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JuJu Watkins

Judea Skies "JuJu" Watkins (born July 15, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference. Watkins attended Windward School and Sierra Canyon School, both in her hometown of Los Angeles. She was ranked the number one recruit in her class by ESPN and earned national high school player of the year honors as a senior at Sierra Canyon. In her first season at USC, Watkins was named a unanimous first-team All-American and won the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. She received national freshman of the year recognition and set the NCAA Division I freshman scoring record. Watkins has won two gold medals with the United States at the youth international level. She was named Most Valuable Player of the 2022 FIBA Under-17 World Cup and the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship.

Infobox

Position
Shooting guard / point guard
League
Big Ten Conference
Born
(2005-07-15) July 15, 2005 (age 20)Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
High school
Windward School (Los Angeles, California) Sierra Canyon (Los Angeles, California)
College
USC (2023–present)
Women's basketball
Medals Women's basketball Representing the United States FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2022 Hungary Team FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship 2021 Mexico Team

Tables

· Career statistics › College
2023–24
2023–24
Year
2023–24
Team
USC
mw- GP
34
GS
34
MPG
34.6
FG%
401
3P%
319
FT%
852
RPG
7.3
APG
3.3
SPG
2.3
BPG
1.6
TO
4.1
PPG
27.1
2024–25
2024–25
Year
2024–25
Team
USC
mw- GP
33
GS
33
MPG
33.8
FG%
426
3P%
325
FT%
820
RPG
6.8
APG
3.4
SPG
2.2
BPG
1.8
TO
3.2
PPG
23.9
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
67
mw- GP
67
GS
34.2
MPG
412
FG%
322
3P%
836
FT%
7.0
RPG
3.4
APG
2.2
SPG
1.7
BPG
3.7
TO
25.5
Year
Team
mw- GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
2023–24
USC
34
34
34.6
401
319
852
7.3
3.3
2.3
1.6
4.1
27.1
2024–25
USC
33
33
33.8
426
325
820
6.8
3.4
2.2
1.8
3.2
23.9
Career
67
67
34.2
412
322
836
7.0
3.4
2.2
1.7
3.7
25.5

References

  1. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2020-02-15/high-school-column
  2. "Juju Watkins Represents her Country and Community with Pride"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210617103934/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2021/06/wu16-watkins-feature.aspx
  3. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2020-03-28/juju-watkins-windward-la-times-girls-basketball-player-of-year-2020
  4. Sports Illustrated Kids
    https://www.sikids.com/sportskid-of-the-year/juju-watkins-sportskid-of-the-year
  5. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2021-07-24/juju-watkins-leaves-windward-for-sierra-canyon
  6. Los Angeles Daily News
    https://www.dailynews.com/2022/03/10/sierra-canyons-juju-watkins-named-gatorade-california-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year/
  7. "Ms. Basketball 2022: Jumping for Juju"
    https://www.calhisports.com/2022/04/20/ms-basketball-2022-jumping-for-juju/
  8. Los Angeles Daily News
    https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/06/daily-news-2022-player-of-the-year-sierra-canyons-juju-watkins-a-bona-fide-basketball-trailblazer/
  9. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2022-03-20/juju-watkins-sierra-canyon-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year
  10. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2023-03-19/la-times-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-juju-watkins-sierra-canyon
  11. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2023-01-31/juju-watkins-sierra-canyon-notre-dame-recap
  12. Los Angeles Daily News
    https://www.dailynews.com/2023/04/08/daily-news-all-area-girls-basketball-sierra-canyons-juju-watkins-named-player-of-the-year-for-second-consecutive-time/
  13. "USC's Juju Watkins Named Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year"
    https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/3/13/womens-basketball-uscs-juju-watkins-named-gatorade-national-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year.aspx
  14. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2023-03-28/juju-watkins-mcdonalds-all-american-game-bronny-james-jared-mccain
  15. "No. 1 women's basketball recruit Juju Watkins commits to USC"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35033062/no-1-women-basketball-recruit-juju-watkins-commits-usc
  16. "JuJu Watkins' 32-Point Debut Helps No. 21 USC Women's Basketball Upset No. 7 Ohio State"
    https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/11/6/womens-basketball-juju-watkins-32-point-debut-helps-no-21-usc-womens-basketball-upset-no-7-ohio-state.aspx
  17. "JuJu Watkins has 31 points, last 7 of game, No. 8 USC women edge Penn State 71-70 in Bahamas"
    https://apnews.com/article/usc-penn-state-basketball-score-cae94e8d100f04e6286feea03d0106e5
  18. "JuJu Watkins Records Third Straight 30-Point Game As No. 6 USC Tops San Diego 89-58"
    https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/12/3/womens-basketball-juju-watkins-has-5th-game-of-30-points-and-no-6-southern-california-routs-san-diego-89-58.aspx
  19. "JuJu Watkins, No. 9 USC send No. 2 UCLA to first loss in rematch"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39309953/juju-watkins-no-9-usc-send-no-2-ucla-first-loss-rematch
  20. "USC's JuJu Watkins explodes for 51, keys upset of Stanford"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39447970/usc-juju-watkins-explodes-51-keys-upset-stanford
  21. "JuJu Watkins Scores USC-Record 51 points To Help No. 15 USC Women's Basketball Upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58"
    https://usctrojans.com/news/2024/2/2/juju-watkins-scores-usc-record-51-points-to-help-no-15-usc-womens-basketball-upset-no-4-stanford-67-58.aspx
  22. Los Angeles Daily News
    https://www.dailynews.com/2024/02/23/juju-watkins-scores-42-as-usc-tops-colorado-for-7th-straight-win/
  23. "No. 7 USC Women's Basketball Erupts For 87-81 Win Over No. 11 Colorado At Galen Center"
    https://usctrojans.com/news/2024/2/23/womens-basketball-no-7-usc-womens-basketball-erupts-for-87-81-win-over-no-11-colorado-at-galen-center.aspx
  24. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2024-02-25/juju-watkins-30-points-usc-loss-utah-recap
  25. "2023-24 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Media Awards announced"
    https://pac-12.com/news/2024/3/6/2023-24-pac-12-womens-basketball-media-awards-announced.aspx
  26. "2023-24 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240305210934/https://pac-12.com/article/2024/03/04/2023-24-pac-12-womens-basketball-all-conference-honors-and-annual-performance
  27. "JuJu Watkins scores 33, sends USC to Pac-12 final with 2-OT win"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39690403/juju-watkins-scores-33-sends-usc-pac-12-final-2-ot-win-ucla
  28. "USC takes Pac-12 title despite rare off night for JuJu Watkins"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39704421/usc-takes-pac-12-title-rare-night-juju-watkins
  29. "JuJu Watkins' historic season for USC ends in Elite Eight loss"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39857956/juju-watkins-historic-season-usc-ends-elite-eight-loss
  30. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/college/usc/trojan-news/usc-women-s-basketball-juju-watkins-nominated-for-espy-eg2001
  31. "USBWA Unveils 2023-24 Women's All-America Team"
    https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2024/03/19/usbwa-unveils-2023-24-womens-all-america-team
  32. "The Associated Press 2023-24 women's college basketball All-America teams"
    https://apnews.com/article/ap-all-america-womens-basketball-team-6112af423be09a0ff5fcf3ec9aba22c2
  33. "Caitlin Clark wins second Wade Trophy, headlines 2024 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America team"
    https://wbca.org/news/caitlin-clark-wins-second-wade-trophy-headlines-2024-wbca-ncaa-division-i-coaches-all-america-team/
  34. "JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers lead preseason All-America team"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41943442/juju-watkins-paige-bueckers-lead-preseason-all-america-team
  35. "USC, JuJu Watkins Headline Big Ten Preseason Honors"
    https://bigten.org/wbb/article/bltcc1a6734e2ca6177/
  36. "USC's JuJu Watkins drops 27 points in thrilling opening day win against Ole Miss in Paris"
    https://sports.yahoo.com/uscs-juju-watkins-drops-27-points-in-thrilling-opening-day-win-against-ole-miss-in-paris-192507556.html
  37. "USC's JuJu Watkins reaches 1,000 career points in 38th game"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/42412314/usc-trojans-basketball-star-juju-watkins-reaches-1000-career-points-milestone
  38. "Watkins hits career-high, school-record 9 3-pointers in No. 6 USC's 94-52 win over Cal Baptist"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401718955
  39. "JuJu Watkins stars as USC holds off Paige Bueckers, UConn"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43102450/juju-watkins-stars-usc-holds-paige-bueckers-uconn
  40. "Watkins and Iriafen lead No. 4 USC over Penn State 95-73, keeping Nittany Lions winless in Big Ten"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401721532
  41. "JuJu Watkins dazzles as USC rallies to stun top-ranked UCLA"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43837089/juju-watkins-dazzles-usc-rallies-stun-top-ranked-ucla
  42. "USC's JuJu Watkins hangs 30 points on UCLA at historic Pauley Pavilion"
    https://apnews.com/article/juju-watkins-usc-ucla-05ba93a061e7bc484d06b6601b3ef2cc
  43. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6228552/2025/03/24/juju-watkins-injury-usc-march-madness-2025/
  44. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/stats
  45. usbwa.com
    https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2025/03/25/uscs-watkins-wins-2024-25-ann-meyers-drysdale-award
  46. www.cbssports.com
    https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/juju-watkins-wins-the-naismith-award-for-best-womens-college-basketball-player-in-the-country/amp/
  47. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/page/womenswoodenaward040525/usc-juju-watkins-adds-honors-wooden-award
  48. USC Athletics
    https://usctrojans.com/news/2025/3/4/womens-basketball-uscs-juju-watkins-picked-as-ann-meyers-drysdale-shooting-guard-of-the-year-finalist
  49. www.hoophallawards.com
    https://www.hoophallawards.com/womenswinners.php
  50. People.com
    https://people.com/usc-star-juju-watkins-miss-all-of-upcoming-season-amid-ongoing-rehab-acl-injury-11820359
  51. "High school girls basketball: JuJu Watkins' star power has another season to shine"
    https://www.maxpreps.com/news/QpPO3XMTKk-rFJ2X1V94AQ/high-school-girls-basketball-juju-watkins-star-power-has-another-season-to-shine.htm
  52. "No. 1 basketball recruit Juju Watkins puts game before fame"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34970903/early-signing-week-top-basketball-recruit-juju-watkins-sierra-canyon
  53. CBSSports.com
    https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/usc-star-juju-watkins-is-carrying-on-her-familys-legacy-of-philanthropy-in-los-angeles/
  54. NBC Sports
    https://www.nbcsports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/how-family-and-community-lift-juju-watkins-on-and-off-the-basketball-court
  55. CBSSports.com
    https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/usc-star-juju-watkins-is-carrying-on-her-familys-legacy-of-philanthropy-in-los-angeles/
  56. "Klutch signs Sierra Canyon star Juju Watkins as first female athlete client"
    https://usatodayhss.com/2022/klutch-signs-sierra-canyon-star-juju-watkins-first-female-client
  57. Forbes
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/10/10/nike-signs-bronny-james-dj-wagner-caitlin-clark-haley-jones-juju-watkins-to-nil-deals/?sh=320ce95673ea
  58. "Sources: USC's JuJu Watkins, Nike reach lucrative extension"
    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41684352/sources-usc-juju-watkins-nike-reach-lucrative-extension
  59. Forbes
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanmshaw/2024/04/02/usc-womens-basketball-star-juju-watkins-plans-for-financial-success/
  60. Bloomberg.com
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-10/gatorade-signs-college-hoops-star-juju-watkins-to-multiyear-deal?srnd=phx-industries
  61. "State Farm signs JuJu Watkins and increases investment in women's sports"
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/25/state-farm-nil-juju-watkins.html
  62. "USC's JuJu Watkins becomes investor in Unrivaled, says she will 'for sure' play in 3-on-3 league someday"
    https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/uscs-juju-watkins-becomes-investor-in-unrivaled-says-she-will-for-sure-play-in-3-on-3-league-someday/
  63. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/college/usc/basketball/womens-college-basketball-nil-money-deals-juju-watkins-cavinder-twins-haley-hanna-caitlin-clark-uconn-paige-bueckers-lsu-flaujae-johnson-hailey-van-lith
  64. Sports Business Journal
    https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/12/23/year-end-awards-best-nil-athlete/
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