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JUJU WATKINS MAKES HER FEELINGS VERY CLEAR ON CAITLIN CLARK COMPARISONS


JUJU WATKINS IS FOCUSING ON HERSELF AFTER DRAWING COMPARISONS TO NCAA WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL LEGEND CAITLIN CLARK, WITH THE USC TROJANS STAR FOLLOWING IN THE
INDIANA FEVER ACE'S FOOTSTEPS


JuJu Watkins has stated she's focusing on herself amid Caitlin Clark comparisons
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USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins isn't letting the Caitlin Clark comparisons get to
her head after following in the WNBA star's footsteps by becoming State Farm's
second NIL signing since partnering with the Indiana Fever Guard.

Watkins, 19, is expected to be the next face of NCAA women's basketball once
UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers heads to the WNBA in next April's draft. The
guard could decide to stay in college for a couple more seasons as she must turn
22 in the year of that draft.




Watkins wouldn't be able to enter the WNBA Draft until after her senior year at
USC, giving herself time to cement a legacy in the WNBA and be the face of the
NCAA, following in Clark's footsteps, who became the all-time college basketball
points scorer during her time at the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Due to her stardom, Watkins has drawn comparisons to Clark. Especially after she
broke Clark's record as the fastest Power Five player to reach 1,000 points.
However, the Trojans star isn't reading into it too much.

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 * JuJu Watkins joins Caitlin Clark as State Farm brand ambassador with
   commercial to debut soon

"I would say I just do my best to be myself and play my way," Watkins said to
Athlon Sports. "I don't really think too much about the comparisons or the
pressure, but I would say I just go out there and try to have fun, do what I do
and continue to work hard. I think that's my mentality always."

In the 2024 season, Watkins is averaging an impressive 22 points, 6.8 rebounds,
4.8 assists, 3.4 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game. Watkins' red-hot start to 2024
comes with the USC 4-1 overall. The Trojans beat ranked Ole Miss in the first
game of the season, before winning their next three against Cal Poly, CSUN, and
Santa Clara.



Their first defeat of the season came over the weekend against No. 3 Notre Dame.
USC lost 74-61 and Watkins put up a joint game-high 24 points, matching Notre
Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, who's a rising star in her own right.



Caitlin Clark was the face of NCAA women's basketball and JuJu Watkins is
expected to be the next in line once Paige Bueckers heads to the WNBA (
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Notre Dame’s head coach, Niele Ivey, deployed an effective defensive strategy
that worked against USC and Watkins. She revealed that the team adjusted their
ball screen coverage and picked up Watkins in transition to limit her impact on
the game.



“We tried a couple of different things that worked,” she said. Sonia Citron and
Cassandra Jenkins took turns in guarding Watkins.

Both had size advantages over the 6ft1in Watkins. "So we kind of went back and
forth and utilized both of their (Sonia and Cassandra) sizes; they’re both
versatile guards just throwing multiple sizes at her," Ivey continued.


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