With Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese having moved onto the WNBA last year, she’s arguably the biggest remaining name in college basketball, men’s or women’s, and her resumé is already impressive: Gatorade National Player of the Year, McDonald’s All-American Game MVP, Unanimous First-Team All American, WBCA Freshman of the Year, the list goes on and on.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a stretch of road in Los Angeles without the USC sophomore’s image on a Nike billboard, or a commercial block during a national NBA broadcast without her State Farm ad spot.
This year in particular, JuJu (government name: Judea Skies) Watkins’ stardom is markedly transitioning from bud to full bloom.
The USC point guard, self-described introvert and Clairo fan has lifted a dormant program back to relevancy and become one of LA’s brightest sports stars.
It’s a Tuesday night outside of downtown Los Angeles and I’m in a half-empty Galen Center on the University of Southern California campus.
