Giordan Watson
American-Romanian basketball player
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Giordan Watson (born 24 October 1985) is an American-Romanian professional basketball player for CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională. Standing at 178 cm (5 ft 10 in), Watson primarily plays as point guard. A naturalized Romanian, he also plays for the Romanian national basketball team.
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| No. 2 – CSO Voluntari | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Liga Națională |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 October 1985 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Romanian |
| Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Birmingham Groves (Beverly Hills, Michigan) |
| College | Central Michigan (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2009–2010 | Giants Nördlingen |
| 2011 | Njarðvík |
| 2011–2012 | Grindavík |
| 2012–2013 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2013–2015 | Energia Târgu Jiu |
| 2015–2016 | Uşak Sportif |
| 2016–2017 | Le Mans |
| 2017–2018 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| 2018–2021 | CSM Oradea |
| 2021–2022 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| 2022–2025 | SCM Universitatea Craiova |
| 2025–Present | CSO Voluntari |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional career
Watson spent the 2011–2012 season with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík, helping them win the Icelandic Supercup,[1] the Icelandic Company Cup,[2] and the Icelandic championship.[3]
On 27 June 2017, Watson signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.[4] He signed with CSM Oradea in 2018. Watson averaged 11.3 points and 3.7 assists per game in 2019–20. He re-signed with the team on June 29, 2020.[5]
On July 16, 2021, he has signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.[6]
On June 26, 2025, he signed with CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.[7]
International career
In June 2017, Watson was selected for the first selection of players for the Romanian national basketball team, to play at EuroBasket 2017.[8]