So it looks like in the end, a win-win.
Evans got the mentor that he wanted, got to play at a "higher level," and made the NCAA tournament again.
I forgot exactly who got Evans' scholarship, but I really wonder if we would have gotten CJ if Evans stayed. We wouldn't have needed another guard. We've won some games since Evans left. We might not have won an NCAA game this year if we lost all of Evans/Conner/Hamilton/DK/Pino/Johnson/Johnny in one year. That would rival McRae/Harris/CJ/Caruthers/Perkins this year, though we wouldn't have been in that exact position if Evans stayed.