
JuJu Watkins announced Sunday that she plans to sit out the entire 2025-26 college basketball season.
The star USC guard, who was the consensus national player of the year during the 2024-25 season, has been recovering after tearing the ACL in her right knee during the second round of the 2025 NCAA tournament. Watkins released a statement on social media confirming that she would sit out the upcoming season to focus on her recovery.