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{{short description|American volleyball player (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Ethan Watts
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name = Ethan Mahoney Watts
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|May 4, 1972}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height = {{convert|201|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|93|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| nationalyears = 1994–1997
| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}
| teamnumber = 15
| position = Middle blocker
| college = Brigham Young University
| medaltemplates-title = Medal record
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|United States}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1994 Greece]] |[[1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Volleyball at the 1995 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Ethan Mahoney Watts''' (born May 4, 1972) is an American former [[volleyball]] player. He was a member of the [[United States men's national volleyball team]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]].<ref name="Olympedia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2302477 |website=Olympedia |title=Ethan Watts |access-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306221703/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2302477 |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Watts competed at the 1993 World University Games in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] as a middle blocker, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the [[1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1994 FIVB World Championship]] in Greece.<ref name="WaPo">{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/watts.htm |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title=Ethan Watts |access-date=September 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111133005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/watts.htm |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==College==
Watts played volleyball for [[Brigham Young University]] and was a three-time All-American.<ref name="SaltLake" /> In 1994, Watts' senior year, he led BYU to a 21–6 record and a number two national ranking.<ref name="SaltLake" /> In 2006, Watts was inducted into the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name="BYU">{{Cite web |url=https://byucougars.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/season/1994/player/ethan-watts |title=#12 Ethan Watts |website=BYU Athletics |access-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913223128/https://byucougars.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/season/1994/player/ethan-watts |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club volleyball==

After playing for the U.S. national team, Watts played volleyball professionally in Italy for teams in Modena, Latina, and Milan.<ref name="Italy">{{Cite web |url=https://www.legavolley.it/player/WAT-ETH-72 |website=[[Lega Pallavolo Serie A]] |title=Watts Ethan |access-date=September 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030035852/https://www.legavolley.it/player/WAT-ETH-72 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Watts graduated from [[BYU]] with a degree in [[psychology]], and later graduated from the [[University of San Diego]] with a JD and MBA.<ref name="law">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emw-sandiego-attorney.com/attorney-profile.html |title=About Attorney Ethan M. Watts |website=EMW-sandiego-attorney.com |access-date=September 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208071117/https://www.emw-sandiego-attorney.com/attorney-profile.html |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Watts currently resides in [[San Diego]], [[California]] with his wife, Manuela, where Watts practices law as a business law, IP law, and real estate law attorney.<ref name="SaltLake">{{Cite news |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sports/ci_4397118 |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |title=Watts at foundation of Y.'s success |last=Renzhofer |first=Martin |date=September 26, 2006 |access-date=September 14, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="law" />

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/watts.htm Profile] at ''[[The Washington Post]]''
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* [https://byucougars.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/season/1994/player/ethan-watts BYU profile]
* [https://volleybox.net/ethan-watts-p26054 Volleybox.net profile]
* [https://www.emw-sandiego-attorney.com/ Watts Law Offices, P.C. website]

{{United States men's volleyball squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer USA Volleyball 1996 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Brigham Young University alumni]]
[[Category:University of San Diego alumni]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for the United States]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball]]
[[Category:BYU Cougars men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Ethan Watts - Revision history

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