Watch JuJu Watkins' 1st USC Basket of 2026 WCBB Season After Missing 588 Days With Injury

She's back.

USC star JuJu Watkins returned to the court for her first game since the second round of the 2024-25 NCAA women's tournament, and it didn't take long for her to take it to the bucket strong and secure her first basket:

Watkins missed the entire 2025-26 season after tearing her ACL, but her return has USC thinking national championship. That's what happens when you get a player back who averaged 25.5 points, seven rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.7 blocks across her first two seasons and assuredly will be the top pick in the WNBA draft whenever she decides to go pro.