During her time at Nutley High School in New Jersey, Maryland women’s basketball sophomore guard Blair Watson’s nickname was “Blair from Anywhere.”
Watson graduated as the program’s all-time leading scorer and was named a McDonald’s All-American, and came to College Park as the No. 29 recruit in ESPNw’s Class of 2016 rankings.
But during her freshman year, Watson did not get much of a chance to live up to the nickname. She had shoulder surgery after her senior season, and was not cleared to play until shortly before the start of her freshman campaign. Add the fact that Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Kristen Confroy were entrenched in the starting lineup, and there wasn’t much room for Watson to make an impact.