2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Gabe Watson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- Prev School:
- St. Joseph Catholic
Bio
2019-20 (Sophomore): Joined LaDavius Draine in August trip to Ukraine as part of 11-day tour of clinics and culture with Sports Reach ... Started 29 of 31 games, leading the team in scoring (13.1 ppg), assists (3.4) and minutes (35.6) ... Led C-USA with 38.0 mpg in league play, including sitting 10 minutes over the final 12 games and playing entire overtime contests against Charlotte and Middle Tennessee ... Eighth in C-USA action with 3.7 assists per game and ninth with a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio ... Had five, 20-point scoring games, all on the road (Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, UAB, Middle Tennessee) ... Four three-pointers against UAB on eight tries tied a career-high, and he also had three treys against Seton Hall and FIU ... Also had 19 versus Alabama and Tougaloo and averaged 16.0 ppg on 19-for-35 shooting (54.3 percent) in the Battle 4 Atlantis ... Produced first-career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against North Florida (Dec. 14) ... Added another with 14 points, 11 assists in win over FIU (Feb. 15), with each of those latter stats serving as career-highs ... The 11 dimes were the most by any C-USA player in a league game for the year ... Had four games of no turnovers (Iowa State, Gonzaga, Old Dominion, FAU) ... Attempted double-digit shots in all but four games on the year.
2018-19 (Freshman): Made appearances in all 33 games averaging 14.2 minutes per contest .. Played 20-plus minutes in 6 of those contest .. Scored a career high 17 points at Longwood (Mar. 20) and had five assists apiece against Millsaps and FIU ... The 17 points against the Lancers marked the most by a Southern Miss freshman since Tim Rowe in Feb. 2015 ... Collected five rebounds against William Carey and Western Kentucky .. Averaged 4.5 ppg and 1.9 rpg .. Committed only 28 turnovers in 468 minutes of play.
High School: Averaged 29.5 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals per game as a junior at Saint Joe's in Madison, Miss. The 6-foot-2 guard has been ranked as high as No. 11 in the state and was also a Dandy Dozen selection from the Clarion-Ledger.
Personal: Son of Orien and Sheba Watson ... Father played basketball at Mississippi State.
2018-19 (Freshman): Made appearances in all 33 games averaging 14.2 minutes per contest .. Played 20-plus minutes in 6 of those contest .. Scored a career high 17 points at Longwood (Mar. 20) and had five assists apiece against Millsaps and FIU ... The 17 points against the Lancers marked the most by a Southern Miss freshman since Tim Rowe in Feb. 2015 ... Collected five rebounds against William Carey and Western Kentucky .. Averaged 4.5 ppg and 1.9 rpg .. Committed only 28 turnovers in 468 minutes of play.
High School: Averaged 29.5 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals per game as a junior at Saint Joe's in Madison, Miss. The 6-foot-2 guard has been ranked as high as No. 11 in the state and was also a Dandy Dozen selection from the Clarion-Ledger.
Personal: Son of Orien and Sheba Watson ... Father played basketball at Mississippi State.
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