PPG
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RPG
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APG
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HEIGHT
6'8" (2.03m)
WEIGHT
225lb (102kg)
COUNTRY
USA
LAST ATTENDED
Gonzaga
AGE
24 years
BIRTHDATE
October 6, 2000
DRAFT
2024 R2 Pick 54
EXPERIENCE
Rookie
6'8" | 225lb | 24 years
DRAFT
2024 R2 Pick 54
BIRTHDATE
October 6, 2000
COUNTRY
USA
LAST ATTENDED
Gonzaga
EXPERIENCE
Rookie
COLLEGE: Appeared in 151 career games (94 starts) at Gonzaga (2019-24) and averaged 9.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.4 steals in 23.7 minutes per game… Finished his collegiate career with the second-most steals (215) in program history, trailing only John Stockton… Posted the fourth-most steals in a single season in Gonzaga history with 66 steals in 2022-23. 2023-24 SEASON: The 2024 All-Conference First Team selection averaged a career-best 14.5 points per game his senior year while shooting 57.8 percent from the field, which ranked third in the West Coast Conference... He finished seventh in the WCC with 7.1 rebounds per game and ranked second in the conference with 1.5 steals per game... Watson helped lead the Zags to a Sweet 16 appearance and was named to the 2023-24 All-WCC Tournament team… Made the Top 10 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year list
PERSONAL: Led Gonzaga Prep to a pair of 4A state titles... Scored 33 points in a 69-43 win over Mt. Si in the 2019 title game... Averaged 21.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists as a senior... Named the Associated Press and Seattle Times All-State Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019… Two-time state tournament MVP and two-time Greater Spokane League MVP... During the summer of 2019, he was one of 18 finalists for the USA U19 World Cup team... Nominated for the 2019 McDonald’s All-American game... Led the Bullpups to an undefeated season (27-0) and a state 4A title as a junior in 2017-18.