Tremont Waters (born January 10, 1998) is an American-Puerto Rican professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(CBA). He played

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for the LSU Tigers, and was drafted in the 2nd round of the

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by the

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Early life

Waters played at

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, a private all-boys school in Connecticut for three years. He transferred prior to his senior year to Notre Dame High School in

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. In 2015, he tried out for the

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's U-17 squad. One of the wishes of his late father was for him to come to

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and explore his Puerto Rican roots on his mother's side, since his mother Vanessa has family in

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. As a senior, he was selected for the

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. He initially committed to Georgetown but decommitted shortly before coach John Thompson III was fired. Ranked number 37 overall in his high school class by Rivals.com, Waters committed to

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and coach

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on June 5, 2017. Waters was the 2017 Gatorade and Register State Player of the Year in Connecticut.

College career

On November 22, 2017, Waters scored a season-high 39 points on 13-of-22 shooting in a 94–84 loss to Marquette. As a freshman at LSU, Waters averaged 15.9 points, 6.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. His 198 assists broke the school record for assists by a freshman set by

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. Waters was named to the Freshman All-SEC team and was the Freshman of the Year in Louisiana. After the season, Waters entered his name in the

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but did not hire an agent to preserve his collegiate eligibility. He announced his return to LSU for his sophomore season on May 29, 2018. Waters scored the game-winning layup for LSU against the No. 6 seeded

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in the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament on March 23, 2019. Waters shot 39.6 percent (17-of-43) from the field in the tournament, averaging 16.7 points, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He earned All-SEC first team honors that season along with his strong tournament performance.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2019–2021)

On June 20, 2019, Waters was selected with the 51st overall pick in the

by the

. Waters played for the Celtics during the 2019

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season and averaged 10.0 points, 5.3 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in 22.5 minutes through the first four games helping the Celtics clinch the number one seed going into the tournament. On July 12, 2019, Waters' father was found dead at a Super 8 Hotel room in

in an apparent suicide. Despite this, Waters played 32 minutes in the tournament game the following day, July 13. The Celtics fell short to the

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and were eliminated from Summer League Championship contention despite a 16-point effort from Waters. Waters concluded his 2019 Summer League run leading the team in minutes per game as well as averaging 11.2 points, a team high 4.8 assists, and 2.0 steals. On July 25, 2019, the Celtics announced that they had signed Waters to a

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, splitting time with the

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. He scored 24 points in two games in the

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in November. On November 24, the Celtics recalled Waters after an injury to

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. On January 9, 2020, Waters posted 30 points, seven assists and five steals for Maine in a 120-118 triple overtime win over the Capital City Go-Go. He averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.89 steals per game in 36 G League games. On June 18, 2020, Waters was named NBA G League Rookie of the Year. On November 23, 2020, Waters re-signed with the Celtics.

Wisconsin Herd (2021)

On September 27, 2021, Waters signed with the

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. However, he was waived prior to the start of the season. In October 2021, he joined the

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as an affiliate player. In 13 games, he averaged 17.2 points on .421/.364/.714 shooting, 6.0 assists, and 2.7 steals in 31.5 minutes per game.

Toronto Raptors (2021–2022)

On December 22, 2021, Waters signed a 10-day contract with the

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Washington Wizards (2022)

On January 1, 2022, Waters signed a 10-day contract with the

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via the hardship exemption.

Return to the Herd (2022)

After his 10-day contracts expired, Waters was reacquired by the

. He averaged 15.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game.

South Bay Lakers (2022)

On February 24, 2022, Waters was traded, along with a 2022 second-round pick, to the

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in exchange for

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and a 2022 first-round pick.

Gigantes de Carolina (2022–2023)

On March 1, 2022, Waters was selected with the first pick overall in the 2022

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draft by the Gigantes de Carolina joining them after South Bay's season ended. Tremont made his debut on April 11, 2022, powered Carolina's offense throughout the season, averaged 17.8 points and 8.0 assists 1.7 steals per game. He was selected as BSN Rookie Of The Year 2022 and leading in assists. Waters joined the

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for the

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. On July 26, 2023, Waters helped the Gigantes to win their first BSN title against the defending champions

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. They dominated the Vaqueros in five games.

Metropolitans 92 (2022–2023)

On July 23, 2022, Waters signed with

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of the

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Return to Carolina (2024)

On May 24, 2024, Waters signed with the Gigantes de Carolina of the

Shanghai Sharks (2024)

On September 10, 2024, Waters signed with the

of the

(CBA).

International career

Waters is of Puerto Rican descent. He opted to play for the

for the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

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LSU Tigers bio
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