USC Women’s Basketball Star Juju Watkins He was named the 2025 winner of the John R. Wood Award on Saturday, beating UConn star Page Bookers.
Other finalists were Lauren Betts of UCLA, Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, and Madison Booker of Texas.
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Juju Watkins was protected by Page Bookers and Caitlyn Chen in the second half at the XL Center on December 21, 2024 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
Watkins won the award as a sophomore and has become the third underclassman to do so since the award was founded in the 2003-04 season.
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USC women’s basketball player Juju Watkins before a game at Calcent Long Beach, Long Beach, California, on December 21, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times Getty Images)
Watkins was one of the most dominant players in the NCAA Tournament before tearing the ACL in the second round. She is fourth in scoring with 23.9 points per game, with 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steel and 1.8 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game.
Watkins was also paced as he could potentially break Caitlyn Clark’s highest ever NCAA scoring record before ACL tears.
The senior Bueckers still play in the NCAA Tournament and have a chance to win the championship after dominating UCLA 85-51 on Friday in the Final Four.
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UCONN HUSKIES GUARD PAIGE BUECKERS speaks with fans during the senior night after a match against the Marquette Golden Eagles at Harry A. Gumpel Pavilion on March 2, 2025 (David Butler II/Imagn Images)
She tries to win the team to Dawn Staley’s defending champion South Carolina squad.
The Bueckers averaged 20 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season.
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