By Jackson Posey | Sports Editor
Former UAB forward Evan Chatman has signed with Baylor, the team announced Wednesday. Under current NCAA guidelines, the Harker Heights native has one year of eligibility remaining.
Chatman, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, averaged 8.8 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds in 28.9 minutes per game this season. He shot 43.3% from the field and 27.5% on 2.5 3-pointers per game. A rebounding machine, his 281 rebounds last season cracked UAB’s top 10 all-time.
Before his time at UAB, Chatman played 44 games across two seasons at McLennan Community College. (His freshman season was cut short by an injury.) As a sophomore, he averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.8 stocks for the Highlanders on 45.1/34.1/83.0 shooting.
Chatman will be Baylor’s second local product in as many years. He follows in the footsteps of Waco Midway grad Caden Powell, who started 20 games for the Bears this season.
Chatman is the Bears’ second addition of the day, after Yale forward Isaac Celiscar, and fourth of the portal cycle. Baylor announced Wednesday that seven players would be returning to the roster for 2026-27, the most since 2022-23.