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USC women's basketball star JuJu Watkins wins Wooden Award

It's official: USC women's basketball guard JuJu Watkins is the 2024-25 Wooden Award winner.

Watkins, who was announced as the winner of college basketball's most prestigious award on Saturday, beat out UConn's Paige Bueckers, UCLA's Lauren Betts, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, Texas' Madison Booker and Kentucky's Georgia Amoore for the honor.

Duke's Cooper Flagg won the award on the men's side.

Watkins, a sophomore, led the Trojans to a 1-seed in the women's NCAA Tournament, with USC making it to the Elite Eight before falling to UConn. Watkins didn't play past the first weekend, however, as she suffered a season-ending ACL tear in her knee against Mississippi State in the second round.