`         Boney Harold Watson (born 26 March 1978) is a American professional basketball player for Al Rayyan Sports Club of the Qatari Division 1 Men's Basketball League. Standing at 5 ft and 11 in and weighing 175 lb, he has played at the point guard position his entire career. After a successful high-school career in Lake City, Florida, for the Columbia High School, he earned a basketball scholarship to Sam Houston State University in Texas. In his four seasons with the Bearkats, the team won the Southland Conference Regular Season Championship his senior year (1990-2000), and Watson was named All Conference second team. Watson has played professionally since 2005.  Watson graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science (BS), Kinesiology and Exercise Science (1996 –2000), as the team's all-time second leader in assist, and he was ranked third in all-time leader in steals. Watson was an All Southland player 1999-2000 as well as the conference assist leader 1997-2000. After his collegiate career, Watson was invited to Houston Rockets Free Agent Camp, 2000-2001. However, Watson started his professional career with Correcaminos UAT Matamoros in Mexico, and he has been playing with various teams in the Middle East for a large part of his career. Watson has been successful in Qatar earning numerous QBL Guard of the Year Awards, QBL 1st Team Awards as well as leading his teams to multiple Championships . Watson also earned a spot on the Qatari National team as the starting point guard in 2012 for his great contributions in the Qatari League. Watson has helped the Qatari National team win Gulf Cup Tournaments, the first Asia National team 3-3 tournament among other Championships.    == Early life == Watson was born on February 26, 1978 in Lake City, Florida, to his mother, Delois Watson, and father, Wayne Watson. Although Watson played both baseball and football from an early age, he found his passion for basketball at the age of 7. He worked his way to become a starter on his high school team, Columbia High School, and he was determined to earn a scholarship to college by the end of his senior year.   == High school == Watson attended Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida and graduated in 1996. He starred in both basketball and football. Watson started his high school career on the freshman team from 1992-1993, and then moved to the Junior Varsity team in 1993-1994. After his sophomore year, Watson became the starting point guard on the Varsity team from 1994-1996. He was inducted to Columbia High School‘s All Century Team after leading the team to win the District Championships two years in a row as well as the Sub-Regional Championship in 1996. The team ranked 4th in the State of Florida according to Florida's sports writers poll in 1996.    == College career == Watson played for a great, but small, high school team, and he did not play for an AAU team which limited his chances to be seen and recruited by big top-ranked basketball schools. Watson was not recruited by any university, until Sam Houston State's head coach, Jerry Hopkins, saw video footage of the young guard. After watching Watson play, he made a home-visited to Watson, and signed him to become a member of the Bearkats. Watson was awarded a full-scholarship by Sam Houston State University between 1996-2000. During Watson's first years as a Bearkat, the team was struggling in the Southland conference, but after 3 years with Watson on the team, the Bearkats won the Conference Championship with a 22-7 record (1999-2000). This earned Watson a spot on the All Southland Team. Watson was also ranked number 10 in assist in the NCAA division 1 the same year. In addition, he  was the Southland Conference assist leader 1997-2000, 3rd all time leader in steals at Sam Houston State University and 2nd all time leader in assists at Sam Houston State University.    In the Southland conference, Watson was ranked 10th in 3-point field goals with 52 in 1999-2000, 3rd in free throw percentage with .830 in 1998-99, 2nd in assists with 142 (5.9/game) in 1997-98, 1st in assists with 147 (5.7/game) in 1998-99, 1st in assists with 185 (6.4/game) in 1999-00, 4th in conference career total assists with 474, 10th in steals with 45 in 1997-98, 3rd in steals with 70 in 1999-2000 as well as 5th in true shooting percentage with .562 in 1998-99.     NCAA career statistics    {| class=``wikitable`` |- ! Season !! School !! Conf !! G !! FG !! FGA !! FG% !! 3P !! 3PA !! 3P% !! FT !! FTA !! FT% !! TRB !! AST !! STL !! BLK !! PTS!!  |- | 1997-98|| Sam Houston State || Southland|| 24 || 60 || 155 || .387 || 26 || 74 || .351 || 28 || 45 || .622 || 73 || 142 || 45 || 1 || 174 || |- | 1998-99 || Sam Houston State || Southland || 26 || 74|| 193 || .383 || 43 || 121 || .355 || 73 || 88 || .830 || 76 || 147 || 42 || 1 || 264 ||  |- | 1999-00 || Sam Houston State || Southland || 29 || 82 || 208 || .394 || 52 || 147 || .354 || 65 || 93 || .699 || 88 || 185 || 70 || 2 || 281 || |}  == International career == Correcaminos UAT Matamoros (2000-01) Watson started his professional career with Correcaminos UAT Matamoros in Mexico in 2005. Despite an invitation to the Houston Rockets Free Agent Camp, 2000-2001, Watson started his career overseas.  To God be the Glory Sports 2003 During 2002 and 2005, Watson took a break from his basketball career to focus on other things. However, his passion for basketball never went a way, and he continued to work on his game, and played in several tournaments in Texas. In 2003, he went to China on a basketball tournament with ``To God be the Glory Sports``.   Al Gharafa Sports Club 2005-06 Watson decided to give basketball another try, and he was picked up by a team in the Qatari Basketball League (QBL) for the 2005-2006 season after he had a successful summer participating in numerous camps and tournaments in Houston, Texas. It did not take many games before Watson was noticed in the QBL as one of the best point guards. Even though the team did not win any championships this season, Watson's was recruited by several teams for the upcoming season. Watson averaged 22 points, 4 steals, 5 assists and 5 rebounds.   Sharjah Sports Club October/November 2006 Even though Watson had already signed with Arabi Sports Club in Qatar for the 2006-2007 season, Sharjah Sports Club in Dubai, UAE, wanted Watson to play for them in the beginning of the season. Watson signed with them for two months, before he had to report to Arabi Sports Club in Qatar in December.   Al Arabi Sports Club 2006-07  Watson signed with Arabi Sports Club for the 2006-07 season where he helped the team with the QBL Heir Apparent Cup.   Al Arabi Sports Club 2007-2008 After a successful season, Watson re-signed with Arabi Sports Club for the 2007-08 season; however, the team did not manage to win any championships. Despite this, Watson had a great year, and again, many teams wanted him to lead their team for the upcoming season.   Al Rayyan Sports Club 2008-2009 Watson was signed by one of the strongest teams in the QBL for the 2008-09 season, and he helped them win all three championships. They won the QBL Regular Season Championship, QBL Heir Apparent Championship, and QBL Emir Cup Championship. He also helped the team take second place in the Gulf Cup Tournament.   Al Gharafa Sports Club 2009-2010 Although Watson won three championships with Rayyan, he decided to sign with Gharafa Sports Club for the 2009-10 season. He was successful with the team and got second place in QBL Regular Season play, second in the QBL Heir Apparent Cup as well as a championship in the QBL Emir Cup. Watson averaged 21 points, 3 steals, 7 assists and 4 rebounds.   Kuwait Sports Club 2010-2011 After great success in Qatar, Watson was signed by Kuwait Sports Club for the 2010-11 season. They won the Kuwait Basketball League Cup Championship, and Watso