Earl Watson

Earl Watson

Watson with the Indiana Pacers in 2009
San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Position	Assistant coach
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-12) June 12, 1979 (age 45) 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
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2001–2014
Position	Point guard
Number	25, 8, 2, 11, 17
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As 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 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 and awards
First-team All-Pac-10 (2001) Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (1998)
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.com

Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979)^[1] is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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.