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JuJu Watkins

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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 Los Angeles, California, U .
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1 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
GP
34
GS
34
MPG
34
FG%
401
3P%
319
FT%
852
RPG
7
APG
3
SPG
2
BPG
1
2024–25
2024–25
Year
2024–25
Team
USC
GP
33
GS
33
MPG
33
FG%
426
3P%
325
FT%
820
RPG
6
APG
3
SPG
2
BPG
1
2025–26
2025–26
Year
2025–26
Team
USC
GP
Did not play due to injury
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
67
GP
67
GS
34
MPG
412
FG%
322
3P%
836
FT%
7
RPG
3
APG
2
SPG
1
BPG
3
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
2023–24
USC
34
34
34
401
319
852
7
3
2
1
2024–25
USC
33
33
33
426
325
820
6
3
2
1
2025–26
USC
Did not play due to injury
Career
67
67
34
412
322
836
7
3
2
1
3

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
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