Juju Watkins, a basketball star at USC, will toss the first pitch for her hometown team at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
The soon-to-be sophomore set the NCAA all-time scoring record for freshmen with 920 points, an average of 27.1 points per game — second only to Iowa sensation Caitlin Clark. Watkins, a Los Angeles native, helped the Trojans make their first Elite Eight Appearance since 1994 and was named an AP First Team All-American, one of the many accolades she racked up during her freshman campaign. During the NCAA Tournament, she was the only player to average multiple steals a game and 1.5 blocks per game.
The whole list of Watkins' achievements during her first season at USC is on the university's website.She also holds the USC record for both men and women by scoring 30 points or more in 14 games. Watkins also set the school record for most points scored at Galen Center during her 42-point outing against Colorado.
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