Earl Watson

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Earl Watson
No. 11   Utah Jazz
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth June 12, 1979 (1979-06-12) (age 32)
Place of birth Kansas City, Kansas
Nationality American
High school Washington HS (Kansas City, Kansas)
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College UCLA (1997–2001)
NBA Draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career 2001–present
Career history
2002 Seattle SuperSonics
2002–2005 Memphis Grizzlies
2005–2006 Denver Nuggets
2006–2009 Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
2009–2010 Indiana Pacers
2010–present Utah Jazz
Stats at NBA.com

Earl Joseph Watson, Jr. (born June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Watson is a graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. In his senior year of high school he averaged 23.4 points, 8.3 assists and 13.2 rebounds per game.

A 6 ft 1 in, 195 lb point guard, Watson was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA Draft. He was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA All-Star Baron Davis. They were the first two freshmen to start at UCLA since the 1979 season. A four-year starter, Watson started the most consecutive games in the history of UCLA basketball.[1] In the 2007–08 NBA season, Watson averaged 10.7 points and 6.8 assists with the Sonics.

On February 6, 2008, Watson recorded his first-ever triple-double in a game against the Sacramento Kings. Watson logged 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 32 minutes.[2] It was Seattle's first triple-double since Ray Allen registered one on January 28, 2004, against the Los Angeles Lakers.[2]

Watson's father is African American and his mother is Mexican American. Because his maternal grandparents were born in Mexico, Watson is eligible to play for the Mexico national basketball team.[3][4] Watson's foundation "Emagine" is five years old, impacting the youth of his hometown Kansas City, Kansas.[5]

On July 17, 2009, Watson was waived by the Thunder.[6] He signed with the Indiana Pacers on July 28, 2009.[7]

Contents

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Seattle 64 0 15.1 .453 .364 .639 1.3 2.0 .9 .1 3.6
2002–03 Memphis 79 2 17.3 .435 .341 .721 2.1 2.8 1.1 .2 5.5
2003–04 Memphis 81 14 20.6 .371 .245 .652 2.2 5.0 1.1 .2 5.7
2004–05 Memphis 80 14 22.6 .426 .319 .659 2.1 4.5 1.0 .2 7.7
2005–06 Denver 46 10 21.2 .429 .395 .627 1.9 3.5 .8 .2 7.5
2005–06 Seattle 24 0 25.1 .432 .420 .731 3.0 5.4 1.3 .1 11.5
2006–07 Seattle 77 25 27.9 .383 .329 .735 2.4 5.7 1.3 .3 9.4
2007–08 Seattle 78 73 29.1 .454 .371 .766 2.9 6.8 .9 .1 10.7
2008–09 Oklahoma City 68 18 26.1 .384 .235 .755 2.7 5.8 .7 .2 6.6
2009–10 Indiana 79 52 29.4 .426 .288 .710 3.0 5.1 1.3 .2 7.8
2010–11 Utah 80 13 19.6 .410 .336 .671 2.3 3.5 .8 .2 4.3
Career 756 221 23.1 .416 .331 .704 2.3 4.5 1.0 .2 7.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Memphis 4 0 15.5 .533 .000 1.000 2.3 1.8 1.2 .0 4.8
2004–05 Memphis 4 0 18.5 .333 .111 1.000 2.5 3.8 .8 .2 4.8
Career 8 0 17.0 .410 .083 1.000 2.4 2.8 1.0 .1 4.8

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/102498aab.html
  2. ^ a b Watson gets first career triple-double to help Sonics finish off Kings
  3. ^ Chris Perkins. "NBA Extra". Palm Beach Post. January 15, 2006. 7B.
  4. ^ Garcia, Marlen (June 14, 2007). "Richardson exporting his deep basketball knowledge". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2007-06-12-richardson-mexico-cover_N.htm. Retrieved May 1, 2010. 
  5. ^ http://www.kckps.org/spotlight/0407spotlight.pdf
  6. ^ "Thunder Waives Earl Watson". NBA.com. 2009-07-17. http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/watson_090717.html. Retrieved 2009-07-18. 
  7. ^ Pacers sign new point guard Earl Watson

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