Women’s Basketball: Juju Watkins win the prestigious prize for Paige Bueckers

Voters have talked.

USC Women’s Basketball Star Juju Watkins was chosen for the winner of 2025 John R. Vuden’s prize on Saturday, beating Uconn’s star Paige Bueckers.

The other finalists were Lauren Betts from Ucla, Hannah Hidalgo from Notre Dame and Madison Booker from Texas.

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Watkins earned a prize as a second year student, becoming only the third sub-class, who has done it since the award of 2003-2004. In the season.

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USC women’s basketball player Juju Watkins before the game Cal St. Long Beach in Long Beach, California, December 21, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Watkins was one of the most dominant players in the NCAA tournament before the second round tears ACL. She is fourth in the nation, scoring 23.9 points per game, as well as 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 stealing and 1.8 blocks in 33.8 minutes.

Watkins was also at the pace to potentially disrupt Knark Clarks all the time the NCAA scoring record before the ACL tears.

Buecker, the eldest, is still playing in the NCAA tournament and will have the chance to win the championship after four Friday dominated UCLA 85-51 in the final.

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Uconn Huskies guard Paige Buecker talks to fans the oldest night after the game against Marquette Golden Eagles at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 2025 on March 2 (David Butler II/Imagn Images)

She will try to lead her team to victory over Dawn Staley defending champion South Carolina team.

Buecker averaged 20 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season.

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