2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

#22 Kylee Watson 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Height 6-4

Class Junior/Sophomore

Eligibility Junior

Hometown Linwood, NJ

High School Mainland/Oregon

Bio / Statistics

HONORS AND AWARDS

AS A SENIOR AT NOTRE DAME (2023-24)

ACC Tournament champion
Suffered a torn ACL on March 9 against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament
Appeared in 31 games, starting in all of them. Averaged 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 25.9 minutes per game with a FG% of 52.4. Scored in double figures on six occasions. Also averaged 1.4 blocks per game, which ranked fifth in the ACC.
Posted 3 steals at Louisville, the most she’s had in an ND uniform
Scored a season-high 19 points at Georgia Tech, going 8-10 from the floor. Also dished out 4 assists, tying a career-high
Had two games with 4 blocks (Northwestern and Miami)
Posted a career-high 12 rebounds against Western Michigan on Dec. 21

AS A JUNIOR AT NOTRE DAME (2022-23)

Through seven games at Notre Dame, Watson posted double-figure points four times. She did so just four times total in two years at Oregon
Started all 33 games
Averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 23.5 minutes per game
Led team with a 60.1 FG% (95-158)
Went 8-for-8 from the floor against Louisville, becoming the first player to post a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor since Jessica Shepard did so in 2018. Finished the game with 20 points.
Posted first career double-double in a win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 23 (12 points/10 rebounds)
Posted a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against Southern Utah, becoming one of just three players in Irish history to shoot 1.000 (min 6 attempts) in a Tourney game

AS A SOPHOMORE AT OREGON (2021-22)

1-of-3 Ducks who played in all 32 games, averaging 16.3 minutes
Led the team in shooting percentage, converting 54.8 percent (51-of-93) from the floor.
Career high 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting against McNeese. She was the first Duck since Ruthy Hebard on Nov. 11, 2019 to shoot at least 90 percent in a game while making at least 10 field goals
Connected on 12 straight field goals between the Dixie State and Oklahoma games in November
Shot a perfect 8-for-8 while scoring 16 points against Dixie State. Also posted three steals and three assists
Hit her career high of 7 rebounds four times this season
Averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds

AS A FRESHMAN AT OREGON (2020-21)

Appeared in 18 of Oregon’s 24 games as a true freshman, averaging 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game
Shot 55.2 percent (16-of-29) from the floor
Two points and a season-high four rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Seattle U on Nov. 28
Recorded first of two double-figure scoring performances on Jan. 1 vs. USC, going 4-of-5 from the floor for 11 points
Impressed with a season-high 12 points in a blowout win at California on Jan. 10, going 6-of-8 from the field while adding two blocks and two steals
Contributed four points on 2-of-3 shooting in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals vs. Oregon State (March 4)
Saw limited action in the NCAA Tournament vs. South Dakota in the opening round and vs. No. 8 Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.

PREP AND PERSONAL

One of five five-star freshmen to join the Ducks ahead of the 2020-21 season
The nation’s No. 17 ranked recruit in the class of 2020 according to the final espnW top-100 rankings, and a consensus top-25 recruit by Blue Star, Prospect Nation and ASGR
McDonalds All-American and Jordan Brand Classic selection as a senior
2020 New Jersey Gatorade State Player of the Year
Three-time The Press Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Three-time USA Today First-Team All-New Jersey selection
Averaged a double-double as a senior with 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds as well as 4.1 assists per game, leading Mainland High School to a 21-7 record, the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament and South Jersey Group III finals
Finished her career as Mainland’s all-time leading scorer for both men and women …
Led Mainland to the 2019 New Jersey State Championship as a junior, averaging 18.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.1 blocks per game
Competed for Team USA at the 2021 3×3 Nations League
Member of the USA U-16 National Team in 2017
Majoring in Film, Television and Theatre