Darryl Watson is a retired American

United States

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 basketball player and coach. He is best known for leading NCAA Division I in rebounding as a senior

Senior (education)

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 in 1980–81

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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. That season, he averaged 14.0 rebounds per game in 27 games. Watson is one of two Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University

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 men's basketball players to have led the nation in rebounding (Marcus Mann

Marcus Mann (basketball)

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 later earned the distinction in 1995–96).

After college, Watson played professional basketball internationally for several years. Eventually he returned to the United States and worked as a financial aid counselor and head basketball coach at Atlanta Metropolitan College

Atlanta Metropolitan College

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. He also coached at Morris Brown College

Morris Brown College

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

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, and Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University

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 in North Carolina

North Carolina

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. Watson is a native of Greenville, Mississippi

Greenville, Mississippi

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and has one son.