2024-25 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
JuJu Watkins
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Sierra Canyon HS
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
THIS SEASON
USC’s sixth First Team All-American and third Naismith Trophy winner, JuJu Watkins enters her third season of competition at USC.
2024-25 SEASON
• Appeared in 33 games with 33 starts
• Led team with 23.9 points and 3.4 assists per game
• Her 789 points scored ranked No. 3 in the nation
• Team leader in 3-pointers made with 63
• 218 free throws made ranked No. 2 in the nation
• Second on the team in blocks (1.76 per game) and steals (2.18 per game)
• Scored in double figures in 32 games, including six 30+ games and a season-high 40 points scored vs. CBU
• Broke the USC single-game 3-point record with nine 3-pointers made vs. CBU on Dec. 3
• Recorded eight double-doubles
• Scored her 1,000th career point on Nov. 15 vs. Santa Clara, becoming the fastest player in USC history to reach the 1,000-point mark in her career (38 games)
• Her 1,000 points in 38 games is the second fastest in Division 1 women’s basketball history. She is the third player to hit the mark in 38 games, behind three other players who did it in 37
• Set new career highs with 14 rebounds at Rutgers, nine assists vs. CSUN and eight blocks vs. UCLA (2/13)
• Is the 30th Trojan to score 1,000 points at USC
• Ranks No. 9 all-time in career scoring at USC with 1,709 points
• Ranks No. 10 all-time in career blocks at USC (114)
• Ranks No. 6 all-time in career free throws made (459)
• Naismith Trophy winner
• John R. Wooden Award winner
• USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year
• AP National Player of the Year
• Sporting News National Player of the Year
• The Athletic National Player of the Year
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year
• AP All-America First Team
• USBWA All-America First Team
• Wooden Award All-America Team
• WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team
• Sporting News All-America
• Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
• ESPYS Best Female College Athlete
• Big Ten Player of the Year
• Wade Trophy Finalist
• Honda Award Finalist
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist
• Dawn Staley Award Recipient
• Sullivan Award Finalist
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year
• Preseason All-Big Ten Team
• Big Ten Player of the Week (7x)
• Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (3x)
• AP National Player of the Week (3x)
• USBWA Drysdale Player of the Week (6x)
• Acrisure Invitational MVP
• Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24 SEASON
• Set the all-time national record for scoring by a freshman with 920 points
• Set USC record (male or female) with 14 games with 30 or more points scored
• No. 2 scorer in the nation with her 27.1 points per game
• Had a USC record-breaking 51-point outing in a road upset of Stanford — the most points scored by any player in the nation in 2023-24
• Her 42 points vs. Colorado on Feb. 23 was the most points ever scored by a USC basketball player (male or female) at Galen Center
• Her 241 FTs made was a USC single-season record.
• Averaged a team-high 2.3 steals and 3.3 assists per game
• USC’s second leading rebounder with 7.3 per game and second in shot blocks with 1.7 per game
• One of just five Pac-12 players ever to tally at least 750 points, 150 rebounds and 50 steals in a season
• Recorded nine double-doubles
• Scored 32 points vs. Ohio State in her USC debut, marking the most points every scored by a Trojan in her first game as a true freshman.
• Honda Award, Wade Trophy, Naismith Trophy Finalist
• John. R Wooden Award Finalist & All-American
• Associated Press, USBWA, The Athletic & Sporting News All-America First Team
• USC’s sixth First Team All-American all-time
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year
• Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA Freshman of the Year)
• ESPN Player of the Year Runner-Up
• ESPN Freshman of the Year | ESPN All-America Team
• The Athletic National Freshman of the Year
• The Athletic First Team All-America
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist
• Dawn Staley Award Finalist
• Sullivan Award Semifinalist
• Dawn Staley Award Later Season Watch List
• Naismith Midseason Watch List
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 List
• Wade Watch List
• Wooden Award Late Season Top-20 Watch List
• Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 Watch List
• Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 Watch List
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith Award Watch List
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Year | All-Pac-12 Team
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
• Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• NCAA Portland Region 3 All-Tournament Team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
• Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Player of the Game
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (3x)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (14x)
• AP National Player of the Week (2x)
• USBWA Drysdale National Player of the Week (2/6)
• USBWA Tamika Catchings Freshman of the Week (3)
NATIONAL TEAMS
• Competed for the U.S. U16 and U17 national teams
• 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup MVP and All-Star Five
• 2021 FIBA Americas U16 MVP and All-Star Five
• Won gold medals with USC at 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
• Named to 2023 USA Women's Nike Hoop Summit Team.
• At 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup, started all seven games, made a team-high nine 3-pointers and averaged a team-high 13.1 points along with 6.4 rpg, 2.4 apg and 2.3 spg
• 25 points, nine rebounds in quarterfinal win over Japan.
• At 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, started all six games and averaged team highs of 20.0 ppg and 5.2 spg to go with 5.7 rpg and 3.7 apg
• 28 points in gold-medal win over Canada
HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior out of Sierra Canyon High, named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year — joining 1990 honoree Lisa Leslie as the only two USC players to do so... Gatorade California Player of the Year in 2022 as a junior... Named USA Today HSSA Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2023... Won 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Trophy alongside USC men's basketball signee Isaiah Collier, marking the first time in history that the Naismith's top HS basketball awards have both gone to athletes signed on to attend to the same university... Lisa Leslie also was the last USC female to win that award... Two-time MaxPreps Player of the Year... Selected Co-MVP at 2023 McDonald's All-American Game... WBCA High School Player of the Year and WBCA Coaches' All-America Team... As a senior at Sierra Canyon, led team to a 31-1 record and the CIF-Southern Section Open Division title while averaging 27.5 points, 13.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.7 blocks per game... Also attended Windward High... Played club for Cal Swish... An honor student.
PERSONAL
Judea "JuJu" Skies Watkins was born was born July 15, 2005 in Los Angeles... The daughter of Robert and Sari Watkins... Has three siblings: Mali, Dami and Mar... Enjoys fashion in her free time... Lists LeBron James as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Fiji, Thailand and Singapore... Has always wanted to golf... Would like to play professionally and be an entrepreneur after graduation... Majoring in communication.
