Neil Watson

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Class: Junior Hometown: Kansas City, Kan. Last College: Coffeyville CC

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 160 Position: G Experience: 1L

2011-12 (So.): Second Team All-Conference USA ... Conference USA Newcomer of the Year ... Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year ... NABC Second Team All-District 11 ... C Spire Howell Trophy Finalist ... Led the team with 12.3 points ... Was second in Conference USA with 4.6 assists and an 84.3 free throw percentage ... His 151 assists set a new Southern Miss sophomore record ... Is also in the sophomore top ten list in free throws (3rd - 156), three-pointers (4th - 39) and steals (9th - 39) ... Had a game-high four assists in his first career game against Spring Hill (11/12) ... Scored 11 points on two three-pointers at Denver (11/17) ... Scored nine points and had a game-high eight rebounds at Colorado State (11/19) ... Scored 10 points and had nine assists versus UC-Irvine (11/24) ... Scored 12 points against New Mexico State (11/25) ... Scored 12 points versus Murray State (11/26) ... Had 15 points against New Mexico State (12/4) ... Recorded season-highs in points (19), field goals (5) and three-pointers (5) at South Alabama (12/7) ... Recorded his first career double-double versus Ole Miss (12/17) with 18 points and 11 assists, while blocking his first career shot ... Scored a team-high 16 points and had five assists at Tulane (1/7) ... Had team-highs of 18 points and five assists, while recording three rebounds and two steals versus Marshall (1/21) ... Scored 11 points and had nine assists and a career-high three steals at East Carolina (1/25) ... Scored 22 points and had six assists at UCF (1/28) ... Scored 17 points, including 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and had six assists against Memphis (2/1) ... Had 15 points on 11-of-12 free throw shooting and also had eight assists and seven rebounds versus UCF (2/11) ... Earned his first career start against Tulsa, scoring 18 points in a career-high 42 minutes, while hitting a three-pointer with 0.5 seconds left to send the game into overtime (2/15) ... Had career-highs of 27 points on nine field goals and five three-pointers at Houston (2/18) ... Scored 18 points against SMU (2/29) ... Had 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals against East Carolina in the Quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8) ... Scored a team-high 16 points against Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/15).

2010-11 (Coffeyville CC): Led Coffeyville Community College to a 33-5 record, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region VI Championship and a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament ... Averaged 12.7 points, 5.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals ... Led the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) in free throw percentage (.878) and assist/turnover ratio (2.93), was fifth in assists and 10th in steals ... Was named NJCAA Region VI All-Region Honorable Mention, as well as KJCCC All-Conference Honorable Mention.

2009-10 (Toledo): Redshirted.

Prep: Was a three-year letterman at Sumner Academy under head coach Dan Parra ... As a senior, averaged 23.3 points, leading Sumner to a 21-3 record, the Kansas City Kansas League and regional championships, and an appearance in the state quarterfinals ... Was rated the 72nd-ranked point guard by ESPN out of high school ... Earned Class 4A First Team All-State accolades ... Was named the Kansas City Kansan's 4A Player of the Year ... Was also named 4A Second Team All-State by MaxPreps.com ... Was a career 1,000 point scorer for Sumner, helping the Sabres to consecutive undefeated conference seasons ... Tallied a career-high 33 points against Washington High School, including hitting eight straight three-point field goals ... As a junior, Averaged 17.2 points and 6.5 assists.

Personal: Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.