When Cheryl Miller first touched the hardwood as a Trojan, she powered the women of Troy to a national championship.
Miller — a sophomore in 1983-84 — returned with everything to prove after winning it all. Expectations soared and fans flocked to the Sports Arena to watch the Trojans.
Enter sophomore guard JuJu Watkins and the USC women’s basketball squad of 2024-25. Watkins couldn’t get past the Elite Eight in Year 1, but expectations, like they were in 1983, are sky-high.
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“We haven’t shied away from the word expectations all summer,” said USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb, entering her fourth season in charge of the Trojans.