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Judea "JuJu" Watkins

Last Updated:

February 13, 2023

HGT: Height:

6-1 6-1

Age: Age:

17

YOG: Year of Graduation:

2023

Team:

School:

Sierra Canyon High School

Hometown:

Sylmar, CA

Judea "JuJu" Watkins

As of Feb. 14, 2023

USA Basketball Notes

Honors: 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup MVP and All-Star Five, 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship MVP and All-Star Five.
Gold Medal: 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
Named to the 2023 USA Women's Nike Hoop Summit Team.
As a member of the 2022 USA Basketball Women's U17 National Team, started all seven games and averaged a team-high 13.1 points to go along with 6.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals in helping USA to a 7-0 record and gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary. She also led the team in free throws made (23) and threes made (9) through the tournament.
Finished with 25 points (10-15 FG, 5-7 3FG) to go along with nine rebounds, two assists and a steal in the quarterfinal win over Japan at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup.
As a member of the 2021 USA Basketball U16 National Team, started in all six games and averaged team-highs of 20.0 ppg. and 5.2 spg. to go with 5.7 rpg. and 3.7 apg. in helping the USA to a 6-0 record and gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Léon, Mexico.
Recorded 28 points, three rebounds and five steals in the gold medal win over Canada, also finished with 21 points, 10 steals and seven rebounds in the opening game win over Chile.

High School Honors

2022 Gatorade California Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
2022 CIF Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year.
2022 MaxPreps National Player of the Year.
2022 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year.
2022 Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year.
2022 SBLive.com California Player of the Year.
2020 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year.

High School Notes

Transferred to Sierra Canyon High School ahead of the 2021-22 school year.
Attended Windward School in Los Angeles, California, through the 2020-21 school year.

Personal Notes

Daughter of Sari and Robert Neal-Watkins.
Practices in a gym named after her grandfather, Ted Watkins Sr., who founded the Watts Labor Community Action Committee to provide jobs and social services after the 1965 Watts riots.

USA Basketball Statistics
EVENT	G/S	MIN/G	FGM-FGA	PCT	3PM-3PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	AST	TO	BLK	STL
2022 U17	7/7	130/18.6	30-82	.336	9-27	.333	23-29	.793	45/6.4	92/13.1	17	10	3	16
2021 U16	6/6	111/18.5	47-89	.520	4-17	.230	22-24	.910	34/5.7	120/20.0	22	4	7	31

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