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Scott Watson
Sophomore Point Guard 5-11 156 Gilbert, Ariz.
A "true" point guard who balances distributing the ball and scoring Has the skill and will to develop into a floor leader for the Gamecocks
2000-2001 (Freshman Season)
Finished the season starting 27 of 28 games as a true freshman Averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds Led the team with 106 assists and was second with 34 steals, just one behind the team leader Logged an average of 30.3 minutes per game Had eight assists, five points and three steals vs Florida Atlantic Dished out six assists and had three rebounds vs Georgia State Scored six points, three assists, a steal and a career-high two blocks vs Campbell Had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists vs Birmingham-Southern Finished with six points, four rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal vs Mercer Recorded a career-high eight rebounds and scored five points and six assists vs Troy State Tossed in seven points and had two assists and a steal at Florida Atlantic Scored seven points and grabbed a career-high five rebounds in 37 minutes vs Stetson Played all 40 minutes vs Charleston Southern and finished 7-8 from the FT line and had six assists Played a career-high 42 minutes and scored seven points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals vs Tennessee State Scored a career-high 17 points in 28 minutes at Kentucky and also finished with five steals Finished with a team-high nine points vs Auburn Made his collegiate debut vs Alabama A&M and finished with six points in 33 minutes
High School
Gilbert (Arizona) High School, 1999 Coached by Tom Bennett Team posted an 86-21 record during his four year career Was named the teams Most Valuable Player as a senior Led the team to back-to-back conference championships as a junior and senior Averaged 15 points and eight assists as a senior Was a first-team All-Conference selection in '99 Is the winningest player in Gilbert High School history with 86 career wins
Personal
Full name is Scott Jeffery Watson Son of Don and Marcia Watson Was born on October 6, 1981 in Royal Oak, Michigan Has one older brother, Chad His father, Don, played basketball at Harding (Ark.) University and his brother, Chad, played one season at Northern Arizona Is the youngest player on the 2000-01 team Watson's pregame superstitions: doing five pushups before each game and wearing one black and one white ankle brace Strongly considering a major in Finance
Quoting Coach LaPlante
"It's evident that Scott has worked extremely hard this off-season. He is a leader with a year in our program. He knows how to play the game, sees the floor extremely well and is tough as nail.
YEAR G-S MIN FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT REB-AVG PF-D A TO BS ST TP-AVG
00-01 28-27 849 45-134 .336 17-53 .321 44-62 .710 67-2.4 69-3 106 98 5 34 151-5.4
CAREER HIGHS
Points 17 vs Kentucky 11/21/00
FG Made 4 vs Kentucky 11/21/00
FG Atts 12 vs Birmingham-Southern 1/16/01
3 pt. Goals 3 vs Kentucky 11/21/00
3 pt. Atts 12 vs Birmingham-Southern 1/16/01
FT Made 7 vs Charleston Southern 12/21/00
FT Atts 8 vs Charelston Southern 12/21/00
Rebounds 8 vs Troy State 1/11/01
Assists 8 vs Florida Atlantic 2/15/01
Turnovers 12 vs Charleston Southern 12/21/00
Blocks 2 vs Campbell 2/2/01
Minutes 42 vs Tennessee State 12/16/00
CAREER UPDATE
GP/GS 28/27
Points 151
Rebounds 67
Assists 106
Steals 34
Blocks 5
Dbl/Dbl 0
Major-Finance
Full Name-Scott Jeffery Watson
Parents-Don and Marcia Watson
Birthdate-October 6, 1981
Birthplace-Royal Oak, Michigan
High School-Gilbert (Arizona) High School
High School Coach-Tom Bennett
What Is Your Pet Superstition, If Any? Five push-ups before every game; one white and one black ankle brace
Favorite Movie: He Got Game
Athlete I Most Admire: Jason Kidd
The Team I Followed While Growing Up: University of Michigan football and basketball
The Most Unique Thing About Me Is: My facial expressions
After My JSU Career Is Over, I'd Like To Be Remembered As: A great player and a good all-around person
