USC's JuJu Watkins is AP Women's Player of Year
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"Thank you all for the incredible love and support. Seeing all your messages and kind words has meant the world to me — y’all have given me so much hope," Watkins wrote in a post to her Instagram sto...
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Despite falling to the Betts-led Bruins in the Big Ten tournament championship, Watkins and USC entered March Madness as a No. 1 seed for a second straight year.
From The New York Times
2025 — JuJu Watkins, Southern Cal
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USC star JuJu Watkins is the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball and just the fourth sophomore to do it
USC star JuJu Watkins could miss all of next season as she recovers from a torn ACL. The Trojans' freshman class is expected to help offset her loss.
Per ESPN's Michele Steele, USC star JuJu Watkins and North Carolina's RJ Davis lead all male and female athletes in NIL endorsements over the past 12 months. According to Steele, Davis has 25 NIL deals while Watkins has 20.
The highly anticipated matchup between USC's JuJu Watkins and UConn's Paige Bueckers, which had fans salivating, won't happen Monday night.
UConn star Paige Bueckers' quest for a championship continues. USC is playing with motivation from JuJu Watkins' absence.
Could USC have cleared the Elite Eight hurdle with Watkins? Perhaps, but the Trojans didn't have the star power on Monday to beat UConn.
Paige Bueckers and UConn took down the Watkins-less Trojans 78-64 on Monday. Watkins was named the Player of the Year over Bueckers, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, and cross-town rival Lauren Betts of UCLA.
USC guard JuJu Watkins was named the women's 2025 Naismith National Player of the Year on Wednesday.