Jamie Lovell Watson
(born February 23, 1972) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who played in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) and other leagues.
Watson, a 6' 7" 190 lb
small forward
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, was selected 47th overall (second round) by the
Utah Jazz
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in the
1994 NBA draft
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. Between 1994 and 1997 he played with the Jazz and briefly for the
Dallas Mavericks
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, as well as three games for the
Miami Heat
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in
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
.
He finished in third place during the
NBA Slam Dunk Contest
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The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Associat ...
in
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
.
References
External links
College & NBA stats@ ''basketballreference.com''
Jamie Watson headshot
1972 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportsmen
American expatriate basketball people in Chile
American expatriate basketball people in Colombia
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Jordan
American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from North Carolina
Dallas Mavericks players
Mens Sana Basket players
Miami Heat players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Elm City, North Carolina
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Pop Cola Panthers players
Shooting guards
S.L. Benfica basketball players
Small forwards
South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players
Utah Jazz draft picks
Utah Jazz players
20th-century African-American sportsmen
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