2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jewel Watkins
- Height:
- 5-11
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Whitehall-Yearling
- Prev School:
- Charlotte
- Major:
- General Studies
- Position:
- G
Before YSU: Played three seasons at the Division I level, the first two coming at Coppin State and the most recent at Charlotte... In 2023-24 for the 49ers, played in 28 games off the bench as she transitioned from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to the American Athletic Conference... Averaged 2.5 points and 1.9 rebounds as one of eight 49ers to average at least 11 minutes per game... Scored a season-high 15 points against Tennessee State... At Coppin State, she twice earned postseason accolades and scored 628 points over two seasons... Was named Second Team All-MEAC and to the conference’s all-defensive team as a sophomore in 2022-23 as she led the Eagles and ranked third in the league with 14.5 points per game... Led the MEAC as a sophomore with 35.1 minutes per game and 78 3-pointers, and she also ranked among the top 10 players in the league with 6.4 rebounds per game and 26 blocks... Was an All-Rookie Team honoree in 2021-22 as she averaged 6.9 points and 5.2 rebounds while playing in 28 games for the Eagles.
High School: Was a Third-Team All-Ohio selection at the Division II level as a senior in 2021... Averaged 20.8 points as a senior and reached the 1,000 points plateau… Earned first-team all-conference accolades four times… Scored 40 points in a game as a senior.
Personal: Parents are JT and Delisa... Has a brother (Hakeem) and a sister (Shelea)... Major is general studies.
