The day before he was set to open the 2016-17 season on the road in a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in the Grand Rapids suburb of Walker, Chris Evans was inside the gymnasium of the Edgewood Community Center — a church/recreation center combo serving North Canton — working on his midrange game with Sam Jones, one of his team’s assistant coaches, on one of the facility’s six ceiling mounted basketball hoops.
Although the final Canton Charge preseason practice was all but over, Evans – whose charcoal, long-sleeved shirt was dripping with sweat – opted to stay on the court a little longer, shooting jumper after jumper.