US EditionUSC’s JuJu Watkins named Naismith Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year
- USC's JuJu Watkins was named the Naismith Women's College Basketball Player of the Year, becoming the first Trojan to earn this honor since Lisa Leslie in 1994.
- Watkins averaged 23.9 points and was key in leading the Trojans to a 31-4 record and a Big Ten regular-season title.
- UCLA's Lauren Betts earned the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year, leading the Bruins to their first NCAA Final Four appearance with 20.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
- Cori Close was named Naismith Women's Coach of the Year for leading the Bruins in several statistical categories, including rebounds and assists.
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USC star JuJu Watkins is the AP Player of the Year and just the fourth sophomore to earn that honor
JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, is The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year.
Sensational USC sophomore Juju Watkins earns AP Player of the Year
JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year. Watkins, whose Trojans won the Big Ten regular-season title for its first conference crown in 31 years, received 29 votes from the 31-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top...
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USC’s JuJu Watkins named Naismith Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year
The women’s college basketball honors are piling up in Los Angeles. And in a season cut short by a devastating knee injury, USC’s JuJu Watkins did more than enough to garner national acclaim. The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard was named the Naismith Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first Trojan to earn the honor since Lisa Leslie in 1994. Before Leslie, Cheryl Miller was a three-time Naismith Award recipient. “T…
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