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Photo by: Parker Waters

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Gabe Watson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.
High School:
Saint Joseph
Prev School:
Southern Miss

2020-21: Appeared in 22 games and made 12 starts…Ranked third on the team in scoring with 7.9 points per game to go with 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 26.0 minutes per contest…Scored the second most bench points (67) on the team…Shot 67-of-187 (.358) overall, 22-of-83 (.265) from 3-point range and 18-of-25 (.720) at the free throw line…Scored in double-figures nine times and made three or more 3-pointers twice…Led Tulane in assists on five occasions…Scored a season-high 18 points and made eight field goals with five rebounds coming off the bench against Memphis (12/16)…Matched his season high with 18 points in the next game while issuing a season-best five assists and shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range in the win over Grambling State (12/19)…Tallied 14 points, four assists and three steals at ECU (12/22)…Scored 13 points off the bench against No. 6 Houston (1/28)…Dropped 13 points as a reserve in the win at Temple (1/31)…Shot 6-of-9 for 13 points against UCF (2/20)…Scored 14 points and went 4-of-6 beyond the arc against Wichita State (3/3).

At Southern Miss (2018-20): Played 64 games in two seasons with the Golden Eagles…Enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign in 2019-20, improving his scoring by 8.5 points per game to a team-leading 13.0 per contest…Made 29 starts in 31 games while leading the team in assists (3.4) and minutes per game (35.6)…Ranked first in Conference USA averaging 38 minutes in league play…Scored in double-figures 22 times and posted five 20-point scoring performances, all of which occurred on the road….Averaged 16 points per game in three games against Gonzaga, Seton Hall and Alabama at Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas…Registered his first-career double-double with 16 points over 10 rebounds against North Florida (12/14)…Scored 20 points at Texas Tech…Tallied a career-high 27 points at UAB…Dished out a personal-best 11 assists against FIU (2/15)…Racked up 24 points against Middle Tennessee in the first round of the C-USA Tournament – his final game for the Eagles…Made 33 appearances and averaged 14.2 minutes per game as a freshman in 2018-19…Averaged 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game…Scored a season-high 17 points at Longwood (3/20).

High School/Prep: Averaged 29.5 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals per game as a junior at Saint Joe's in Madison, Mississippi…Ranked as high as No. 11 in the state and was also a Dandy Dozen selection from the Clarion Ledger.

Facts: Born April 8 to Orien and Sheba Watson…His father Orien played basketball at Mississippi State.