[4] During his final season, Watts led the Gold Rush to their second consecutive NAIA District 30 Championship, defeating Dillard University 101–80.

At the time, the Bearkats were ranked first in the country in all college division polls and had gone 34 games, over a two-year period, without a loss.

On February 21, 1975, Watts recorded his first career triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, along with adding 4 steals, in a 110–108 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

[6] Two days later, Watts recorded a career-high 9 steals, while also scoring 13 points and adding 14 assists, during a 114–100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Hopkins was fired after a 5–17 start, and new coach Lenny Wilkens made some lineup changes, one of which was to replace Watts with Dennis Johnson.

He ended his post-basketball career teaching physical education for nearly 20 years at Martin Luther King Jr.

[13] Watts is one of five 1970s Seattle SuperSonics players whose names are featured on characters in "The Exterminator," the third episode of Season 1 of iZombie.