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That’s Three: USC’s JuJu Watkins Snags Another Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Selection
November 27, 2023 | Women's Basketball
She’s matched a USC freshman record with three 30-point games after her first double-double as a Trojan.
USC's JuJu Watkins continues to pile up honors as her collegiate career commences, as she has grabbed Pac-12 Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week accolades for the third straight week for the now-No. 6 Women of Troy. She is the seventh Trojan to earn the award, and has helped make a grand total of 14 such honors for USC. With 26.2 points per game, Watkins currently ranks No. 3 in the nation in scoring, and she is No. 26 in 3-point percentage at .500.
Watkins' third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection came after helping USC stay undefeated at 5-0 with two wins at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas. She scored a team-high 15 points in USC's 64-54 win over Seton Hall, and then notched her third 30-point game and first double-double of the season with 31 points and 12 rebounds in a tense win over Penn State. Watkins scored the last seven straight points of that, including the game-winning basket, as USC recorded a 71-70 comeback win. Watkins' 31-point outing matched a freshman record hit by Lisa Leslie in 1990-91 and Paula McGee in 1980-81 — two Trojan greats who recorded three 30-point outings in their freshman seasons. With 131 points scored for the 5-0 Trojans, Watkins has scored more points in her first five games as a Trojan than Cheryl Miller (104) and Lisa Leslie (109) did in their first five games at USC.
Watkins is the first Pac-12 freshman to win three straight Freshman of the Week awards since Cal's Jayda Curry from Nov. 15-29, 2021.
Watkins' third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection came after helping USC stay undefeated at 5-0 with two wins at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas. She scored a team-high 15 points in USC's 64-54 win over Seton Hall, and then notched her third 30-point game and first double-double of the season with 31 points and 12 rebounds in a tense win over Penn State. Watkins scored the last seven straight points of that, including the game-winning basket, as USC recorded a 71-70 comeback win. Watkins' 31-point outing matched a freshman record hit by Lisa Leslie in 1990-91 and Paula McGee in 1980-81 — two Trojan greats who recorded three 30-point outings in their freshman seasons. With 131 points scored for the 5-0 Trojans, Watkins has scored more points in her first five games as a Trojan than Cheryl Miller (104) and Lisa Leslie (109) did in their first five games at USC.
Watkins is the first Pac-12 freshman to win three straight Freshman of the Week awards since Cal's Jayda Curry from Nov. 15-29, 2021.
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