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Jersey Number 21
Lindy Waters III
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Norman, Okla.
- High School:
- Norman North HS
Bio
Lindy Waters' Career Stats
2019-20 (Senior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Started 104 games in his career, which tied for the 10th most in school history.
• Finished his career with 1,152 career points, which ranks 31st in school history.
• One of just five Cowboy players to win in every Big 12 Conference road venue.
• Earned his first career Academic All-Big 12 honor with a second-team nod in 2020.
• Co-captain of the Cowboy locker room in each of his last two seasons.
• Hit 177 career 3-pointers on 39.0 percent shooting from deep, which ranks 11th and 16th in school history, respectively.
• A testament to his versatility, Waters also finished his career ranked 22nd in assists (254) and 24th in steals (122).
• Just the 11th OSU player to reach 1,000-points, 250-assists and 100-steals.
• 121 appearances in a Cowboy uniform ranks 23rd in program history.
• Hauled in 346 career defensive rebounds, which ranks 18th in program history.
• Was just the 42nd player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
• Earned his 100th career start at Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse.
• Owns 58 double-digit scoring performances, including 18 in 2019-20.
• Posted a career-high 29 points on 9-of-18 shooting against Georgetown.
• Led the Cowboys in scoring with 16 points against Baylor and added in five assists and three steals.
• Started in 58 consecutive games before missing the matchup against TCU due to day-to-day injury.
• Had scored at least two points in 82 straight games prior to TCU loss on Jan. 11.
• Recorded career steals No. 100 and 101 in the win over SELA, which moved him into 30th in OSU history.
• Filled in the stat sheet with 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals against Texas.
2018-19 (Junior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after a breakout junior campaign with the Cowboys.
• Shot 44.8 percent from 3-point on the year, which is the fourth best mark in Cowboy history and ranked second in the Big 12.
• Will enter his senior season ranked seventh in OSU history with a 41.7 career 3-point percentage, and his 138 makes from deep rank 15th.
• Knocked down 87.8 percent of his free throw attempts, which ranked second in the Big 12 and 10th in OSU history.
• A veteran of 90 appearances and 75 starts thanks to his versatility, shooting ability and steady ball handling.
• Started 37 consecutive games, including all 32 games of 2018-19.
• Was 42-of-84 (.500) from 3-point in Big 12 play, which ranked second in the conference.
• Big 12 ranks: 3-point percentage (2nd, .448), free throw percentage (T2nd, .878), 3fg/game (4th, 2.2), minutes (6th, 33.8), scoring (14th, 12.2), assists (14th, 2.8), steals (15th, 1.3).
• Will enter his senior season with a career free throw percentage of 81.3, which is the 16th best mark by a Cowboy.
• Owns 40 double-digit scoring performances, including 22 in 2018-19.
• Increased his scoring output by 30 percent over his sophomore season, which saw his scoring average jump from 8.7 to 12.2 points per game.
• Led the Cowboys in scoring (17 points), assists (7) and steals (4) against TCU in the Big 12 Championship opener.
• Logged his first 20-point scoring game against Oklahoma. His seven made field goals were also a careeh high that night.
• Posted 19 points on a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point against Texas. Just missed a double-double with nine boards.
• Posted his first career double-double in the win over Central Arkansas with 10 points and 11 boards.
• Knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 18 points at Minnesota.
• Blocked a career-high two shots vs LSU in the AdvoCare Invitational game that gave OSU third place in the tournament.
• Joined Thomas Dziagwa and Cameron McGriff as captains in 2018-19.
• Named "Indian of the Year" by the American Indian Exposition, one of the nation's oldest and largest intertribal celebrations.
2017-18 (Sophomore Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• A mainstay in the Cowboys’ lineup, Waters started 31 times in his 35 appearances.
• Ranked in the top five in seven statistical categories for the Cowboys, including points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game.
• Brought his scoring average up to 8.7 points per game compared to 5.7 points per game his freshman season.
• More than doubled his rebounding average from his freshman season. He grabbed 3.7 rebounds per game in his sophomore campaign, but only hauled in 1.8 rebounds per game in his freshman season.
• Scored in double figures 15 times, including 10 times against conference foes.
• Nailed a go-ahead 3-point shot with 14 seconds remaining to beat No. 19 West Virginia in Morgantown on Feb. 10.
• Scored a career-high 18 points in the Cowboys’ upset victory against Texas Tech on Feb. 21, when he made all six field goal attempts, including four made 3-pointers.
• Had a career-high six assists against Western Kentucky in the third round of the National Invitation Tournament.
• Also put up nine points and grabbed five rebounds against the Hilltoppers.
• Found success against Texas with two games scoring 10 points or more. He shot 62.5 percent (10-for-19) against Texas and made four of his seven 3-point attempts in two games against the Longhorns during his sophomore season.
• Contributed heavily on defense, taking 17 charges for the Cowboys.
• Hauled in a career-high eight rebounds in the Cowboy’s victory against Pittsburgh.
• Scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Arkansas on Jan. 27.
• Shot 76.8 percent from the free-throw line, a mark good enough for No. 5 on the team (minimum 10 attempts).
2016-17 (Freshman Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Proved an efficient scoring threat thanks to 44.2 percent (19-of-43) shooting from 3-point and a 49.5 percent (46-of-93) clip from the floor.
• Led all OSU newcomers with 5.7 points per game in 23 appearances.
• Earned 12 starts, which are the most by any OSU freshman in 2016-17.
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 6 after going 5-of-5 from beyond the arc in road wins at Oklahoma and West Virginia.
• Led all players at the Maui Invitational with nine steals in the three games, including a five-steal performance in the win over Georgetown.
• Also hauled in a season-best five rebounds in the Georgetown victory.
• Posted six double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• Was a perfect 3-of-3 from 3-point for 11 points at Oklahoma, including a key make from the right of the key that gave OSU the lead with 4:36 remaining.
• Earned his first career start in his second career game, the Nov. 14 contest against Central Arkansas.
• Missed 10 games in Big 12 play due to injury, but was 7-of-10 from 3-point in the eight conference games he played in.
• Proved a capable free throw shooter at 71.4 percent (20-of-28).
Norman North High School
• Ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit, and was No. 117 on their list of the top 150 players in the country.
• 247Sports named Waters the No. 3 player in Oklahoma and the No. 20 shooting guard in the country.
• Averaged 14.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a senior. He shot 50.3 percent from the floor.
• Earned honorable-mention All-State honors by The Oklahoman, as well as first-team All-District 5.
• As a sophomore, Waters poured in 14.1 points on 58.8 percent shooting from the floor, including 48.7 percent from 3-point. He also averaged 9.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
• Chose to play for the Cowboys over offers from Butler, Cincinnati, Clemson, Harvard, Houston, Iowa State, and Oklahoma among others.
Personal
• Named "Indian of the Year" by the American Indian Exposition, one of the nation's oldest and largest intertribal celebrations.
• Celebrates his Kiowa/Cherokee heritage.
• His Kiowa name is "Pao", which means "three".
• Son of Lisa and Lindy Waters, Jr.
• Lindy’s father was a standout basketball player at Southern Nazarene.
• He has three sisters; Lindsey, Loren and Leana.
• His birthday is July 28, 1997.
• Lindy is studying sports management at OSU.
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