Demarion Watson

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-7
Weight:
220
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.
High School:
Totino-Grace

Awards & Honors
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (24)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23)

2024-25
Appeared in 18 games … averaged 1.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.6 blocked shots and 0.3 steals in 8.9 minutes per game … shot 36 percent from the field, 27.3 percent from deep and 80 percent at the free throw line … scored a season-high 11 points against UCF … had a season-high seven rebounds against Kansas State … one of 16 Cyclones that has played in three different NCAA Tournaments ... entered the transfer portal upon the conclusion of the season.

2023-24
Appeared in 34 games off the bench ... averaged 1.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game on the season ... shot 69.2 percent from the field and 57.1 percent at the free-throw line ... had a breakout game against Oklahoma, leading the Cyclones to victory with a career-high 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field, while also grabbing nine rebounds ... tied a career-high with two assists against South Dakota State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... had a pair of blocked shots against TCU ... had two steals against Lindenwood and at No. 11 Oklahoma ... played a career-high 24:50 in a victory at No. 19 TCU.

2022-23
Appeared in 29 games off the bench ... was second on the team with 15 blocked shots ... scored a season-high seven points in the opener against IUPUI ... hit a pair of 3-pointers to go along with two steals at No. 2 Kansas ... had a season-high 10 rebounds in a victory against North Dakota ... in his Big 12 Championship debut, Watson blocked a season-high three shots and grabbed four rebounds in a victory against No. 10 Baylor.

High School
Prepped at Totino-Grace (Minn.) High School ... helped Totino- Grace to its first Minnesota AAA state championship, beating DeLaSalle, 50-44, in the title game ... Watson had three blocked shots in the championship game ... averaged 14.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots per game as a senior ... played in the Minnesota High School All-Star Game as a senior, where he teamed with former Iowa State teammate Eli King ... one of 10 finalists for the 2022 Minnesota Mr. Basketball Award ... a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Watson ranked No. 142 nationally and was the No. 35 shooting guard in the class ... chose Iowa State over Cal, Creighton, Florida, Illinois and Iowa ... a three-star prospect by Rivals, ranked No. 145 in the country and No. 39 at small forward.

Personal
Son of Tara Watson and Bobby Moenk ... majoring in marketing.