USC’s electric star is rehabbing, not racking up stats in 2025-26
In the 2025-26 season, JuJu Watkins is sidelined after tearing her right ACL in USC’s March 2025 NCAA tournament game, but she remains one of the sport’s most gifted guards when healthy: a downhill scorer, physical shot-maker, and high-motor defender who posted 27.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.3 steals per game in 2023-24. She was the AP national player of the year in 2025, and her return to practice in June 2026 suggests a comeback trajectory, though any team eyeing her must value elite upside while respecting the ACL recovery timeline.
