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C.J. Watson 
Watson with the Bulls No. 32 Chicago Bulls Guard Personal information Date of birth April 17, 1984 Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada Nationality American High school Bishop Gorman[1] Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Career information College University of Tennessee (2002–2006) NBA Draft 2006 / Undrafted Pro career 2006–present Career history 2006–2007 Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia (Italy) 2006–2007 PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) 2007–2008 →Rio Grande Valley Vipers
(D-League)2008–2010 Golden State Warriors 2010–present Chicago Bulls Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Charles Akeem Watson, Jr.[1] (born April 17, 1984,[2] in Las Vegas, Nevada[3]) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. He is 6' 2" (1.88 m) tall and plays the guard position.[1]
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College career
C. J. Watson played for the Tennessee Volunteers for 4 seasons. His best season came during his senior year (2005-06), played under head coach Bruce Pearl, where he averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds. He earned Second Team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and the league coaches. He finished his collegiate career as Tennessee's second all-time leader in assists (577), second in steals (198), sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.396), tied for eighth in three-point field goals (401), and 15th in scoring (1,424 points).[1]
Professional career
European career
Despite an excellent college career, Watson went undrafted in 2006 NBA Draft. He then played briefly with San Antonio Spurs in 2006 NBA summer league before joining Italian Serie A team Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia. He averaged 8.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17 games. He then moved on to join Greek A1 Ethniki team PAOK B.C. where he averaged 7.4 points and 2.2 assists in five games.[1]
D-League career
Watson returned to the states to revive his NBA career, participated in 2007 NBA summer league with the Spurs and later joined Charlotte Bobcats training camp. However, he once again failed to make the roster for the season. On November 1, 2007, he joined NBA D-League and was drafted 5th overall by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[4] He averaged 26.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.38 steals in 38.1 minutes per game for the Vipers before signed by Golden State Warriors on January 8, 2008. At the time of the called up, Watson was the third leading scorer in the D-League. He also became the 100th player to be called up by a NBA team in D-League history.[5]
Golden State Warriors
On January 8, 2008, Golden State Warriors signed Watson to a 10-day contract to be a backup point guard to All-Star Baron Davis.[5] He impressed Warriors coach Don Nelson and subsequently earned a second 10-day contract.[6] After two 10-day contracts, where he appeared in 8 games, averaging 5.4 points and 1.8 assists in 16.6 minutes, Watson was signed for the remainder of the season.
On February 17, 2010, Watson scored a career-high 40 points against the Sacramento Kings with 16-of-23 shooting.[7][8]
Chicago Bulls
On July 21, 2010, Watson was acquired in a sign and trade deal by the Chicago Bulls.[9] On November 26, 2010, the Bulls' starting point guard Derrick Rose was out with a stiff neck. Watson started against the Nuggets and played very well in a loss, scoring a season high 33 points while also shooting 50% from the field.[10][11]
Personal
C. J. Watson majored in psychology at Tennessee and continues to pursue his degree. He has one brother, Kashif Watson who played college basketball at the University of Idaho,[12] and one sister, Vonyetta Brooks.[citation needed] He is also actively involved in the Hoops For Hope program.[citation needed]
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 2007–08 Golden State 32 0 11.5 .426 .346 .793 1.0 1.1 .5 .0 3.7 2008–09 Golden State 77 18 24.5 .457 .400 .870 2.5 2.7 1.2 .1 9.5 2009–10 Golden State 65 15 27.5 .468 .310 .771 2.6 2.8 1.6 .1 10.3 2010-11 Chicago 82 1 13.3 .371 .393 .740 1.1 2.3 .7 .1 4.9 Career 256 34 20.0 .437 .362 .807 1.9 2.4 1.0 .1 7.5 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2011 Chicago 16 0 8.5 .339 .200 .909 .9 1.9 .5 .0 3.2 Career 16 0 8.5 .339 .200 .909 .9 1.9 .5 .0 3.2 References
- ^ a b c d e NBA D-League draft profile
- ^ NBA.com : C.J. Watson Info Page
- ^ WARRIORS: Blog Squad - Warriors.com
- ^ NBA Development League: 2007 D-League Draft Board
- ^ a b WARRIORS: Warriors Sign Guard CJ Watson To 10-Day Contract
- ^ WARRIORS: Warriors Sign C.J. Watson To Second 10-Day Contract
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- ^ WARRIORS: Warriors Sign C.J. Watson For Remainder Of Season
- ^ Bulls acquire Watson via sign-and-trade
- ^ "Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose out Friday". http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5851900.
- ^ "C.J. Watson Game Log". http://espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/3277/cj-watson.
- ^ "Kashif Watson Bio". Database. University of Idaho. http://www.govandals.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17100&ATCLID=1523811. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
- C.J. Watson at Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA.com: C.J. Watson Info Page
- NBA Development League: C.J. Watson Playerfile
Chicago Bulls current roster Categories:- 1984 births
- African American basketball players
- American basketball players
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- Golden State Warriors players
- Tennessee Volunteers basketball players
- Living people
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Las Vegas, Nevada
- PAOK B.C. players
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
- Chicago Bulls players
- Basketball players from Nevada
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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