Samuel Watts

Samuel Watts
Personal information
Born (1948-03-14) March 14, 1948
Gary, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Friedrich Froebel (Gary, Indiana)
College Northwest CC
Florida A&M
Great Falls (1968–1970)
NBA draft 1970 / Undrafted
Position Shooting guard
Number 32
Career history
1970–1971 Pittsburgh Condors
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Samuel Watts (born March 14, 1948), of Gary, Indiana,[1] is an American former professional basketball player.[2] He played in the American Basketball Association for the Pittsburgh Condors during the 1970–71 season.[2] In his ABA career he scored 281 points.[2] In September 1971, Watts attempted to play his way onto the NBA's Chicago Bulls final roster but was released on waivers during the preseason.[3]

Prior to playing professionally, Watts played at Northwest Community College in British Columbia, Florida A&M University, and the University of Great Falls (1968–70).[2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Watts Signs With Pittsburgh". The Independent Record. August 28, 1970. p. 7. Retrieved September 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Samuel Watts ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Bulls Release Sam Watts". The Daily Illini. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. September 30, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Great Falls Athletics". Men's All-Time Basketball Records. University of Great Falls. 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sam Watts statistics". Just Sports Stats. 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "College of Great Falls Out of Cage Tournaments". The Daily Inter Lake. February 5, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved September 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.


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