Tremont Waters
No. 24 – LSU Tigers | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born |
New Haven, Connecticut | January 10, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 167 lb (76 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Notre Dame (West Haven, Connecticut) |
College | LSU (2017–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tremont Waters (born January 10, 1998) is an American college basketball player for LSU.
Early life and high school career
Waters played for Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut. 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.[1] Ranked number 37 overall in his high school class by Rivals.com, Waters committed to LSU and coach Will Wade on June 5, 2017.[2] Waters was the 2017 Gatorade and Register State Player of the Year in Connecticut.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] He announced his return to LSU for his sophomore season on May 29.[6]
References
- ↑ Halley, Jim (April 13, 2017). "Jordan Brand Classic: Tremont Waters testing the recruiting waters again". USA Today. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Payne, Terrence (June 5, 2017). "Tremont Waters commits to LSU". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Borges, David (May 17, 2018). "New Haven's Tremont Waters working to get better on and off the court". New Haven Register. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Marquette beats LSU 94-84 for third in Maui". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Lopez, Andrew (April 24, 2018). "LSU freshman guard Tremont Waters enters name for NBA Draft". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Brody (May 30, 2018). "Tremont Waters returning to LSU for sophomore season". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 18, 2018.