The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard was named the Naismith Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first Trojan to earn the honor since Lisa Leslie in 1994. Before Leslie, Cheryl Miller was a three-time Naismith Award recipient.

Naismith Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday afternoon and it was a heavily West Coast affair. All three winners came from the two dominant Los Angeles schools this season, USC and UCLA, with Trojans star JuJu Watkins taking home National Player of the Year honors.

The highly anticipated matchup between USC's JuJu Watkins and UConn's Paige Bueckers, which had fans salivating, won't happen Monday night.

USC’s Juju Watkins shared an emotional message with her team after the Trojans’ 78-64 loss to UConn in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight on Monday. After suffering a season-ending torn ACL in her right knee a mere five minutes into USC’s second-round win over Mississippi State,

JuJu Watkins thanks USC fans for support after Trojans' season ends versus fell to UConn in the Elite Eight Monday night, ending their season.

JuJu Watkins has broken her silence after encountering a season-ending injury during March Madness. The 19-year-old USC basketball star shared a message on her Instagram Stories on March 31 thanking her fans and friends for their support after she tore her ACL in the second round of the tournament on March 24.