Akil Watson

At UMass

6-9 forward with a versatile skill set that allows him to thrive at multiple positions
Equally as effective stretching the floor as he is producing in the post
Appeared in 21 games, averaging 6.3 minutes per game, 1.8 points, and 0.7 rebounds
Scored 6 points versus BYU (11/23), with a field goal a a perfect 4-4 from the line
Got 16 minutes of action against Sam Houston (11/29), tallying 5 & 2, including his first career 3-pointer
Scored 7 points in 16 minutes versus Northwestern (12/20)
Matched his season/career-high with 7 points versus Utah (3/13), with 5-5 from the line
Game logs
Roster page on TheSunDevils.com

Season	School	G	GS	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FO
2023-24	ASU	21	0	132	6.3	12	26	.462	10	16	.625	2	10	.200	11	12	.917	37	1.8	4	10	14	0.7	3	3	1	9	11	0

Additional data: Sports Reference

Through the 2023-24 season

Points	7 - vs Northwestern (12/20/23)
Points	7 - vs Utah (3/13/24)
Field Goals	3 - vs Northwestern (12/20/23)
Field Goals Att.	4 - vs Northwestern (12/20/23)
3-Point FG	1 - Sam Houston (11/29/23)
3-Point FG	1 - Oregon St (2/14/24)
3-Point FG Att.	2 - at Stanford (12/29/23)
Free Throws	5 - vs Utah (3/13/24)
Free Throw Att.	5 - vs Utah (3/13/24)
Rebounds	2 - four times, last at Oregon St (1/27/24)
Assists	1 - three times, last vs Northwestern (12/20/23)
Blocks	1 - Sam Houston (11/29/23)
Steals	1 - three times, last Sam Houston (11/29/23)
Minutes	16 - Sam Houston (11/29/23)
Minutes	16 - vs Northwestern (12/20/23)

Additional source: RealGM.com

Starred for Roselle Catholic, the No. 1 team in the nation in the 2022-23 Max Preps Preseason Rankings
Averaged 11.9 points and 6.4 rebounds while adding 20 steals and 17 blocks for a Roselle Catholic team that went 28-2 and won the New Jersey State Championship
Finished the year as the No. 1 team in New Jersey
Consensus four-star prospect among all the major national recruiting services
One of two Top-100 rated prospects by Rivals, who ranked him as the No. 95 overall and No. 26 small forward prospect in the country
247 Sports ranked him as the No. 114 overall and No. 23 power forward prospect nationally
ESPN slotted him as the No. 5 overall prospect out of New Jersey and No. 26 small forward prospect in the nation
No. 107 overall and No. 21 power forward prospect in the country according to On3
Comes out of the New York Lightning AAU system, playing for UMass legend Dana Dingle

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