2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Bri Watts
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis West
2016-17 (Senior): Watts saw action in 28 games and averaged 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 points. She shot 46.2 percent from the floor and totaled 54 rebounds and 44 points on the season. She provided seven points and five rebounds in a win over Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 30, making all three of her field goal attempts. She also scored five points on Dec. 3 in a win over Idaho State. Watts matched a career high with three assists and scored five points at No. 11/12 Oregon State on Jan. 22. She had career highs of eight points and 22 minutes, while tying her career high with five rebounds at Utah on Jan. 28, shooting 3-of-4 from the floor and sinking both free throw attempts.
2015-16 (Junior): Watts played in 15 games as a junior, averaging 5.4 minutes per contest. She averaged just over one point and one rebound off the bench and made a career-high seven steals during her third season with the Buffaloes. Watts recorded her best scoring performance at Utah (2/4) and against Stanford (2/19), tallying four points in each game. Her best rebounding performance also came at home against Stanford when she recorded a season-high five boards.
2014-15 (Sophomore): Saw her first game action, playing in 18 contests and averaging just under five minutes per game. She made her collegiate debut in the Preseason WNIT opener against North Dakota (11/15) registering three blocked shots and two rebounds. Watts scored her first collegiate points two nights later against Western Kentucky (11/17) finishing with a field goal and free throw. Her biggest scoring night came against Missouri State (11/28) in the opening round of the Omni Classic where she had five points on 2-of-4 shooting along with three rebounds. Watts appeared in the final six games of the season and had a rebound in each one of Colorado's three Pac-12 Tournament games.
2013-14 (Freshman): Did not appear in a game, but was a full participant in practice and was a valuable member of the scout team as the Buffaloes prepared for upcoming opponents.
High School: Watts is a 2013 graduate of Clovis West High School. She averaged nearly seven points a game, helping the Golden Eagles to a 23-6 record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the Tri-Rivers League. Her team won the CIF Division I Central Section title, earning a spot in the state championships. Following her senior year, Watts participated in the North vs. South All-Star Game and City vs. County All-Star contest, playing on the winning team on both occasions. Watts played just her senior year at Clovis West, transferring from rival Buchanan. She averaged nearly six points and just over six rebounds per game for Buchanan as a junior, contributing to the Bears' 18-9 record and a spot in the CIF Central Section Division I semifinals. Her transfer to Clovis West, which lost to Buchanan in the section quarterfinals in 2012, was partially a family move and partially a style of play change to a program which featured the post. Watts participated in the 2011 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials.
Academics: Watts is sociology major at Colorado.
Personal: Born Briana Nicole Watts on January 25, 1995, in Sacramento, Calif., she is the daughter of Walter and Rachel Watts. Her father played basketball at the University of Utah for the late Rick Majerus (1988-91) and was the second leading scorer and rebounder on the Utes’ 1991 Sweet 16 Team. Walter also played professional football and baseball. She has an older brother, Walter, who played offensive line for Utah’s football team from 2007-10, a younger sister, Alexis and two younger brothers, LeJuan and DeSean. She enjoys spending time with family.
