2006-07 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Dane Watts
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Warrensburg, Mo.
- High School:
- Warrensburg
September 2007 Canada Trip
Led team with 16.0 points per
game while ranking second with 6.4 rebounds per game ...Played just
18.2 minutes per game ...Made 56.4 percent of his shots from the field,
including 4-of-9 from three-point range ...Also managed seven steals,
five assists and three blocks ...Led CU in scoring during three of
team’s five games in Canada, including two games of 20 or more points.
2006-07 (Junior)
Started
all 33 games, averaging 9.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game...His
streak of 86 consecutive starts ranks second among active MVC players,
trailing only UNI’s Eric Coleman (96 entering 2007-08) ...Had nine
games with 10 or more rebounds, the most by any Bluejay in the same
season since Nate King had 10 in 1993-94 ...Scored 19 points in win
over George Mason (Nov. 25) ...Made 8-of-8 free throws against the
Patriots, including the game-winners with 7.5 seconds left and the
score tied in Creighton’s eventual 58-56 win ...Tied career-high with
12 rebounds at Nebraska (Nov. 18) and against Indiana State (Jan. 27)
...Had eight points and grabbed 10 boards in win over #24 Xavier (Dec.
9) ...Notched first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds
at Fresno State (Dec. 16) ...Had career-high 21 points to go with 10
rebounds and four assists in win over Houston (Dec. 22) ...Had 10
points, including go-ahead three-pointer with 57 seconds left, to cap
CU’s comeback win over Missouri State (Dec. 30) ...Had 13 points and
career-high five assists vs. Drake (Jan. 9) ...Had 11 points and 10
rebounds at Wichita State (Jan. 15) ...Scored 18 points in road win at
Bradley (Jan. 31) ...Made four three-point baskets in road win at Drake
(Feb. 3), finishing with 16 points ...Had 17 points at #21 Southern
Illinois (Feb. 10) on 5-of-9 shooting ...Had 16 points and nine
rebounds in win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 13) ...Made his first five
three-point attempts in 71-54 win over Wichita State (Feb. 24)
...Scored in double-figures nine of the last 13 games, including 12
points in MVC Tournament finals win vs. #11 Southern Illinois (March 4)
...Had two three-pointers in each of CU’s MVC Tournament wins ...Made
50 percent or more of his three-point shots in eight of the last 12
games ...Team is 19-5 all-time when he scores 11 or more points.
2005-06 (Sophomore)
Started
all 30 games, averaging 7.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game ...An
honorable-mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection ...Played despite
a bout with mono diagnosed in mid-February ...Had season-high 15 points
on 7-of-10 shooting in season-opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, also
grabbing seven rebounds (Nov. 19) ...Had 12 rebounds and career-high
five steals in Creighton’s win over Nebraska (Dec. 11) ...Had 10 points
vs. Akron in NIT victory (March 16) ...Tied season-best with three
three-pointers at Drake (Feb. 4), including a bank shot in overtime
that gave Creighton the lead for good ...Also took a crucial charge
with the score tied and four seconds left in regulation at Drake.
2004-05 (Freshman)
Named
to the MVC’s All-Freshman team, joining Kyle Korver and Terrell Taylor
(both in 1999-2000) as school’s third player to ever earn that honor
...Played in every game while starting the final 23 contests ...Had
season-best 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Xavier (Nov. 30) ...Those
18 points were the most by a Creighton freshman in a game since Kyle
Korver in 2000 ...Became the first Bluejay freshman to score at least
nine points in four straight games since 2000 as well ...Had 12 points
in win over Missouri (Nov. 23) ...Also had nine points and three
rebounds in overtime win over Ohio State (Nov. 24), including a key
three-point play in the final minute of regulation ...Scored first
collegiate points on a four-point play vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 15)
...Had 11 points in first career start vs. Bradley (Dec. 28) ...Those
11 points were the most by a Creighton player in their first start
since Terrell Taylor in 2000 and the first player in double-figures in
their first start since DeAnthony Bowden in 2001 ...Scored 14 points
and grabbed four rebounds in MVC Tournament final vs. Missouri State
(March 7) ...Those 14 points were the most by a freshman in the MVC
Tourney final since future NBA player Michael Ruffin (Tulsa) in 1996
...Made 8-of-13 shots (61.5 percent) from the floor in three MVC
Tournament victories ...Scored 17 points, all in the second half, in
Creighton’s 82-67 win over Drake (Jan. 19) ...Was first Creighton
freshman to start a game since 2002.
Warrensburg High School
Averaged
21.1 points, 12 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a senior, as his team went
23-5 ...Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ...Top game was a
37-point, 16-rebound, six assist effort vs. Grain Valley ...Averaged
21.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as a junior ...Also led the team
with 76 blocked shots (2.7 bpg), field goal percentage (64.6%),
three-point field goal percentage (40.9%) and free throw percentage
(77.8%) ...Also had 55 assists and 54 steals as the Tigers went 23-5
and reached the Class 4 Sectionals ...Team was ranked ninth in the
state and was 62-23 in his three years on varsity as he finished with
1,572 career points ...Twice earned first-team all-state honors,
all-Kansas City District and West Central Conference first team while
also picking up The Daily Star-Journal Johnson County Boys’ Player of
the Year award and The Sedalia Democrat All-Area Basketball Team Player
of the Year two times each as well ...Named KMZU Class 4/5 Co-Player of
the Year ...Named to the Lion’s All-Star Team selection, Branson
Missouri All-Star Team selection and GKCBCA MO-KAN All-Star team
selection ...Named all-tournament in seven different events ...Team won
three District 13 championships ...Ranks fourth all-time in field goal
percentage ...Was ninth-leading scorer at the adidas Big Time
Tournament in 2003 ...Ranked as the top player in Kansas City by
kchoopscoop.com ...Was 6’1 as a freshman, broke his leg and grew to 6’5
by the time he got out of his cast ...Played for coach Gary Belcher.
Personal
Son
of Mark and Ronda Watts ...Full name is Anthony Dane Watts ...Born
April 20, 1986 in Kansas City, Mo. ...Has one sister, Ashlie (25), who
sang the national anthem before one game in 2005 ...Nicknames include
“Fifty” and “D. Watts” ...A business management major ...A member of
FCA, he joined former teammate Anthony Tolliver on a 2006 summer tour
of France with Athletes in Action ...Hobbies include playing video
games, watching movies, riding bikes and sleeping ...Favorite athlete
is Shaquille O’Neal ...Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals
and Kansas City Chiefs ...Favorite professor at Creighton is Dr.
Deborah Wells.
Career Highs
Points
21 vs. Houston 12/21/06
Field Goals
7 (2x), last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/19/05
Field Goal Attempts
16 vs. Wyoming 12/18/04
3-Point Field Goals
5 vs. Wichita State 2/24/07
3-Point Field Goals Attempted
8 vs. #15 Nevada (OT) 3/16/07
Free Throws
8 vs. George Mason 11/25/06
Free Throws Attempted
8 (2x), last vs. Evansville 2/7/07
Rebounds
12 (4x) last vs. Indiana State 1/27/07
Assists
5 vs. Drake 1/9/07
Blocks
2 (4x), last at Wichita State 1/15/07
Steals
5 vs. Nebraska 12/11/05
Minutes
36 vs. #15 Nevada (OT) 3/16/07
Awards & Honors
2006-07
Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team
2005-06
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Honorable-Mention
Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 12/28
2004-05
MVC All-Freshman Team
