He went on to play with clubs in Mexico, Japan, Uruguay, the Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Lithuania, Switzerland and the Philippines.
[4] On May 21, 2008, Watts signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
[1][2] As a freshman at UNC in 2008–09, Watts was a member of the national championship team that were victorious in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
[5] Watts had a subdued college career, as he finished his four-year stint with averages of 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 6.7 minutes over 122 games.
[6] Throughout his time at UNC, Watts was co-captain on a team who were perennial finalists with multiple players every year being drafted to the NBA, and although his opportunities were limited playing alongside numerous NBA recruits, he still made an impact when he was on the court, as his versatility allowed him to play multiple positions from point guard to power forward.
The Rockets went on to advance to the QBL Grand Final, where they defeated the Brisbane Capitals 102–95 to win the championship behind an 18-point effort from Watts.
[9] After negotiations with the Rockhampton Rockets fell through in March 2014, Watts joined Mexican team Mineros de Caborca for the 2014 CIBACOPA season.
In their first-round playoff match-up with the first-seeded Kyoto Hannaryz, Takamatsu were defeated 2–0 despite an 18-point effort from Watts in Game 1.
[23] In March 2016, Watts had a four-game stint with CIBACOPA team Vaqueros de Agua Prieta, averaging 11.8 points per game.
[24] Den Bosch finished the 2016–17 regular season in fourth place with a 14–14 record, and made it through to the semi-finals, where they were defeated 4–0 by the first-seeded Donar.
On February 25, 2019, Watts signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League, returning to the country for a second stint.
[38] On December 17, 2019, Watts signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League, returning to the country for a third stint.
His cousin, Hank Poteat, played ten NFL seasons with Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, New England, the New York Jets, and the Cleveland Browns.