Earl Watson
Watson with the Indiana Pacers in 2009 | |
| San Diego Toreros | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 12, 1979 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Washington (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| College | UCLA (1997–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Playing career | 2001–2014 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 25, 8, 2, 11, 17 |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 2001–2002 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2002–2005 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2005–2006 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006–2009 | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009–2010 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2010–2013 | Utah Jazz |
| 2013–2014 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| As a coach: | |
| 2014–2015 | Austin Spurs (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2021–2023 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2024–present | San Diego (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,593 (6.4 ppg) |
| Assists | 3,871 (4.4 apg) |
| Steals | 873 (1.0 spg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player, who serves as an assistant coach for the San Diego Toreros. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a four-year starter and named all-conference as a senior in the Pac-10 (now known as the Pac-12). Watson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 39th overall selection. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams before becoming a coach in 2014. He was the head coach of the Phoenix Suns from 2016 to 2017.