JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers Headline 2025 Women's CBB AP All-American First Team

USC's JuJu Watkins and UConn's Paige Bueckers were among the Associated Press' first-team All-America squad for the 2024-25 season.

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, UCLA's Lauren Betts and Texas' Madison Booker filled out the five slots. Watkins, Betts and Bueckers were all unanimous selections.

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First Team All-America

JuJu Watkins, G, USC

Hannah Hidalgo, G, Notre Dame

Paige Bueckers, G, UConn

Lauren Betts, C, UCLA

Madison Booker, F, Texas

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Second Team All-America

Aneesah Morrow, F, LSU

Sarah Strong, F, UConn

Ta'Niya Latson, G, Florida State

Olivia Miles, G, Notre Dame

Georgia Amoore, G, Kentucky

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Third Team All-America

Kiki Iriafen, F, USC

Hailey Van Lith, G, TCU

Mikayla Blakes, G, Vanderbilt

Flau'jae Johnson, G, LSU

Audi Crooks, C, Iowa State

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Watkins and Hidalgo were revelations as true freshmen and have waged a compelling head-to-head battle for player of the year as sophomores.

They rank second and fourth respectively in scoring at 24.6 and 24.2 points, and there's little separation in the polls with USC sitting fourth and Notre Dame in eighth heading into the NCAA tournament.

Hidalgo did get the better off Watkins back in November, when the Fighting Irish beat the Trojans 74-61 in Los Angeles. The two stars scored 24 points apiece.

Bueckers, meanwhile, is in what's likely her final college season and closing out her Huskies career on a high. She's averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.0 steals.

UConn is seeded second in the Spokane 4 region, setting up a potential matchup with Watkins and USC in the Elite Eight. That would be quite the hurdle for Bueckers in her quest for a national title.

Betts has nearly averaged a double-double (19.6 points and 9.7 rebounds) for the second year in a row, and she's fifth nationally in blocks with 2.9 per contest. Looking all the way ahead to the 2026 WNBA draft, the Bruins big might be the early favorite the No. 1 overall pick.

Booker is another member of what could be a historic 2023 freshman class with Watkins and Hidalgo. A second-team All-American in 2023-24, she averaged 16.2 points and 6.6 rebounds, and her three-point percentage improved from 30.6 to 43.9.