Glynn Watson Jr.
Glynn Watson Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on March 9th, 1997 and is the Basketball Player (1997-). At the age of 27, Glynn Watson Jr. biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Watson played for legendary high school coach Gene Pingatore at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois. As a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game in leading the Chargers to a 29-6 record and the school's second state title. In all, Watson had nine games of at least 20 points as a senior. For his efforts, he earned first-team all-state honors from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Champaign News-Gazette in 2015. In addition, Watson was a second-team choice by the Chicago Tribune (all classes) and Chicago Sun Times (Class 3A). Watson played summer ball for the Illinois Wolves, one of the top AAU teams in the region.
College career
Watson started the 2015-2016 season coming off the bench for the Cornhuskers. In his collegiate debut, Watson played 22 minutes, tallying six points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals in Nebraska's victory over Mississippi Valley State. On December 1, 2015, in his eighth collegiate game, Watson hit a game-tying three-pointer with 18.9 seconds left to send the Cornhuskers and then 21st ranked Miami (FL) to overtime. On December 13, 2015, Watson scored 13 of his career-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Cornhuskers back from an 11-point deficit to defeat Rhode Island. Watson made his first career start on December 22, 2015 against Prairie View A&M and has been a fixture in the Cornhuskers' starting lineup since. The Illinois native reached double figures in six of his first 11 conference games, including an impressive 17 point performance in Nebraska's victory at Illinois. On February 15, 2016, Watson was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week, becoming the first Cornhusker to win the award since Shavon Shields in February 2013.
Watson opened the 2016-2017 season with a career high 23 points in the Cornhuskers 83-61 victory over Sacramento State. As a sophomore, Watson averaged 13 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.
As a junior, Watson averaged 10.5 points and 3.2 assists per game.
As a senior, Watson averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. He helped Nebraska reach its second straight NIT. He had five 20-point games and averaged 18.9 points per game in his final nine games. Watson finished his career with 1,532 points, 11th in program history. After the season, he participated in the 2019 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Watson Jr. signed his first professional contract overseas with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League, on August 9, 2019. In 20 games, he averaged 8.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.
On February 16, 2021, Watson signed with another Greek Basket League club, Kolossos Rodou, replacing Ty Lawson. In 8 games, he averaged 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
In August 2021, Watson signed with reigning Icelandic champions Þór Þorlákshöfn. On 2 October 2021, he had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in Þór's 113–100 win against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Super Cup.