USC guard JuJu Watkins is the program’s sixth freshman of the year and first since 2020. After winning 14 of 17 Pac-12 freshman of the week honors, USC’s JuJu Watkins was named conference freshman of the year on Tuesday. With Watkins at the center of USC’s revival, the Trojans are primed to make their first back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances since …
USC center Clarice Akunwafo and guard JuJu Watkins reach for a rebound during a 73-65 win over previously undefeated UCLA at Galen Center on Sunday. When Kayla Padilla drew a foul with 14.3 seconds left and USC up by six against UCLA, Watkins, USC’s star freshman, raised her arms toward the Galen Center crowd and flashed an exhausted, relieved smile. …
