Travis Watson

{{short description|American professional basketball player (born 1981)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Travis Watson

| image =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7.75

| weight_lbs = 256

| league =

| team =

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|03|20}}

| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas

| high_school = Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)

| college = Virginia (1999–2003)

| draft_year = 2003

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2018

| career_number = 35

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = 2003–2005

| team1 = Panionios

| years2 = 2005–2006

| team2 = Fortitudo Bologna

| years3 = 2006–2008

| team3 = Olimpia Milano

| years4 = 2008–2009

| team4 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years5 = 2009–2011

| team5 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years6 = 2012

| team6 = Enisey Krasnoyarsk

| years7 = 2013–2014

| team7 = Lugano Tigers

| years8 = 2014–2015

| team8 = Steaua București

| years9 = 2015

| team9 = Lugano Tigers

| years10 = 2018

| team10 = BC Vytis

| highlights =

Italian Supercup winner (2005)
Swiss League champion (2014)
2× Greek All Star (2004–2005)
All-Greek League Team (2005)
LKL champion (2011)
VTB United League rebounding leader (2010)
2× EuroLeague rebounding leader (2008, 2010)
LKF Cup winner (2011)
2× Baltic League champion (2010–2011)
2× LKL All-Star (2010–2011)
3× Second-team All-ACC (2001–2003)
Third-team Parade All-American (1999)
Virginia Mr. Basketball (1999)

}}

Travis Watson (born March 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. A 2.03 m tall power forward, he led the 2007–08 EuroLeague in rebounds with 9.7 per game while playing for Olimpia Milano.

College career

Watson played college basketball at the University of Virginia and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Second Team following his junior and senior seasons.

Professional career

Since 2003 Watson is playing in Europe. For the 2008–09 season Watson signed for Hapoel Jerusalem from the Israeli Basketball Super League.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140905050516/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/35302/3735/hapoel-tabs-euroleague-rebounding-king-watson Hapoel tabs Euroleague rebounding king Watson] In August 2009 he signed with Žalgiris Kaunas.{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/55620/180/zalgiris-signs-rebounding-ace-travis-watson |title=Zalgiris signs rebounding ace Travis Watson |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=August 2, 2009 |accessdate=March 31, 2013}} In July 2010, he renewed his contract and played for Žalgiris until the end of the 2010–11 season.[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/73791/4465/zalgiris-adds-size-with-samhan-keeps-watson ZALGIRIS adds size with Samhan, keeps Watson] Watson signed with Enisey Krasnoyarsk in August 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/42123/enisey-krasnoyarsk-signs-travis-watson.html |title=Enisey Krasnoyarsk signs Travis Watson |publisher=Sportando.net |date=July 8, 2012 |accessdate=March 31, 2013}} but the contract was terminated after he failed the medical examination.

In July 2013, he returned to Italy and signed with Vanoli Cremona.{{cite web|title=Vanoli Cremona announced TJ Watson|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/60213/vanoli-cremona-announced-tj-watson.html|publisher=Sportando.net|accessdate=July 25, 2013}} On September 14, 2013, he parted ways with Cremona.{{cite web|title=Vanoli Cremona, TJ Watson part ways|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/63333/vanoli-cremona-tj-watson-part-ways.html|publisher=Sportando.net|accessdate=September 14, 2013}} Later that month he signed with Lugano Tigers.{{cite web|title=Lugano Tigers officially sign TJ Watson|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/switzerland/63888/lugano-tigers-officially-sign-tj-watson.html|publisher=Sportando.net|accessdate=September 25, 2013}} In the summer of 2014, he signed with CSA Steaua București.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Switzerland/basketball.aspx?NewsID=367903 Travis Watsons signed with Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti] After a few year absence, Watson signed with BC Vytis of the National Basketball League in Lithuania.

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06

| style="text-align:left;"| Fortitudo Bologna

| 20 || 2 || 19.5 || .525 || .000 || .647 || 7.3 || 1.1 || 1.3 || .6 || 8.0 || 11.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;"| Milano

| 14 || 13 || 25.3 || .632 || 1.000 || .443 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|9.7* || 1.2 || 1.9 || .4 || 11.7 || 18.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Žalgiris

| 13 || 12 || 25.2 || .591 || .000 || .737 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|9.5* || 1.5 || .7 || .7 || 10.6 || 16.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11

| 15 || 10 || 18.0 || .543 || {{sort|-|—}} || .605 || 4.7 || .7 || 1.0 || .5 || 6.6 || 6.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career

| 62 || 37 || 21.8 || .571 || .333 || .590 || 7.7 || 1.1 || 1.2 || .6 || 9.0 || 12.6

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=mil&pcode=KNZ Travis Watson] at euroleague.net
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=WAT-TRA-81 Travis Watson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119175553/http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=WAT-TRA-81 |date=January 19, 2018 }} at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}
[http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/WatsonTravis.html Travis Watson] at nba.com (prospect profile)

Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Basketball players from San Antonio

Category:BC Žalgiris players

Category:Centers (basketball)

Category:Greek Basket League players