Utah Jazz alums: Jeremy Evans, Eberlein Drive drop The Jimmer

Former Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans and Eberlein Drive won their TBT semifinal bout with The Jimmer, former Jazzman Jack Cooley and Team Fredette.

Thursday night marked an important occasion for a handful of popular former Utah Jazz players. In semifinal competition at The Basketball Tournament (TBT), Jeremy Evans and Eberlein Drive took on Jack Cooley and Jimmer Fredette‘s squad with the chance to vie for the tournament’s $2 million prize at stake.

In the end, Evans’ crew outlasted a hard-charging Team Fredette to capture an 80-76 upset win. It was well-earned victory; a hot-shooting Jimmer nearly brought his team back from a 15-point deficit with the kind of scoring outburst that has made…