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Four Women of Troy Land On Naismith Trophy Watch List
October 28, 2024 | Women's Basketball
USC’s Kiki Iriafen, Rayah Marshall, Talia von Oelhoffen and JuJu Watkins are on the 50-player list for 2024-25.
LOS ANGELES — Four members of the USC women's basketball team are in line for top honors, with Kiki Iriafen, Rayah Marshall, Talia von Oelhoffen and JuJu Watkins all named to the 2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch list presented by AXIA Time. This is the second Watch List selection for returning Trojans Marshall and Watkins, and the first for USC newcomers Iriafen and von Oelhoffen.
A 6-3 forward who was named the 2024 Katrina McClain National Power Forward of the Year, Iriafen has joined the USC women's basketball program as a grad transfer out of Stanford. A 2024 All-America Honorable Mention recipient after a standout junior season with the Cardinal, Iriafen continues to raise the bar for herself with her first Naismith Watch List selection coming soon after her first pick as an AP Preseason All-American.
Marshall, a 6-4 senior center/forward, enters her final season at USC holding 996 career points and 35 double-doubles. Her second stint on the Naismith Watch List comes after earning All-Pac-12 Team honors as as a sophomore and Honorable Mention as a junior. She also was named to the NCAA Portland Region 3 All-Tournament Team for her work in helping the Women of Troy reach the Elite Eight for the first time in 30 years.
An All-Pac-12 Team selection at Oregon State, von Oelhoffen helped the Beavers reach the NCAA Elite Eight last year and now starts her first season at USC with a spot on the Naismith Watch List as well as the Nancy Lieberman National Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List. A 5-11 guard, von Oelhoffen dished out 5.0 assists per game last season while averaging 10.7 points per game for the Beavers. She earned 2024 Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention and All-Pac-12 Team honors.Â
A 6-2 guard, Watkins was the National Freshman of the Year and the No. 2 scorer in the nation last season. She now enters her sophomore campaign with the Women of Troy having already tallied at least 30 points in 14 games — a USC single-season record. Watkins was a unanimous selection for this year's AP Preseason All-America list. Last year, she was a finalist for the Naismith Trophy and was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Shooting Guard of the Year.
USC's Naismith Trophy Watch List members, along with their fellow Trojan teammates,  will officially open the 2024-25 season in Paris, France, on Nov. 4, when USC takes on Ole Miss in an Aflac Oui-Play Game at Adidas Arena.
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A 6-3 forward who was named the 2024 Katrina McClain National Power Forward of the Year, Iriafen has joined the USC women's basketball program as a grad transfer out of Stanford. A 2024 All-America Honorable Mention recipient after a standout junior season with the Cardinal, Iriafen continues to raise the bar for herself with her first Naismith Watch List selection coming soon after her first pick as an AP Preseason All-American.
Marshall, a 6-4 senior center/forward, enters her final season at USC holding 996 career points and 35 double-doubles. Her second stint on the Naismith Watch List comes after earning All-Pac-12 Team honors as as a sophomore and Honorable Mention as a junior. She also was named to the NCAA Portland Region 3 All-Tournament Team for her work in helping the Women of Troy reach the Elite Eight for the first time in 30 years.
An All-Pac-12 Team selection at Oregon State, von Oelhoffen helped the Beavers reach the NCAA Elite Eight last year and now starts her first season at USC with a spot on the Naismith Watch List as well as the Nancy Lieberman National Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List. A 5-11 guard, von Oelhoffen dished out 5.0 assists per game last season while averaging 10.7 points per game for the Beavers. She earned 2024 Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention and All-Pac-12 Team honors.Â
A 6-2 guard, Watkins was the National Freshman of the Year and the No. 2 scorer in the nation last season. She now enters her sophomore campaign with the Women of Troy having already tallied at least 30 points in 14 games — a USC single-season record. Watkins was a unanimous selection for this year's AP Preseason All-America list. Last year, she was a finalist for the Naismith Trophy and was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Shooting Guard of the Year.
USC's Naismith Trophy Watch List members, along with their fellow Trojan teammates,  will officially open the 2024-25 season in Paris, France, on Nov. 4, when USC takes on Ole Miss in an Aflac Oui-Play Game at Adidas Arena.
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Women's Basketball Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb Media Availability 9/18/25
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