugh. That's well above the league's ~57% home-court baseline — a signal his crews lean home when the game is close.
Recent seasons
| Season | Games | PF/g | FTA/g | PTS/g | Home W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 48 | 45.2 | 51.5 | 192.0 | 56.3% |
Top team splits
Teams Hugh has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 26 | 18-8 | 69.2% | 89.3 | 97.6 |
| WAS | 25 | 12-13 | 48.0% | 92.8 | 99.9 |
| LAC | 23 | 3-20 | 13.0% | 90.2 | 90.0 |
| ATL | 22 | 13-9 | 59.1% | 87.1 | 95.5 |
| ORL | 22 | 12-10 | 54.5% | 90.9 | 95.5 |
| GSW | 22 | 6-16 | 27.3% | 91.9 | 93.4 |
| CHA | 21 | 13-8 | 61.9% | 90.1 | 99.6 |
| TOR | 21 | 8-13 | 38.1% | 89.6 | 93.4 |
| PHO | 21 | 14-7 | 66.7% | 92.7 | 97.2 |
| PHI | 21 | 10-11 | 47.6% | 91.7 | 93.5 |
| SAS | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 90.8 | 96.1 |
| CLE | 20 | 8-12 | 40.0% | 88.3 | 87.6 |
| NJN | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 93.4 | 101.8 |
| MIA | 19 | 11-8 | 57.9% | 86.7 | 89.4 |
| CHI | 19 | 10-9 | 52.6% | 89.7 | 92.8 |
| MEM | 19 | 6-13 | 31.6% | 88.2 | 90.5 |
| BOS | 17 | 6-11 | 35.3% | 93.5 | 99.8 |
| HOU | 17 | 6-11 | 35.3% | 92.3 | 95.2 |
| DEN | 16 | 7-9 | 43.8% | 91.6 | 95.1 |
| NYK | — | — | — | — | — |