Watts (nee Watson) has been an integral part of UBC’s success since being named the full-time assistant back in June of 2007. The former Canadian national team member led UBC to the 2004 CIS championship, the school’s first title in 30 years at the time.
That season she was recognized as a Canada West all-star, second team CIS All-Canadian and CIS defensive player of the year before taking home championship MVP honours. She still holds the school record for steals in a game with 10.
The Agassiz, B.C., native went on to a stint with the senior national team that started in the summer of 2005 and continued into 2007, with highlights including the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Brazil and 2007 Pan-American Games.
Watts, who received her education degree from UBC in 2005, returned to the Point Grey campus as the full-time assistant coach in 2007.
Watts holds three degrees from UBC, Bachelor of Human Kinetics (2004), Bachelor of Education (2005), and a Masters of Kinesiology (2011).
In 2015, she was the head coach of B.C.’s Under-17 provincial team that finished fourth at the national championships. The year before, Watts assist at Canada Basketball’s Western Canada Juvenile Assessment Camp. She has also assisted with the Canada Basketball Centre of Performance.
From 2008-2011, Watts was the head coach of the Basketball BC U-15 provincial team, which she led to back-to-back bronze medals at the juvenile National Championship tournament in 2010 and 2011
She is married to Derran Watts, a former standout with the UBC baseball program who played in the NY Mets minor league system. They have one son named Austen, born in 2012.
