USC’s JuJu Watkins named finalist for 2024 Dawn Staley Award
The leading lady for the Women of Troy is Juju Watkins. The USC superstar has been named a finalist for the Dawn Staley Award. The winner will be announced the weekend of the Final Four (April 5-7). A virtual award ceremony will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 11.
Watkins has been insane this season, averaging 27.8 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, 2.6 steals per game, and 1.6 blocks per game.
JuJu Watkins 2023-2024 Honors include:
• The Athletic National Freshman of the Year
• The Athletic First Team All-America
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award finalist
• Dawn Staley Award finalist
• Sullivan Award semifinalist
• Dawn Staley Award late season watch list
• Naismith Midseason watch list
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10
• Wade watch list
• Wooden Award late season Top 20
• Wooden Award Midseason Top 25
• Wooden Award Preseason Top 50
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith Award watch list
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
• All-Pac-12 Team
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
• Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Player of the Game (11/6)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (3x)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (14)
Watkins and the Women of Troy are now awaiting the reveal of the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket, with the Selection Show set for 5 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday, March 17. USC is likely to get a No. 1 seed and serve as a host school for the first and second rounds.
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