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USC’s JuJu Watkins Wins First Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Award
December 09, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Watkins also picks up USBWA and Associated Press National Player of the Week honors.
USC sophomore guard JuJu Watkins is the first Trojan to be named a Big Ten Women's Basketball Player of the Week, earning the honors today (Dec. 9) from USC's new conference. Watkins has twice landed on the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll this season, but this marks her first selection as Player of the Week. Also this week, Watkins landed on national radars, named the Associated Press National Player of the Week and one of five USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week.
Watkins averaged 30.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks across USC's two wins last week, as the Trojans beat California Baptist 94-52 at Galen Center before opening Big Ten play with their first true road game in a 66-53 victory at Oregon. Against CBU, Watkins scored 40 points and broke USC's program record for 3-pointers made in a game with nine threes landed. Her 9-of-11 mark from beyond the arc set a new career best for Watkins, who also committed no turnovers in the win. Her 40-point effort was the second most scored by any D1 player this season, and made her just the third Big Ten player in the last 25 years to score 40 points and make nine 3-pointers in a single game. It was Watkins' 16th career game scoring 30 or more points.
At Oregon, Watkins battled foul trouble and still emerged with a game-high 21 points in just under 28 minutes played. That marked the 35th time in her 43 career games played that Watkins has scored 20 or more points. USC improved to 8-1 overall with the win while taking a 1-0 start to Big Ten play.
Watkins and the Trojans are back in Los Angeles this week, hosting Fresno State at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Dec. 10) at Galen Center before taking on Elon at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Dec. 15).
Watkins averaged 30.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks across USC's two wins last week, as the Trojans beat California Baptist 94-52 at Galen Center before opening Big Ten play with their first true road game in a 66-53 victory at Oregon. Against CBU, Watkins scored 40 points and broke USC's program record for 3-pointers made in a game with nine threes landed. Her 9-of-11 mark from beyond the arc set a new career best for Watkins, who also committed no turnovers in the win. Her 40-point effort was the second most scored by any D1 player this season, and made her just the third Big Ten player in the last 25 years to score 40 points and make nine 3-pointers in a single game. It was Watkins' 16th career game scoring 30 or more points.
At Oregon, Watkins battled foul trouble and still emerged with a game-high 21 points in just under 28 minutes played. That marked the 35th time in her 43 career games played that Watkins has scored 20 or more points. USC improved to 8-1 overall with the win while taking a 1-0 start to Big Ten play.
Watkins and the Trojans are back in Los Angeles this week, hosting Fresno State at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Dec. 10) at Galen Center before taking on Elon at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Dec. 15).
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