[ad_1] As JuJu Watkins wiped tears from her eyes with the corner of her jersey after USC’s season-ending loss to Connecticut in the NCAA regional final, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave Watkins two encouraging pats on the back. He said a few words into the freshman’s ear. What did the legendary coach tell USC’s heartbroken … Read more
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — Not so fast, freshman. JuJu Watkins propelled USC to a meteoric, magical, mesmerizing one-year rise to get back into the national championship conversation after decades of irrelevance. Paige Bueckers, Connecticut’s senior guard, ended it. Bueckers starred in UConn’s 80-73 win over top-seeded USC in the Portland 3 Regional final Monday at … Read more
[ad_1] Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers … Read more
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s the star-studded matchup TV executives dreamed about. Paige Bueckers, Connecticut’s senior star, against USC’s freshman phenom JuJu Watkins. The headliners will surely help obliterate any women’s basketball TV ratings records during Monday’s Elite Eight contest. Yet a different matchup will decide who advances to the Final Four. “It’s USC vs. UConn,” … Read more
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — As USC lined up for the opening tip of its Sweet 16 matchup against Baylor, a fan sitting two rows up from the court at Moda Center held up a plain white sign reading in black marker, “JUJU N ’EM.” JuJu Watkins cracked a grin at the sight. Yes, the freshman led … Read more
[ad_1] She banked in the final exclamation point and JuJu Watkins could finally relax. The intense glare on her face melted into a joyous grin as she walked off the court at Galen Center for a final time this season. The Watts native waved both of her arms to the crowd that was already on … Read more
[ad_1] On her first possession of her first game in her first dance, Judea Skies Watkins lost the ball. She dribbled directly into the hands of the Texas A&M Corpus Christi defense. She froze. She glared. She winced. You know what that means. It’s JuJu Time. The coolest collegiate women’s basketball player on the planet … Read more
[ad_1] JuJu Watkins said she didn’t know what to expect during her first NCAA tournament game. But USC knows exactly what to expect from its star freshman. Watkins finished with 23 points, five rebounds and four blocks in an 87-55 rout of 16th-seeded Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA tournament … Read more
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[ad_1] USC needed a basket. Of course, clinging to a four-point lead in double overtime against UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament, JuJu Watkins would have the ball in her hands. She surveyed the defense from just inside midcourt, drove to her left and drew a double team in the paint. Then she … Read more