In his first collegiate game Watson made 4-5 shots from the field against Houston Baptist and grabbed six boards in just 17 minutes. Three days later came his Dunkin Donuts Center debut in an early season challenge versus then-#14 Minnesota.
Against a big Gopher frontcourt, the Friar freshman made five of his seven shots from the field and scored 12 points off of the bench.
Scoring certainly wasn’t an issue for Watson in year one, who was named Big East All Rookie at season’s end. He averaged nearly seven points per game in just 13 minutes, while shooting .