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Chris Watson

Chris Watson is an American-Israeli former basketball player who won two Israeli championships with Hapoel Holon and played for the Israel national team.

born 1975Israeli championships with Hapoel HolonPlaying for Israel's national teamCollege basketball at Niagara University

Born: 16 July 1975, White Plains
Occupation: basketball player
Education: Archbishop Stepinac High School, Niagara University, White Plains High School

Chris Watson was born in 1975 in White Plains

Chris Watson was born on July 16, 1975, in White Plains, New York. He attended White Plains High School and later Archbishop Stepinac High School.

He played college basketball for the Niagara University Purple Eagles and led the team in scoring in his final three seasons. He finished with 1,711 career points. In 2016 he entered the Niagara University Hall of Fame.

He began his professional career in Uruguay and also played in Sweden and England. He first came to Israel in 1999 to play for Maccabi Hadera. He married an Israeli woman, Roni, and the couple has a daughter, Dream.

After receiving Israeli citizenship, he played for Maccabi Givat Shmuel and then for Leuven in Belgium. In 2007 he joined Hapoel Holon and won the Israeli championship in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. He played for the Israel national team and appeared in the 2011 Premier League All-Star Game.

In his later years he played in Israel's National League, with Ironi Ramat Gan, Ironi Kiryat Ata and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. His last team was Hapoel Be'er Sheva, where he played from 2014 to 2016.