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Nate Watson is a newcomer at Bursaspor

- August 16, 2026

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POSTED BY: Fersu Yahyabeyoglu

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Bursaspor Basketbol (BSL) strengthened their roster with addition of 27-year old USA ex-international center Nate Watson (208cm-118kg-1998, college: Providence, agency: Octagon Europe) for season 2026-27. He played most recently at Davis Steel (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. In four TBT games he just recently played he recorded 3.8ppg and 4.8rpg last season. The last season he played at Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens (GBL) in Greek league. He also played 24 games in Greek GBL where he averaged 12.0ppg and 5.0rpg.
Watson is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Greece (Karditsa), Serbia (KK FMP SoccerBet Beograd), Spain (Zaragoza), Czech Republic (Nymburk) and The Basketball Tournament (Eberlein Drive). Watson won The Basketball Tournament championship title in 2026.
Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Greek League Honorable Mention in 2025.
He graduated from Providence College in 2022 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

Bursaspor Basketbol roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Loic Schwartz
Brandon Taylor
Omer Ilyasoglu
Javon Freeman-Liberty

Forwards:
Mike Moore
Leyton Hammonds
Warren Washington
Bugra Cal

Center:
Nate Watson

Coach: Roger Grimau

Tags : NATE WATSON, BURSASPOR BASKETBOL, TURKISH BASKETBALL, TURKISH TRANSACTIONS, BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

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