Welcome to the world of JuJu Watkins, the next face of women’s basketball The center of the college basketball universe has shifted from Iowa City to Los Angeles.

Opening day takeaways: How USC, JuJu Watkins survived Ole Miss to open the season The 2024-25 women’s college basketball season nearly opened with a massive upset, but JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen and USC held off Ole Miss.