NCAA Tournament Highlights - In three games, Watson averaged 9.7 points, 11.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.7 rebounds in 32.0 minutes while shooting 57.9 from the floor and 50.0 fron three-point range...On March 16 in the NCAA first round game against Ball State, he played 37 minutes and contributed 12 assists, four points, three rebounds and a season high-tying four steals...He enjoyed the game of his life in the NCAA second round victory over Maryland...Starting for the 96th consecutive time, he set a school record with 16 assists, added a season high-tying four steals and did not have a turnover...He led the Bruins with 17 points, making six of seven shots from the floor and five (career-best) of six from three-point range...He made four straight three-pointers in the first 3:18 of the second half and scored 14 of UCLA's first 16 points to extend the 16-point halftime lead to 30...His final lob assist set a Midwest region record...In the Sweet 16 against Iowa State, hampered by a left eye that required four stitches after the Maryland contest and underwent laser surgery three days before the game, Watson started for the 97th consecutive time and contributed eight points, five assists, two rebounds and one blocked shot in 33 minutes before fouling out.

Regular-Season Highlights (first game-to-last game) - In the Pearl Harbor Classic, Watson was named to the All-Tournament team...He averaged 13.7 points, 6.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals while shooting .536 from the field, .667 from three-point range and .778 from the free throw line...In the third-place game against South Florida, he scored 20 points (7-10, 3-5, 3-4) and added seven assists, four rebounds and three steals in a then-career-high tying 44 minutes...He nailed a three-point field goal to give the Bruins a lead with 22 seconds remaining in regulation and another three-pointer with 3:18 left in overtime to give UCLA the lead for good...In the Pearl Harbor opener vs. Maine, he passed for 10 assists...In the win over Pepperdine on Dec. 28, Watson scored 11 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three assists...Against Purdue two nights later, he was limited to just 21 minutes because of foul trouble (he fouled out of both games) and finished with four points, three rebounds and two steals...On Jan. 6 at Washington, Watson played 36 minutes and finished with nine points, four assists and three rebounds...In the win at Washington State on Jan. 8, he played 31 minutes and contributed eight points, six assists, five rebounds and a career-high tying two blocked shots...On Jan. 12 at USC, Watson played 39 minutes and contributed 18 points, including four three-point field goals, six assists, five rebounds, one steal and one block...In the Jan. 15 win at North Carolina, he helped key the defensive effort and contributed 11 points (3-14, 2-5, 3-4), six assists, two steals and one rebound in 38 minutes...During the North Carolina game, Watson, while trying to keep the basketball from going out of bounds accidently bumped into a young girl in the stands ...After the game, he gave his jersey to the young girl ...On Jan. 20 against Arizona, h, he played 35 minutes and contributed 12 points (6-14, 0-6, 0-0), seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block...On Jan 22, he started and played 33 minutes vs. Arizona State, h...Concentrating on distributing the ball and playing defense, Watson took just one shot (it was a follow of a teammate's miss) and finished with three points, five assists, three rebounds and one steal...On Jan. 27 at Oregon State, he played 39 minutes and contributed 15 points (4-9, 0-5, 7-13), nine rebounds, three assists and one steal and his usual outstanding defense...On Jan. 29 at Oregon, he started and played all 40 minutes, finishing with six points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals...On Feb. 3 against Stanford, h, Watson played 36 minutes and had 11 points, six assists, three rebounds and a one block...On Feb. 5 against California, h, he played 32 minutes and contributed 10 points (4-9, 1-2, 1-1), six assists, three rebounds and three steals...On Feb. 9 versus USC, h, he started at the wing and scored a then-season-high 22 points (8-12, 1-3, 5-6) in 37 minutes...He added seven assists, two rebounds, one steal and no turnovers...On Feb. 13 at Syracuse, he played 37 minutes and contributed 11 points (5-9, 1-3, 0-0), eight assists, five rebounds and two steals...On Feb. 17 at Arizona State, Watson played 22 minutes and finished with 12 points (5-6, 0-1, 2-2) and one steal before fouling out...On Feb. 19 at Arizona, he played 31 minutes before fouling out and contributed eight points, five assists and three rebounds...On Feb. 24 against Oregon, h, Watson had one of the best games in his career...Starting for the 89th straight game, he played 39 minutes and led the Bruins with a season-high tying 22 points (5-10, 2-3, 10-14), a career-high 10 rebounds and five assists and added two steals...On Feb. 26 against Oregon State, h, Watson again led the team with 19 points (6-10, 2-5, 5-7) and added four rebounds, two steals and one assist in 38 minutes...On the Oregon weekend in Pauley, he averaged 20.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals while making 11 of 20 shots from the field (55.0), four of eight three-pointers (50.0) and 15 of 21 free throws (71.4)...He was selected Pac-10 Player of the Week for his efforts...On March 2 at California, Watson played 40 minutes and contributed 12 points, four rebounds, a game-high eight assists, two steals and blocks (career-high tying) and just three turnovers...In the March 4 overtime win over No. 1 Stanford at Maples Pavilion, he started for the 92nd consecutive time and played a career-high 45 minutes...Watson contributed 15 points (6-10, 3-6, 0-0), a then-career-high 13 assists and five rebounds while running the team's offense to perfection...Watson's 13 assists vs. Stanford were the most by a Bruin since Tyus Edney recorded 13 against Florida State in the 1991-92 pre-season NIT third-place game...The last time a Bruin had as many in a Pac-10 game was on Feb. 16, 1989, when Pooh Richardson recorded 14 vs. Arizona State...On March 9 vs. Washington State, h, Watson started his 93rd straight game, played 37 minutes and contributed seven points, four assists, three rebounds, three steals and a career high-tying two blocked shots...On March 11 against Washington, h, he started for the 94th straight time and played just 25 minutes, finishing with 10 points (4-10, 2-4, 0-0), six assists, four rebounds and one steal.

1999 -

NCAA Tournament Highlights - In the NCAA contest vs. Detroit, Watson started his 64th straight game and played a team-high 39 minutes, contributing nine points, a game-high seven assists, six rebounds, a career-high tying two blocks and one steal.

Regular Season Highlights (last game-to-first game) - In the regular-season finale at Arizona, Watson started and played all 40 minutes, contributing 18 points (7-17, 2-4, 2-2), two rebounds, one assist and one block... In the victory at Arizona State, he started and played 39 minutes, contributing a team-high 21 points (6-12, 1-3, 8-8), at-the-time the second-highest total of his career, then a career high-tying nine rebounds, five assists and one steal...In the win over Washington, h, Watson started his 61st straight game but played just 27 minutes, leaving with 10:29 remaining after suffering a bruise to his left knee (he still led the team with 18 points (6-13, 0-1, 6-7), his highest total since scoring a career-high at Washington on Jan. 31, and added two rebounds...In the victory over Washington State, h, he started and played 26 minutes, finishing with 13 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals...In the win over Syracuse, Watson started his 59th straight game and played 38 minutes, contributing 11 points, a season-best eight assists and two reboundsS In the victory over USC, h, he started and played 23 minutes, finishing with seven points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists...At California, he started his 57th straight game and played 36 minutes, finishing with six points, three assists, three rebounds and one steal...At Stanford, Watson started and played 38 minutes, contributing 11 points, four assists and three rebounds...In the win over Oregon State, h, he started and played 39 minutes, finishing with 17 points (6-12, 2-5, 3-4), seven assists, four rebounds, four steals and one block...In the victory over Oregon, h, he started and played 34 minutes, contributing 16 points (6-12, 2-5, 2-2), four assists, three rebounds and two steals... At Washington, he started and played 39 minutes, while scoring a career-high 24 points (10-19, 2-7, 2-3), with three assists, one rebound and one steal... In the victory at Washington State, Watson started and played 27 minutes and contributed seven points, four assists, three steals, two rebounds and one block...In the win at Louisville, he started and played 33 minutes, with 18 points (8-13, 1-1, 1-1, a career high at the time) and added six assists, three rebounds, three steals and one block... At USC, he started and played 27 minutes, finishing with seven points, a season-high eight assists, three rebounds and one block...Against Stanford, h, he started and played 33 minutes, finishing with 10 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals, in addition to a fine defensive effort against Arthur Lee...During the game vs. Stanford, Watson also suffered a cut between the middle and ring fingers of his right hand which required stitches to close...In the win over California, h, he started and played 32 minutes, with 17 points (7-11, 1-1, 2-2), five assists and two rebounds, while hounding Geno Carlisle on the defensive end...In the win at Oregon, Watson started and played all 40 minutes, finishing with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block...At Oregon State, he started and played 35 minutes, contributing a team high-tying 15 points (5-17, 1-5, 4-5), six rebounds, three assists and one steal...In the overtime win against Arizona State, Watson started and played a then career-high 44 minutes, finishing with 12 points (he scored the clinching basket with 19 seconds left to play), a team-high six assists, five rebounds, three steals and one block...Against Arizona, h, he played 34 minutes and finished with 13 points, three rebounds, assists and steals and one block... Vs. Loyola Marymount, Watson started and played 36 minutes with 14 points, five rebounds and assists and four steals...Vs. American U., he started and played 34 minutes (the most of any Bruin), with 10 points, two rebounds and five assists...Vs. CS Northridge, Watson played 24 minutes, with 15 points (4-6, 2-3, 5-7) and four rebounds and assists...Vs. UNLV he played 37 minutes, with a team-high 15 points (5-11, 4-7, 1-3), three rebounds, six assists and two steals (vs. the Runnin' Rebels, with UCLA trailing 61-52 with 7:26 left to play, Watson scored seven straight points--a three-pointer, one of three free throws and another three-pointer) to make it 61-59 with 6:05 left in the game)...Vs. Oklahoma State in The Wooden Classic, he led the Bruins in scoring (14 points) and added five rebounds, six assists and one steal in 37 minutes...Vs. Delaware State Watson played 25 minutes, with six points, two rebounds, six assists and four steals...He started all three games at The Puerto Rico Shootout and scored in double figures all three contests... In San Juan, Watson played 39 minutes vs. Kentucky with 14 points, five assists and a season-best five steals and one blocked shot...He scored 17 points (5-14, 1-4, 6-8) vs. Maryland...Vs. San Francisco, Watson suffered a cut right elbow (diving on the floor after a loose ball), missed about the final three minutes of the game and needed 11 stitches to close the wound...Still finished with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists... He was the only non-freshman starter vs. Santa Clara...Against the Broncos, Watson played a team-high 35 minutes and scored 15 points (5-14, 1-4, 4-5), with eight rebounds and a team-high five assists.

1998 -

NCAA Tournament Highlights - In the NCAA Tournament, he averaged 6.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists...In the 'Sweet 16' loss to NCAA Champion Kentucky, Watson played 34 minutes and finished with six points, two assists, two steals and two rebounds...In UCLA's second round win over Michigan, he played 34 minutes and scored 10 points (his highest total since the USC game on Jan. 21), adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals...In the Bruin win over Miami (FL), Watson played 35 minutes and scored two points, with two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Regular Season Highlights (last game-to-first game) - In UCLA's loss to Arizona in Pauley, he played 34 minutes and contributed eight points, eight rebounds and one assist...In the Bruin win over Arizona State, h, Watson played 22 minutes and chipped in six points, two assists, one rebound and one steal...In the loss at Washington, he played 32 minutes and contributed six points, three assists and two rebounds....In the win at Washington State, he suffered a concussion early in the second half and played just 21 minutes, finishing with seven points, two assists, two steals and one rebound...In the loss at Duke, Watson played 27 minutes and finished with two points, one rebound and one assist...In the overtime win at USC, he played 39 minutes and had two points, five rebounds, two steals and one assist...In the UCLA win over California in Pauley, Watson played 33 minutes and contributed six points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals SIn UCLA's home loss to Stanford, he played 36 minutes and finished with four points, four rebounds, four steals and one assist...In the win at Oregon State, he played 32 minutes and led the team with seven assists and added four points, three rebounds and two steals...In UCLA's loss at Oregon, he played 33 minutes and finished with four points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal...In the Bruins' victory over Washington in Pauley, Watson played 33 minutes and passed for a then-career-high 11 assists to go with eight points and three rebounds...In the win vs. Washington State in Pauley, he played 24 minutes and contributed five points, two rebounds and two steals ...In UCLA's win over Louisville, Watson played 36 minutes and had four points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block... In the UCLA victory over USC in Pauley, he played 31 minutes and contributed a season-high 15 points (6-8, 1-3, 2-3), five assists, three rebounds and two steals....In UCLA's loss at Stanford, Watson played 28 minutes with no points, three rebounds and one block...In the win at California, he played 25 minutes and finished with two points, two rebounds and two assists...In the win over Oregon in Pauley, his pass to Baron Davis led to the winning basket with 25 seconds remaining, giving the Bruins a 68-66 victory... Against the Ducks, Watson played a season-high tying 40 minutes and had four points, a team-high five rebounds, one steal and one assist...In the win over Oregon State in Pauley, he played 25 minutes and scored 12 points (3-5, 2-4, 4-4; second-highest total of the season), adding four rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block...In 36 minutes at Arizona State, he contributed three points, three rebounds, two assists, a career-high two blocked shots and one steal...In 34 minutes at Arizona, he had six points, six assists, four rebounds and one steal...In 31 minutes vs. Illinois, Watson had seven points, six rebounds, five assists, one steal and four turnovers...In a season-high 40 minutes at UNLV, he scored 10 points, with four rebounds, four assists, three steals and only one turnover... Played 37 minutes vs. Boise State, with two points, six rebounds, four assists, one blocked shot and two steals...In 38 minutes vs. Saint Louis, Watson added eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals...Vs. Northern Arizona, in 35 minutes, he had six points, eight rebounds, two assists and a then-career-high seven steals...Against CS Fullerton, Watson played 31 minutes, with 11 points, three-rebounds, 10 assists (his first career double-double) and five steals...Vs. New Mexico in The Wooden Classic, Watson played 36 minutes and had a then-career and team-high nine rebounds, five steals and a career-best two blocked shots, with six points...Started all three games at The Alaska Shootout and joined Baron Davis as the first set of true freshman starting guards in UCLA history since 1979-80.

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