Why can’t JuJu Watkins enter the WNBA draft early?
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,…
Paige Bueckers ends magical season for JuJu Watkins and USC
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…
JuJu Watkins helps USC return to Elite Eight by beating Baylor
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…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins leads USC women to NCAA Sweet 16
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…
USC walk-on India Otto shines in her March Madness moment
India Otto heard the chants before she got the call. “We want Otto!” the Galen Center crowd started yelling. “We want Otto!” With less than…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins breaks USC scoring record in win
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…
USC clinches No. 1 seed, begins NCAA women’s tournament at home
After winning its first Pac-12 championship since 2014, USC earned the top seed in the Portland Regional 3 bracket and will host No. 16 seed…
USC stuns top-seeded Stanford to win women’s Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — McKenzie Forbes threw the ball with two hands backward over her head. Tears marked Rayah Marshall’s cheeks as she threw a T-shirt…
JuJu Watkins powers USC to thrilling overtime win over UCLA
LAS VEGAS — With 11.2 seconds remaining, JuJu Watkins glanced over her shoulder and locked eyes with her mother and father sitting in the front row…
JuJu Watkins leads USC women past Arizona at Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — Bruised, bloodied but unbowed, JuJu Watkins had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead USC to a 65-62 win over Arizona in the…
Boogie Ellis scores 28 points to power USC past Arizona State
Boogie Ellis scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half and hit six of eight from three-point range Thursday night to help USC…
Ball brothers, JuJu Watkins top list of state basketball memories
A trip to Sacramento to play for a state championship in an NBA arena is one of the coolest things that can happen to a…
USC’s JuJu Watkins named Pac-12 freshman of the year
After winning 14 of 17 Pac-12 freshman of the week honors, USC’s JuJu Watkins was named conference freshman of the year on Tuesday. The phenom…
JuJu Watkins breaks another USC record in win over Colorado
This freshman has the Cheryl Miller kiss of approval. When JuJu Watkins drained a deep three-pointer on the first possession of the fourth quarter to…
JuJu Watkins ties a Cheryl Miller USC record in win over Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. — Freshman sensation JuJu Watkins scored 33 points and No. 10 USC defeated Oregon 88-51 on Friday night for its fifth consecutive victory. Watkins…
JuJu Watkins brings own ‘Mamba mentality’ after 51-point game
It’s gotta be the shoes. JuJu Watkins poured in a USC record 51 points against Stanford, torching the Pac-12 leaders with a dizzying array of…
JuJu Watkins scores 29 points to lead USC over California
BERKELEY — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored 29 points to lead No. 15 USC to a 79-69 victory over California on Sunday. Watkins made 12 of 27…
With Lauren Betts still out, No. 7 UCLA loses to No. 4 Stanford
PALO ALTO — Tara VanDerveer pulled each of her star post players aside and asked them to stay within themselves and play to their strengths. Cameron…
JuJu Watkins scores USC record 51 points in upset over Stanford
PALO ALTO — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored a USC-record 51 points — the most in NCAA women’s basketball this season — and the 15th-ranked Trojans upset…
JuJu Watkins puts on a show in USC win over Washington State
The crowd gasped as a Washington State defender tumbled to the floor. JuJu Watkins tends to have that effect on fans. One vicious crossover at…