JuJu Watkins suffers season-ending injury in NCAA Women’s Basketball 2nd Round game

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A women’s college basketball star suffered a season-ending injury Monday night.

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USC sophomore guard JuJu Watkins suffered a season-ending injury as the Trojans beat Mississippi State in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

The women’s basketball team said on social media that Watkins “will undergo surgery and then begin rehabilitation shortly thereafter.”

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The injury occurred with 4:43 left in the first quarter in USC’s Second Round NCAA Tournament game against Mississippi State.

Watkins was going to the basket when her knee bent awkwardly as she planted her right leg. The non-contact injury caused her to fall to the floor, the Associated Press reported.

She grabbed her knee and was eventually carried off the floor.

The Trojans beat the Bulldogs, 96-59, to reach the Sweet 16.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

JuJu Watkins sustained a season-ending injury in the NCAA Second Round on Monday night. She will undergo surgery and then begin rehabilitation shortly thereafter.

— USC Women's Basketball (@USCWBB) March 25, 2025

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