Watkins shared her excitement about partnering with State Farm and how the holidays bring her family together over soul food favorites.

At just 19, Judea "JuJu" Watkins appears to carry the world's weight, yet the USC phenom — who shattered records in her first season — seems to hold it all easily. Why it matters: Watkins is a rising star in women's college basketball — a new six-episode documentary series dives deep into her life and journey.

JuJu Watkins impressed in her first year with the USC women's basketball team, breaking several records along the way, including the NCAA freshman record for points (920). Furthermore, Watkins became just one of five players in Pac-12 history to tally at least 750 points, 150 rebounds and 50 steals in a single season, per ESPN.

A lot of us were excited to just kind of come out and redeem ourselves on the floor,” said Juju Watkins, who led USC with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including two three-p

From NBC and Peacock targeting her games to a slew of NIL partnerships, the basketball star’s team has carefully positioned her to become a “transcendent athlete.”

University of Southern California star JuJu Watkins is taking over as the face of college basketball. Driving the news: State Farm has signed Watkins to an NIL deal. This is the second-ever student-athlete partnership for the insurance company,

USC guard JuJu Watkins has picked up right where she left off this season, following up a 27-point-per-game freshman year with a 22-point-per-game sophomore campaign so far. A loss to Notre Dame Saturday smarted,