A young boy in a green basketball jersey with the number 33 and the words 'St. Ann' is holding a Wilson NCAA basketball. He is standing on a basketball court with a colorful, blurred background and a basketball hoop visible in the background.

A basketball player in a white jersey with red accents, holding a basketball and appearing to leap or float against a red background with a large, faint cross design. The jersey has the sponsor text 'Wewino.'

I grew up in Chicago as the son of two hoopers, chasing a dream that started on the court. NCAA Division I championship at Cal Poly, 1,000+ points across a global pro career. I had it figured out.

Then on September 17, 2024, a posterior knee dislocation nearly cost me my leg. The injury severed the blood supply to my lower leg, requiring emergency vascular bypass surgery. Nerve damage left me with drop foot. Doctors performed a nerve transfer - rewiring my brain to control my ankle using the pathway designed for my big toe.

While learning to walk again, I was rebuilding an entire identity from scratch. The frameworks I developed weren't from business school, but from necessity: how to raise your floor so bad days don't tank progress, how to make decisions with incomplete information, how to adapt when the game changes.

Today, I help corporate teams and NCAA athletic departments develop leaders who perform under pressure and through transition. I built The Overtime Index - a 24-question assessment measuring six leadership capabilities - to give organizations measurable data proving their programs actually work. Through my weekly newsletter, The Eversley Edge, I share these frameworks with hundreds of readers.

My goal stays the same: giving you tools that work when pressure's on and outcomes matter.

Collage celebrating Chris Eversley's 1,000 career points, featuring photos of him playing basketball, with his name and milestone text overlaid.

Hey, I’m Chris