JuJu Watkins and the USC Trojans were one of the favorites to make it to the Final Four after securing a No. 1 seed with a 28-3 record (excluding the NCAA Tournament). Yet all the hype surrounding USC seemed to come crumbling down after Watkins suffered a knee injury in the second round.

The Trojans' sophomore star continues to add to her impressive list of accolades with another player-of-the-year honor. Wooden Award could be next.

USC Trojans sophomore guard JuJu Watkins continues to add more hardware to an already impressive trophy case.  A day after she became the third USC player to wi

Breanna Stewart (UConn) and Cheryl Miller (USC) hold the record for most awards won (3). JuJu Watkins turned heads all season long, and now she has the hardware to prove it: the 2025 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award.

The USC Trojans began the 2024-25 season with national championship aspirations, but those hopes suffered a major blow when JuJu Watkins went down with a season-ending injury. Watkins was arguably the best player in the country before she went down,

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 beating Lauren Betts and UCLA twice led to a Big Ten championship and JuJu Watkins' Naismith National Player of the Year Award victory.