Southern California's Juju Watkins has a chance to grab the torch that Caitlin Clark carried the past few years as the standard bearer for women’s college basketball. Watkins and USC come into their first season in the Big Ten with soaring expectations.
USC’s JuJu Watkins speaks during the Big Ten women’s NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Rosemont, Ill. USC’s Kiki Iriafen, right, and JuJu Watkins speak during the Big Ten women’s NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Rosemont, Ill. USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb speaks during the Big Ten women’s NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Rosemont, Ill.
Clark, with her flurry of 3-pointers from Stephen Curry range, paved that path the past four years at Iowa. She set a Division I record by averaging 28.4 points in her career and was the obvious choice to get drafted with the No. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever.Watkins, meanwhile, was first-team, All-American last season. She finished second in the country to Clark in scoring at 27.1 points per game and set a national record for a freshman with 920 in all.
Gottlieb said USC administrators reached out to Iowa with questions about security and how the school kept Clark safe. She also contacted Clark and plans to call former coach Lisa Bluder, who retired in May, for advice on how to handle such a high-profile player.
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