Tremont Waters

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Tremont Waters
Tremont Waters.jpg
Waters in September 2017
No. 51–Gigantes de Carolina
Position Point guard
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1998-01-10) January 10, 1998 (age 26)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Notre Dame
(West Haven, Connecticut)
College LSU (2017–2019)
NBA draft 2019: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021 Boston Celtics
2019–2020 →Maine Red Claws
2021–2022 Wisconsin Herd
2021–2022 Toronto Raptors
2022 Washington Wizards
2022 South Bay Lakers
2022–present Gigantes de Carolina
2022–2023 Metropolitans 92
2023–2024 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Career highlights and awards
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Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Tremont Waters (born January 10, 1998) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers, and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

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Early life and high school career

Waters played at South Kent School, a private all-boys school in Connecticut for three years. He transferred prior to his senior year to Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut. In 2015, he tried out for the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team's U-17 squad. [1] One of the wishes of his late father was for him to come to Puerto Rico and explore his Puerto Rican roots on his mother's side, since his mother Vanessa has family in San Juan.

As a senior, he was selected for the Jordan Brand Classic. He initially committed to Georgetown but decommitted shortly before coach John Thompson III was fired. [2] Ranked number 37 overall in his high school class by Rivals.com, Waters committed to LSU and coach Will Wade on June 5, 2017. [3] Waters was the 2017 Gatorade and Register State Player of the Year in Connecticut. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] He announced his return to LSU for his sophomore season on May 29, 2018. [7]

Waters scored the game-winning layup for LSU against the No. 6 seeded Maryland Terrapins in the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament on March 23, 2019. [8] Waters shot 39.6 percent (17-of-43) from the field in the tournament, averaging 16.7 points, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. [9] He earned All-SEC first team honors that season along with his strong tournament performance. [10]

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2019–2021)

On June 20, 2019, Waters was selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. [11] Waters played for the Celtics during the 2019 NBA Summer League season and averaged 10.0 points, 5.3 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in 22.5 minutes through the first four games helping the Celtics clinch the number one seed going into the tournament. [12]

On July 12, 2019, Waters' father was found dead at a Super 8 Hotel room in West Haven, Connecticut in an apparent suicide. [13] Despite this, Waters played 32 minutes in the tournament game the following day, July 13. The Celtics fell short to the Grizzlies and were eliminated from Summer League Championship contention despite a 16-point effort from Waters. [14] Waters concluded his 2019 Summer League run leading the team in minutes per game as well as averaging 11.2 points, a team high 4.8 assists, and 2.0 steals. [12] On July 25, 2019, the Celtics announced that they had signed Waters to a two-way contract, splitting time with the Maine Red Claws. [15] He scored 24 points in two games in the NBA G League in November. On November 24, the Celtics recalled Waters after an injury to Kemba Walker. [16] On January 9, 2020, Waters posted 30 points, seven assists and five steals for Maine in a 120-118 triple overtime win over the Capital City Go-Go. [17] He averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.89 steals per game in 36 G League games. [12] On June 18, 2020, Waters was named NBA G League Rookie of the Year. [18] On November 23, 2020, Waters re-signed with the Celtics. [19]

Wisconsin Herd (2021)

On September 27, 2021, Waters signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. [20] However, he was waived prior to the start of the season. [21] In October 2021, he joined the Wisconsin Herd as an affiliate player. [22] In 13 games, he averaged 17.2 points on .421/.364/.714 shooting, 6.0 assists, and 2.7 steals in 31.5 minutes per game. [23]

Toronto Raptors (2021–2022)

On December 22, 2021, Waters signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. [24] [23]

Washington Wizards (2022)

On January 1, 2022, Waters signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards via the hardship exemption. [25]

Return to the Herd (2022)

After his 10-day contracts expired, Waters was reacquired by the Wisconsin Herd. [26] He averaged 15.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. [27]

South Bay Lakers (2022)

On February 24, 2022, Waters was traded, along with a 2022 second-round pick, to the South Bay Lakers in exchange for Frank Mason III and a 2022 first-round pick. [27]

Gigantes de Carolina (2022–2023)

On March 1, 2022, Waters was selected with the first pick overall in the 2022 Baloncesto Superior Nacional draft by the Gigantes de Carolina [28] joining them after South Bay's season ended.

Tremont made his debut in April 11, 2022, powered Carolina's offense throughout the season, averaged 17.8 points and 8.0 assists 1.7 steals per game. He was selected as BSN Rookie Of The Year 2022 and leading in assists. [29]

Waters joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2022 NBA Summer League. [30]

On July 26, 2023, Waters helped the Gigantes to win their first BSN title against the defending champions Vaqueros de Bayamón. They dominated the Vaqueros in five games. [31]

Metropolitans 92 (2022–2023)

On July 23, 2022, Waters signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. [32]

Return to Carolina (2024–present)

On May 24, 2024, Waters signed with the Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. [33]

International career

Waters is of Puerto Rican descent. He opted to play for the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [34]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Boston 11110.8.286.1671.0001.11.5.9.23.6
2020–21 Boston 26 39.2.405.395.941.82.4.6.03.8
2021–22 Toronto 2021.0.250.222—2.03.52.0.04.0
2021–22 Washington 108.0.500——.0.0.0.02.0
Career40410.2.354.296.960.92.1.8.13.7

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Boston 101.9.000.000–.0.0.0.0.0
Career101.9.000.000–.0.0.0.0.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020 Boston 102.0.000.000—1.01.0.0.00.0
2021 Boston 302.0.250.000.667.0.7.3.01.3
Career402.0.200.000.667.3.8.3.01.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 LSU 333233.0.417.351.8013.46.02.0.115.9
2018–19 LSU 332932.4.429.327.8132.85.82.8.115.3
Career666132.7.423.340.8073.15.92.4.115.6

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