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Nationality
  
American

NBA draft
  
2012 / Undrafted

Weight
  
102 kg

Name
  
Mitchell Watt

Date joined
  
2014

Listed weight
  
225 lb (102 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
Center, Power forward

College
  
Buffalo (2008–2012)

Height
  
2.08 m


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League
  
Basketball Bundesliga Eurocup

Born
  
December 14, 1989 (age 34) (
1989-12-14
)

Number
  
21 (Golden State Warriors / Center, Power forward)

Education
  
University at Buffalo, Desert Edge High School

Listed height
  
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

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Mitchell Watt (born December 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian LBA. He played college basketball for the University at Buffalo, where he was an All-American and Mid-American Conference (MAC) player of the year.

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College career

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Watt, a 6'10" forward-center from Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Arizona, came to Buffalo to play for coach Reggie Witherspoon. After cracking the starting lineup as a freshman in 2008–09, Watt established himself as one of the top defensive players in the MAC, earning the nickname sWatt. As a sophomore, Watt battled Guillain–Barré syndrome, which limited his effectiveness. His role was largely as a rebounder and defensive stopper his first three years. As a junior, he averaged 8.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game.

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As a senior, Watt continued his strong defensive play, but also nearly doubled his scoring output. He averaged 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.2 blocks per game. He led the Bulls to a 12-4 MAC record and was named conference player of the year and an AP honorable mention All-American. For his career, Watt scored 1,061 points (8.3 per game), 565 rebounds (4.4 per game) and 195 blocks (1.5 per game). At the end of his career, Watt was invited to play in the Reese's College All-Star Game at the 2012 Final Four.

2012–13 season

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In April 2012, Watt participated in the pre-NBA Draft Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, where he set the tournament record for blocked shots with 13.

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After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Watt joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 2, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Super League.

2013–14 season

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In July 2013, Watt joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 18, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nes Ziona.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Watt joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 2, 2014, he signed with the Warriors. However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 24, 2014. On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors as an affiliate player. On December 22, 2014, he left Santa Cruz and signed with his former team Ironi Nes Ziona of Israel for the rest of the season.

2015–16 season

On July 6, 2015, Watt was announced as a member of the Toronto Raptors roster for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On August 16, he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. He parted ways with Berlin in March 2016.

2016–17 season

In August 2016, Watt signed with JuveCaserta of the top Italian league, Serie A.

References

Mitchell Watt (basketball) Wikipedia