Voters have spoken.
The USC female basketball star, Juju Watkins, was selected as the 2025 winner of the John R. Wooden award on Saturday, surpassing the Uconn star, Paige Bueckers.
The other finalists were Lauren Betts of UCLA, Hannah Hidalgo de Notre Dame and Madison Booker from Texas.
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Juju Watkins is defended by Paige Bueckers and Kaitlyn Chen during the second half at the XL Center on December 21, 2024 in Hartford, Conn. (Joe Buglewicz/Getty images)
Watkins won the award as a second year student, becoming the third subset to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
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The USC female basketball player, Juju Watkins, before a match at Cal St. Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on December 21, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times through Getty Images)
Watkins was one of the most dominant players in the NCAA tournament before tearing their LCA in the second round. She is fourth in the nation in annotations with 23.9 points per game, along with 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 robberies and 1.8 blockages in 33.8 minutes per game.
Watkins was also on its way to breaking the NCAA score record of all Caitlin Clark before the Break of the LCA.
Bueckers, a senior, is still playing in the NCAA tournament and will have the opportunity to win the championship after dominating UCLA 85-51 on the last four Friday.
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The Uconn Huskies Guard, Paige Bueckers, talks to fans during the senior night after a match against the Marquette Golden Eagles in Harry A. Gampel Pavilion March 2, 2025 (David Butler II/Imagn images)
He will try to take his team to victory over the Dawn Staley defender in the South Carolina team.
Bueckers averaged 20 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season.
