As Watkins' stock rises, her coach—Lindsay Gottlieb—is looking ahead to the star's far future. In a piece published Wednesday afternoon, Gottlieb told Luca Evans of The Orange County Register that she wanted Watkins to own a WNBA team someday.

USC Trojans rising star JuJu Watkins had a clear response to the comparisons with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.

USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb sees more than just a bright basketball career for her star player JuJu Watkins—she sees ownership in the WNBA's future.

USC's JuJu Watkins has made a remarkable impact in college basketball, and she is just starting her sophomore year.

From NBC and Peacock targeting her games to a slew of NIL partnerships, the basketball star’s team has carefully positioned her to become a “transcendent athlete.”

At just 19, Judea "JuJu" Watkins appears to carry the world's weight, yet the USC phenom — who shattered records in her first season — seems to hold it all easily. Why it matters: Watkins is a rising star in women's college basketball — a new six-episode documentary series dives deep into her life and journey.

A lot of us were excited to just kind of come out and redeem ourselves on the floor,” said Juju Watkins, who led USC with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including two three-p