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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Missouri

Gatorade Player of the year

Torrence Watson

Guard
WHITFIELD SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

31

Points Per Game

6.7

Rebounds Per Game

2.8

Assists Per Game
“I’m glad he’s graduating—let’s start with that. What he’s done on offense and defense has been instrumental to their success. Absolutely, he gets my vote. When I look at Gatorade Player of the Year, it’s on the court and off the court as well. And he’s become that complete student-athlete.”
Darron Lowe
Head Coach at Lutheran North High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 175-pound senior guard led the Warriors to a 21-8 season and a trip to the Class 3 state quarterfinals. A year after leading the St. Louis metro area in scoring, Watson repeated the feat, averaging 31 points along with 6.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. A four-time Class 3 All-State honoree, he eclipsed 2,500 points for his high school career, finishing with 2,755.

Academic Achievement

Watson has maintained a 3.06 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Missouri this fall.

Exemplary Character

Watson keeps busy away from the competitive arena as an active parishioner at the Peoples Community Christian Church and as an instructor at the Whitfield Summer Basketball Camp in addition to donating his time to charitable initiatives such as the No One Hungry Thanksgiving program.