Sylvania Watkins

Sylvania Watkins
No. 12 Moncton Tri City Tide
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueThe Basketball League of CanadaTBL
Personal information
Born (1985-02-18) February 18, 1985
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2010–2011Georgia Gwizzlies (ABA)
2011Atlanta Experience (ABA)
20112014Moncton Miracles (Canada)
2014–2015GIE Maile Matrix (UBA)
2015–2015Moncton Miracles (Canada)
Career highlights

Sylvania "Sly" Watkins (born February 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Moncton Tri City Tide of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played college basketball at Okaloosa–Walton Community College and then Crichton College. Watkins also competed at the high school level with South Atlanta High School in his hometown, Atlanta, Georgia. As a professional, he has spent much of his years with the Moncton Miracles, seeing success primarily on the defensive end and has rejoined the new Moncton team, Tri City Tide in 2024.