USC guard JuJu Watkins set to return after 588 days out
The gist
USC senior guard JuJu Watkins is expected to play her first official game in 588 days against UNLV.
Her return from an ACL tear boosts preseason No. 3 USC's title push.
How it unfolded
- Feb 2, 2024Watkins scored a program-record 51 points as No. 15 USC upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58.
- Mar 2025Watkins tore the ACL in her right knee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Galen Center.
- Mar 23, 2026USC's season ended with a 101-61 second-round NCAA tournament loss to No. 1 seed South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.