Earl Watson (basketball, born 1990)
Free Agent | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
Personal information | |
Born | Fort Pierce, Florida | September 14, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College |
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NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Kolossos Rodou |
2017 | Capitol Montevideo |
2017 | SCM U Craiova |
2017–2018 | IRT Tanger |
2018–2019 | Ourense |
2019–2020 | Fundación Granada |
2020–2021 | Legia Warszawa |
Earl Watson (born September 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at 2.01 m (6'7"), he plays both the power forward and the center positions. After two years at Chipola Junior College and two years at Rhode Island Watson entered the 2016 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
Watson played high school basketball at Fort Pierce Central at Fort Pierce, Florida and at Queen City Prep Academy, at Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]
College career
After graduating from high school, Watson was originally inked a National Letter of Intent to attend Wichita State. In the end, he attended Chipola Junior College, where he stayed until 2013. As a freshman with the Indians, Watson averaged 6.5 points and 5.3 rebounds while making 57% of his field goal attempts. During the 2012-13 season, he averaged 9.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks, connecting on 54.0% of his shots from the floor. The next two years, Watson played with the Rhode Island.[2] As a senior, he averaged 5.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1 block per game, in 32 games with the Rams.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Watson signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[3] After his spell with Kolossos, he joined Capitol Montevideo of the Uruguayan League.[4]
On July 31, 2017, Watson joined SCM CSU Craiova of the Romanian League.[5] On November 23, 2017, he left Craiova and joined IRT Tanger in the Nationale 1.[6] On August 26, 2018, Watson signed with Río Ourense Termal of the LEB Oro.[7]
On June 25, 2020, he has signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.[8]
References
- ^ "Rhode Island Bio". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Earl Watson Joins Rhode Island Basketball Program". gorhody.com. January 29, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Earl Watson joins Kolossos Rodou BC". SDNA.gr. July 28, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Capitol signs Earl Watson, ex Kolossos HH". eurobasket.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Earl Watson and Maxim Kikus ink with SCM U Craiova". sportando.com. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ "Earl Watson (ex Craiova) is a newcomer at IRT Tanger". eurobasket.com. November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "El Rio Ourense Termal incorpora al pívot estadounidense Earl Watson". FEB (in European Spanish). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Legia Kosz signs Earl Watson". Sportando. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
External links
- RealGM.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Rhode Island Rams bio
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Morocco
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Florida
- Centers (basketball)
- Chipola Indians men's basketball players
- Club Ourense Baloncesto players
- Fundación CB Granada players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Legia Warsaw (basketball) players
- People from Fort Pierce, Florida
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players
- SCM U Craiova (basketball) players