Travis Watson (born March 20, 1981) is an American former 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.Hapoel tabs Euroleague rebounding king Watson In August 2009 he signed with Žalgiris Kaunas. In July 2010, he renewed his contract and played for Žalgiris until the end of the 2010–11 season.ZALGIRIS adds size with Samhan, keeps Watson Watson signed with Enisey Krasnoyarsk in August 2012, but the contract was terminated after he failed the medical examination.
In July 2013, he returned to Italy and signed with Vanoli Cremona. On September 14, 2013, he parted ways with Cremona. Later that month he signed with Lugano Tigers. In the summer of 2014, he signed with CSA Steaua București.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
* 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 || || .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 Travis Watson at euroleague.net Travis Watson at legabasket.it Travis Watson at nba.com (prospect profile)