{"id":1736,"date":"2024-08-29T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiteandbluereview.com\/jaysclassic\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:39:12","slug":"greatest-players-of-the-modern-era-22-maurice-watson","status":"publish","type":"greatest-jays","link":"https:\/\/whiteandbluereview.com\/jaysclassic\/greatest-jays\/greatest-players-of-the-modern-era-22-maurice-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Players of the Modern Era, #22: Maurice Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\nPhiladelphia, PA\n\n\n\n10\n\n\n\n5&#8217;10&#8221;\n\n\n\n165 lbs\n\n\n\nArrived from: <br>Transfer (Boston U)\n\n\n\nDeparted: Graduate\n\n\n\nNBA Draft: N\/A\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2>Notable Moments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Jays 70, #5 Xavier 56 <em>(Feb. 9, 2016)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Key numbers: 32 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Jays 75, #12 Butler 64 <em>(Jan. 11, 2017)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Key numbers: 21 points, 7 assists (19 points and 6 assists in the first half alone, as CU builds a 47-27 lead)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Jays 72, #18 Butler 64<em> (Jan. 23, 2016)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Key numbers: 20 points, 6 assists (18 points and 5 assists in the second half alone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maurice WATSON Jr. #10: Creighton 5-11 PG 175 lbs\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aJ5BUPxPHFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Player statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-67\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-67\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Season<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Class<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Games<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Pts.<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Reb.<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Ast.<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Stl.<\/th><th class=\"column-8\">Blk.<\/th><th class=\"column-9\">FG%<\/th><th class=\"column-10\">3PM<\/th><th class=\"column-11\">3P%<\/th><th class=\"column-12\">FT%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2015-16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">JR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">14.1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3.4<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6.5<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1.0<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">0.0<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">47.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-10\">0.5<\/td><td class=\"column-11\">29.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-12\">71.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2016-17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">12.9<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2.6<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">8.5<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1.5<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">0.0<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">50.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-10\">0.8<\/td><td class=\"column-11\">46.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-12\">69.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><b>Creighton Averages<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">13.6<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3.1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">7.2<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1.1<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">0.0<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">48.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-10\">0.6<\/td><td class=\"column-11\">35.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-12\">70.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><b>Creighton Totals<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">737<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">167<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">390<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">48.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-10\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-11\">35.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-12\">70.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><b>Creighton Totals Rank*<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">96<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">81<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">118<\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-67 from cache -->\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>*Among players from the modern era (1995-current)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Team Accomplishments (2 seasons)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-68\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-68\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">2015-16<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">2016-17<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wins vs. ranked<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Conf. 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