Giordan Watson

Giordan Watson
No. 4 – CSM Oradea
Position	Point guard
League	LN
Personal information
Born	24 October 1985 (age 39); Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American / Romanian
Listed height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High school	Birmingham Groves; (Beverly Hills, Michigan)
College	Central Michigan (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2009–2010	Giants Nördlingen
2011	Njarðvík
2011–2012	Grindavík
2012–2013	Kauhajoki Karhu
2013–2015	Energia Târgu Jiu
2015–2016	Uşak Sportif
2016–2017	Le Mans
2017–2018	U Cluj-Napoca
2018-present	CSM Oradea
Career highlights and awards
	Romanian SuperCup winner (2020); Liga Națională winner (2020); Romanian Cup winner (2018); Romanian Cup winner (2014); Icelandic Premier League champion (2012); Icelandic Supercup winner (2011); Icelandic Company Cup winner (2011);

Giordan Watson (born 24 October 1985) is an American-Romanian professional basketball player, who currently plays for CSM Oradea. Standing at 178 cm (5 ft 10 in), Watson primarily plays as point guard. A naturalized Romanian, he also plays for the Romanian national basketball team.

Professional career

Watson spent the 2011–2012 season with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík, helping them win the Icelandic Supercup,^[1] the Icelandic Company Cup,^[2] and the Icelandic championship.^[3]

On 27 June 2017, Watson signed with U BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.^[4] He signed with CSM Oradea in 2018. Watson averaged 11.3 points and 3.7 assists per game in 2019-20. He re-signed with the team on June 29, 2020.^[5]

International career

In June 2017, Watson was selected for the first selection of players for the Romanian national basketball team, to play at EuroBasket 2017.^[6]

References

^ Daðason, Kolbeinn Tumi (October 9, 2011). "Umfjöllun: Flautukarfa Páls Axels tryggði Grindavík sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 December 2011). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Grindvíkingar unnu Lengjubikarinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (2 May 2012). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Þór-Grindavík 72-78 - Grindavík Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Giordan Watson signs with UBT Cluj Napoca". Sportando.com. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "Giordan Watson re-signs with CSM CSU Orea". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ "Romania name 15 players for first part of National Team training camp for Eurobasket 2017". Sportando.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

External links

[1] Daðason, Kolbeinn Tumi (October 9, 2011). "Umfjöllun: Flautukarfa Páls Axels tryggði Grindavík sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[2] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 December 2011). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Grindvíkingar unnu Lengjubikarinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[3] Elvar Geir Magnússon (2 May 2012). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Þór-Grindavík 72-78 - Grindavík Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[4] "Giordan Watson signs with UBT Cluj Napoca". Sportando.com. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[5] "Giordan Watson re-signs with CSM CSU Orea". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[6] "Romania name 15 players for first part of National Team training camp for Eurobasket 2017". Sportando.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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