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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Akil Watson Season 2023-24

#23
PositionF
Weight205 lbs
Height6-9
ClassFreshman
HometownMiddletown, NY
6-9 forward with a versatile skill set that allows him to thrive at multiple positions...Equally as effective stretching the floor as he is producing in the post...Stars for Roselle Catholic, the No. 1 team in the nation in the 2022-23 Max Preps Preseason Rankings...Averaged 11.9 points and 6.4 rebounds while adding 20 steals and 17 blocks for a Roselle Catholic team that went 28-2 and won the New Jersey State Championship...Finished the year as the No. 1 team in New Jersey... Consensus four-star prospect among all the major national recruiting services...One of two Top-100 rated prospects by Rivals, who ranked him as teh No. 95 overall and No. 26 small forward prospect in the country...247 Sports ranked him as the No. 114 overall and No. 23 power forward prospect nationally...ESPN slotted him as the No. 5 overall prospect out of New Jersey and No. 26 small forward prospect in the nation...No. 107 overall and No. 21 power forward prospect in the country according to On3.