Tremont Waters

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Tremont Waters
File:Tremont Waters.jpg
Waters in September 2016
No. 51 – Gigantes de Carolina
Position Point guard
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1998-01-10) January 10, 1998 (age 27)
New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Notre Dame
(West Haven, Connecticut)
College LSU (2017–2019)
NBA draft 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 2019–present
Career history
2019–2021 Boston Celtics
2019–2020 →Maine Red Claws
2021–2022 Wisconsin Herd
2021 Toronto Raptors
2022 Washington Wizards
2022 South Bay Lakers
2022–present Gigantes de Carolina
Career highlights and awards

Tremont Waters (born January 10, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.

Early life and high school career

Waters played at South Kent School, a private all-boys school in Connecticut for three years. He transferred prior to his senior year to Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut. In 2015, he tried out for the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team's U-17 squad.[1] As a senior, he was selected for the Jordan Brand Classic. He initially committed to Georgetown but decommitted after coach John Thompson III was fired.[2] Ranked number 37 overall in his high school class by Rivals.com, Waters committed to LSU and coach Will Wade on June 5, 2017.[3] Waters was the 2017 Gatorade and Register State Player of the Year in Connecticut.[4]

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.[5] 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 Ben Simmons. 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 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent to preserve his collegiate eligibility.[6] He announced his return to LSU for his sophomore season on May 29, 2018.[7]

On March 23, 2019 Waters led LSU against the 6th seeded Maryland Terrapins in the NCAA tournament. After a tough win against Yale, Waters played 36 minutes in the game. Waters played most of the game and led his team in assists. Naz Reid, the center for the Tigers, set a pick on the defender. Waters drove into the paint and scooped the ball off of the glass and into the basket for the game-winning score to end the game.[8] During the NCAA Tournament, Waters averaged 33 minutes per game, 17-43 from the field shooting .396%.  He also averaged 4.66 assists, 1.66 steals, and 16.66 points per game.[9] Tremont Waters was awarded a spot onto the First Team All-SEC team due to his play during the season. [10] Tremont was given the award for his leadership skills on and off of the court.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2019–2021)

On June 20, 2019, Waters was selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.[11] Waters played for the Celtics during the 2019 NBA Summer League 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.[12]

On July 12, 2019, Waters' father was found dead at a Super 8 Hotel room in West Haven, Connecticut in an apparent suicide.[13] Despite this, Waters played 32 minutes in the tournament game the following day, July 13. The Celtics fell short to the Grizzlies and were eliminated from Summer League Championship contention despite a 16-point effort from Waters.[14] 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.[12] On July 25, 2019, the Celtics announced that they had signed Waters to a two-way contract, splitting time with the Maine Red Claws.[15] He scored 24 points in two games in the NBA G League in November. On November 24, the Celtics recalled Waters after an injury to Kemba Walker.[16] 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.[17] He averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.89 steals per game in 36 G League games.[12] On June 18, 2020, Waters was named NBA G League Rookie of the Year.[18] On November 23, 2020, Waters re-signed with the Celtics.[19]

Wisconsin Herd / Toronto Raptors / Washington Wizards (2021–2022)

On September 27, 2021, Waters signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[20] However, he was waived prior to the start of the season.[21] In October 2021, he joined the Wisconsin Herd as an affiliate player.[22] 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.[23]

On December 22, 2021, Waters signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors.[24][23]

On January 1, 2022, Waters signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards via the hardship exemption.[25]

After his 10-day contracts expired, Waters was reacquired by the Wisconsin Herd.[26] He averaged 15.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game.[27]

South Bay Lakers (2022)

On February 24, 2022, Waters was traded, along with a 2022 second-round pick, to the South Bay Lakers in exchange for Frank Mason III and a 2022 first-round pick.[27]

Gigantes de Carolina (2022–present)

Waters was selected with the first pick overall in the 2022 Baloncesto Superior Nacional draft by the Gigantes de Carolina, joining them after South Bay's season ended.[28]

Waters joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[29]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Boston 11 1 10.8 .286 .167 1.000 1.1 1.5 .9 .2 3.6
2020–21 Boston 26 3 9.2 .405 .395 .941 .8 2.4 .6 .0 3.8
2021–22 Toronto 2 0 21.0 .250 .222 — 2.0 3.5 2.0 .0 4.0
2021–22 Washington 1 0 8.0 .500 — — .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 40 4 10.2 .354 .296 .960 .9 2.1 .8 .1 3.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Boston 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 — 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 0.0
2021 Boston 3 0 2.0 .250 .000 .667 .0 .7 .3 .0 1.3
Career 4 0 2.0 .200 .000 .667 .3 .8 .3 .0 1.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 LSU 33 32 33.0 .417 .351 .801 3.4 6.0 2.0 .1 15.9
2018–19 LSU 33 29 32.4 .429 .327 .813 2.8 5.8 2.8 .1 15.3
Career 66 61 32.7 .423 .340 .807 3.1 5.9 2.4 .1 15.6

References

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External links

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  • LSU Tigers bio

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