2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Watson, Ava
Jersey Number 5
Ava Watson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga.
- High School:
- Buford H.S.
Bio
Career Honors at Ohio State
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 17, 2025)
- Played in 25 games
- Averaged 5.3 points, 1.2 steals, 0.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game in 13.7 minutes per game
- Led the team off the bench with 5.3 points per game, ranked third on the team with 29 three-pointers made
- Had a career-high 20 points against Bowling Green (11/24), also making a career-high seven field goals and six triples (6-of-10 from long range)
- Scored in double figures in six games – 10 at Ohio (11/20), 20 against Bowling Green (11/24), 15 against Ball State (12/10), 11 against Stanford (12/20), 15 against Northwestern (1/5) and 16 against Minnesota (2/13)
- Shot 4-of-4 from behind the arc against Minnesota (2/13)
- Pulled down a career-high five rebounds against Utah State (11/29)
- Recorded a career-high four steals on three occasions – against Old Dominion (11/28), Utah State (11/29) and Northwestern (1/5)
- Had a career-high three assists against Grand Valley State (12/17)
- Played high school ball for Buford High School in Buford, Georgia
- Played club ball for FBC United in 2018-24
- Ranked No. 43 overall in the nation in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.com
- Earned the title of Girls Under Armour Association Champion three times
- Scored a total of 2,000 points across three seasons
- Averaged 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.3 steals in 2023-24
- Named to the MaxPreps All-American team as an honorable mention in 2023-24
- Daughter of Chezley Watson, who played basketball, football and baseball at the University of Virginia, and Julia Watson
- Has two older siblings, Chase and Chandler, and one younger brother, Tank
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