Hall of Honor
Chris Watson was a consistent scorer and offensive threat during his four-year career for the Purple Eagles basketball team. Watson, a 6-foot-7 forward from White Plains, New York, led the Purple Eagles in scoring in his final three seasons and was third in the MAAC in scoring in his junior and senior seasons.
As a junior, he scored a career-high 40 points on 16 field goals in a 79-77 overtime win against Siena on February 19, 1996. The 16 field goals made are tied for the most in a conference game in program history. Watson averaged a career-high 17.4 points per game as a senior while also leading the MAAC in field goal percentage (.568).
Watson helped lead NU to the MAAC Tournament semifinals in 1996 and 1997 while earning All-MAAC Tournament honors each time. Watson was selected to the 1995-96 All-MAAC First Team and earned All-MAAC Second Team honors during the 1994-95 and 1996-97 seasons.
He finished his career with 1,711 career points, which placed him fourth at the time in Niagara history behind Calvin Murphy, Juan Mendez and Tremmell Darden. He is now eighth all-time.
